Forterra purchased 190 acres of land in September to permanently preserve a popular hiking trail near Index, Wash. Editor’s note: The attached video originally aired August 16, 2017 when Forterra learned the Lake Serene trail was in jeopardy. Land conservancy […]
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The hiking trail, east of the town of Gold Bar, travels through thick timber to Lake Serene, a spot at the foot of Mount Index. Seattle-based land conservancy Forterra closed last month on its purchase of 190 acres of land
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The mayor of Hamilton, Washington wants to up and move the town center to avoid future flooding. Hamilton, Washington has a history with floods that runs nearly as deep as the town itself. Founded in 1877, it’s first major flood
Fear of flooding has Washington town mulling a move Read More »
But supporters say there is a scarcity of areas where the purchased development rights can be used. ARLINGTON — Third-generation farmer Andrew Albert knew of a time when more than a dozen dairy farms dotted the roads to his family’s
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SEATTLE – On December 29, Forterra completed two land transactions spanning 376 acres along the western edge of the Cascade Mountains, 300 of these holding pristine old growth forest. The acreage represents some of the last unprotected stands of ancient
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The reaction to Mayor Ed Murray’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee — and the equally charged regional discussion on relaxing the Growth Management Act — could leave the impression that people are turned off by growth and either
Upriver from Stanwood, an historic farm in the Stillaguamish Valley won’t be covered over by MacMansions after all. By buying a subdivision waiting for construction, regional sustainability organization Forterra has saved a 140-acre farm west of Arlington. Forterra’s executive vice
Historic farm near Arlington to help Port Susan shellfish Read More »
ARLINGTON — A dirty, drooping banner on the side of a big red barn near the edge of the city advertises “New Homes and Lots” for sale. It’s been there for nearly a decade, but it’s about to come down.
Land near Arlington will be developed…into a farm Read More »
Ten years ago, the then Cascade Land Conservancy launched The Cascade Agenda, a bold plan to conserve 1.3 million acres of forest and farm land in Washington State while fostering healthy growth in cities and towns. It was big news.
Forterra gets comfortable with cities and small towns alike Read More »
More than 150 acres along the Puyallup River will be preserved forever as farmland and wildlife habitat. It’s the biggest agriculture conservation deal in the history of Pierce County. The farmland has been in the Matlock family since the mid-1940s.
In record deal, more than 150 acres of farmland preserved in Pierce County Read More »
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