Forterra and Kittitas County permanently conserved Triple Creek Ranch with the purchase of a 260-acre working-farmland conservation easement, the largest completed as of April 17, 2012 in Kittitas County. With the easement in place, the long time family-owned farm outside […]
Conserved 274 acres of working land north of Ellensburg through a conservation easement on Hairpin Ranch. The easement allows the property to remain working land – no matter the owner.
In collaboration with partners, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the 4,500 acres of Cowiche Creek is now permanently protected and part of the larger Oak Creek Wildlife Area.
Due to the major storm in late January, one of the beaver dams in Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve burst. The rupture resulted in a lowering of the preserve’s water lever by several feet. “A huge change, and unprecedented in my
Burst beaver dam likely to mean changes at Hazel Wolf Wetlands Read More »
Another 255 acres of prime forestland near Tiger and Mission lakes will be protected from development under a conservation easement purchased with $480,000 in state funds. Read the full article online or download the PDF.
Forest and streams protected in Union River area Read More »
Work is progressing rapidly around the edges of the Kitsap Forest & Bay Project — an effort to protect a 7,000-acre mosaic of lowland forest, shorelines and wetlands in North Kitsap. Read the full article online or download the PDF.
Forterra purchased 480 acres of forest habitat for permanent conservation on Dec. 11, 2011. The Mt. Amabilis property, located a few miles northeast of Easton in Kittitas County near the Shore of Kachess Lake, provides critical wildlife habitat and serves
The nonprofit conservation group Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) on Dec. 7 purchased 480 acres of forest habitat for permanent conservation a few miles northeast of Easton near the shores of Lake Kachess, according to a news release. Read the
Kittitas County conservation group Forterra buys 480 acres of forestland Read More »
New economic realities are forcing new approaches to making progress on environmental objectives with fewer resources, writes guest columnist Gene Duvernoy. He argues that regions will come out on top by aligning their economies and environments with a vibrant family
Time to embrace fresh approaches for environmental and regional progress Read More »
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