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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The first steps on a path to preserving 250,000 acres of land, and lately protecting urban spaces and cultures, were taken a quarter-century ago with a 116-acre beaver dam in a Sammamish Plateau wetland. The wetland was owned by Weyerhaeuser.
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SEATTLE, 26-APRIL-2018 — Gene Duvernoy founded Forterra (formerly the Cascade Land Conservancy) in 1989 in the attic of his home, building on the work of dedicated volunteers like Gerry Johnson. In the nearly thirty years since, Gene’s bold leadership and
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The land is expected to be bought by King County, which plans to protect the forest and lake from urban sprawl. A forested parcel of land near Enumclaw has been purchased and will be preserved, protected from future development. The
PORT GAMBLE, December 22, 2017 – On Friday afternoon, Forterra closed a transaction to secure more than 1,500 acres of the Port Gamble Forest from Pope Resources, completing the final puzzle piece of a decade-long project that has now conserved
BOTHELL, December 12, 2017 – The Bothell City Council voted tonight to complete its acquisition of the former Wayne Golf Course just south of downtown Bothell. With this action, the Council agreed to add thirty-six acres from the course’s old
SEATTLE, WA — Forterra met its fundraising goal of $275,000 by October 30 to save the beloved Lake Serene Trail off U.S. Highway 2, near Index. A section of the lower part of the trail is privately owned and was
SEATTLE, WA — Forterra has launched a campaign to raise $275,000 by October 30 to save the beloved Lake Serene Trail off U.S. Highway 2 near Index. A section of the lower part of the trail is privately owned and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 20, 2017 SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle today launched a new $1 million program to fund environmental projects in communities around Sea-Tac Airport. The Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund offers grants to organizations to
First-of-its-kind survey across King, Snohomish and Pierce counties polls nearly 1,200 young adults When it comes to naming their happy place, our Puget Sound millennials point to the outdoors and nature as most-favored destinations. That’s among the findings of a
