Forterra

Organization Description

Forterra's mission is to act with immediacy to protect, enhance and steward our region's most precious resources—its communities and its landscapes. Fillling a unique niche as the largest conservation and community building organization in Washington State, we are working to build the foundations for our sustainable environmental and economic futures in the face of a rapidly growing population. For over 20 years, Forterra has led efforts to conserve more than 173,000 acres of forests, farms, shorelines, parks and natural areas and restore critical landscapes.

Guided by a belief that broad inclusion garners broader success, Forterra is advancing an innovative new approach to conservation that encourages collaboration across all sectors and balances environmental, social and economic needs. We emphasize the link between vibrant cities and healthy rural lands and use creative new ways to protect land on a scale never seen before.

Forterra's programs include:

• Buidling Community - creating more livable communities by working with cities, counties, and mobilitzing residents in their neighborhoods
• Conserving Land - completing more than 163 projects over 20 years, including urban green sapces; working lands; rivers, streams and forests
• Advancing Policy - exploring new policies and implementing national strategies to conserve and care for land
• Working for People - providing professional services like carbon mitigation, transfer of development rights, GIS, land acquisition and more