What We Do

Forterra is advancing an innovative new approach to conservation and community building.

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. Our efforts include conserving land, building better communities, advancing new policies providing a spectrum of professional services.

Conserve Land

In over twenty years, we’ve completed 163 projects conserving over 173,000 acres of important urban green space, working lands, and rivers, streams and forests throughout the region.

Build Community

We are creating more livable communities by working closely with cities and counties and mobilizing tens of thousands of residents to make lasting change in their neighborhoods.

Work For You

We offer a wide range of professional services including Carbon Mitigation, Transfer of Development Rights, GIS, Land Acquisition and more.

Advance Policy

We are exploring new ways to conserve and care for land by creating and implementing nationally leading policies at the local, state and federal level.

Latest News

Burst beaver dam likely to mean changes at Hazel Wolf Wetlands

Sammamish Review, Feb. 11, 2012 By David Rollins Due to the major storm in late January, one of the beaver dams in Hazel Wolf...

VIEWFINDER: Pearl Jam Guitarist Turns Out For Crestwoods Reforestation

Kirkland Patch, Feb 12, 2012 By Greg Johnston Guitarist Stone Gossard demonstrated Saturday that he is almost as good at getting down...

Media Advisory: Pearl Jam Kirkland Event

Media Advisory Contact: Andrea Mojzak, Green Cities Project Coordinator 206-905-6920 ...

Press Release: HUD Awards Forterra and Olympic Peninsula Consortium Preferred Sustainability Status

Press Release, Dec. 6, 2011 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced recently that it awarded Preferred...

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