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Community Forest Bonds

Community Forestry Bonds is a new financial tool that conserves working forests while providing jobs and respecting landowner property rights. In short, tax-exempt revenue bonds are issued to allow for the acquisition of forest land by a qualified buyer and paid back through sustainably harvesting the timber on the land.

Transfer of Development Rights

Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a market-based mechanism that promotes growth, while conserving working forest and prime agricultural.

Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program

LCLIP will dramatically impact how we shape our future. It combines Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) with a financing option for cities.

Ecosystem Services Markets

Ecosystem Services Markets help developers avoid and minimize damage to sensitive natural areas and offset unavoidable impacts with restoration or enhancement of other areas.

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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

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Media Advisory: Pearl Jam Kirkland Event

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

Forterra Protects Union River Forestland with Conservation Easement

NORTH KITSAP -- On Dec 30, 2011, Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) purchased a conservation easement on 255 acres of working...

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