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Washington Women's Foundation Awards Grant to Conservancy

 

Call for Proposals Deadline, July 17th: Design For Livability Conference

 

Ballard News Tribune: Parks to hold meeting on Burke-Gilman Trail restoration work

 

Daily Record: Tuesday hearing eyes Kittitas County rights transfer program

 

First use of Transfer of Development Rights in Kittitas County results in significant forest conservation

A forested portion of the storied Parker Ranch, an historic ranch located in the Umptanum area west of Ellensburg, has been conserved through the first-ever use of Transfer of Development Rights in Kittitas County.

Cascade Land Conservancy celebrates 20 years of conserving great lands, creating great communities

At the 14th annual Conservation Awards Breakfast, the Cascade Land Conservancy celebrated its first 20 years, marking that beginning in 1989 when a group of regional leaders came together to form what was then called the Seattle King County Land Trust. That promising idea to conserve important lands in a growing region has grown over the years into the Cascade Land Conservancy, now a force in this region for both conservation and community.

Landmark legislation creates regional market for Transfer of Development Rights

A new regional market will encourage the transfer of development rights between counties, cities and towns in the Central Puget Sound region. Once implemented, the program will facilitate the conservation of tens of thousands of acres of farms and forests while also creating more housing choices and commercial opportunities in our communities.

CLC plays role in innovative grazing program

The Cascade Land Conservancy, Kittitas County Conservation District and the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group have teamed up on a project to test and refine an innovative technique for managing lands along rivers and creeks.

Two Green City programs funded in budget bill

Members of Washington State’s congressional delegation spearheaded critical federal funding for two Cascade Land Conservancy Green City programs contained in the $410 billion budget bill signed by President Barack Obama earlier this week

Cascade Agenda Cities program grows to an even dozen

The Cascade Agenda Cities program welcomed its 12 member late last month after the Lynnwood City Council voted to join one of the fastest growing urban programs in the country.

Keeping Seattle Green: A Partnership Renewed

The City of Seattle and the Cascade Land Conservancy extend a nationally recognized partnership to maintain and improve Seattle’s green spaces.

Green Seattle Partnership plays role in Seattle Jobs Forward Program

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels’ Seattle Jobs Forward program to create more direct jobs and boost Seattle’s economy includes efforts under way the past three years to ramp up restoration of Seattle’s forested parklands.

Gladmar Research and Education Park: Public Access to Be Restored Soon

Central Washington University (CWU), in partnership with Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC), established an advisory committee to oversee reestablishing public access to the park and reopening it for public access and for use as an outdoor research facility for university students.

Seattle PI: Corporate green supplants corporate greed

 

Seattle Times Op-ed: Mountains to sound, acre by green acre

 

Seattle Times: Raging River forest acreage to fill gap in I-90 Greenway

 

Seattle Times: Restoring Nisqually estuary to close popular trail

 

Seattle Times: Beloved Whidbey Island forest will grow on

 

West Seattle Blog: Labor of love: Who's digging in at those "work parties"