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COMMUNITY CONSERVATION Creating Great Communities and Conserving Great Lands 2011 Annual Report

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COMMUNITY CONSERVATION

Creating Great Communitiesand Conserving Great Lands

2011 Annual Report

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CONTENTS 3 Message from the President 4 What We Do 5 The Cascade and Olympic Agendas 6 Our Lands 8 Our Communities 10 The Year by the Numbers 11 Looking Forward: Our Name Change 12 Map 14 Leadership 15 Chair’s Perspective 16 Donors 17 Volunteer Spotlight: Seattle Tree Ambassadors20 Volunteer Spotlight: The Gray

Family23 Financials

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At Forterra we are commited to a sustainable and livable future for our region. As such, we are by nature a forward-looking organization. We do not restrict our thinking to what once was, but always challenge ourselves with what can be. Our Annual Report is a momentary shift in this vantage point. It is when we take stock of our work and ourselves. It is our opportunity to evaluate and learn from the past year so we are that much more effective in the next. Guided by our Cascade and Olympic Agendas, over 2011 we implemented game changing programs to save our precious landscapes and build great neighborhoods; we conserved thousands of acres of our most cherished lands; and cared for our parks, woodlands, estuaries, stream sides and beach fronts across the region.

Thanks to great leadership in Olympia, our Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program was enacted into law. The program provides new tools to permanently conserve over 800,000 acres of farm, forest and riparian lands and at the same time finance hundreds of millions of dollars of critical infrastructure in our cities and neighborhoods. We conserved nearly 5,000 acres of land across our region from the spectacular Mt. Amabilis in Kittitas County to Jacob’s Point with its mile of unaltered shoreline in Pierce County to the Union River which provides critical salmon habitat in Mason County. We helped launch new community gardens in Tukwila and Tacoma. We advanced transformational conservation projects such as the Kitsap Forest and Bay project, which will conserve 6,700 acres of forestland and about two miles of shoreline around Port Gamble Bay. Our incredible volunteers gave 80,000 hours of their time to restore neighborhood wooded parklands through Green City projects.

At year’s end we became Forterra. Our new name reflects both our core work and our evolution as an organization. Over the last decade, our focus has expanded beyond the Cascades and Central Puget Sound to all of western Washington and Kittitas and Yakima Counties. We also have broadened the scope our work from traditional land conservation to helping cities, towns and neighborhoods become more sustainable and livable. Helping to create spectacular and vital communties that are a great choice for us and our families helps save our wild, natural and working lands from old fashioned sprawl.

Looking to the year ahead, we will put the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program to work in cities around the region. Our major transformational projects will show the region that together we can conserve thousands of acres of precious landscapes and create great paces to live. We will introduce an exciting new program so each of us can reduce our carbon footprint as we green-up our countryside. Our community programs and restoration projects will expand in scope and number of volunteers. In short, we will continue to pursue the goals of the Cascade and Olympic Agendas so our region will be sustainable, properous and livable.

By highlighting some of last year’s accomplishments in this letter, I hope I demonstrated that our work has been worthy of your generous support. By concluding with an overview of some of our exciting work for 2012, I hope I provided ample reason for your continued engagement. Thank you.

Gene Duvernoy, President

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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WHAT WE DO

Forterra fills a unique niche as the largest community building and conservation organization dedicated to this region. We are shaping a future in which our environment and economies will flourish.

We partner with leaders and residents across the region to create healthy, livable and prosperous communities. For over 20 years, Forterra has led efforts to conserve more than 177,000 acres of forests, farms, shorelines, parks and natural areas and restore critical landscapes.

We are advancing a new approach to conservation to protect land on a scale never before seen. We encourage broad collaboration across all sectors; balance environmental, social and economic needs; and emphasize the link between vibrant cities and healthy lands. Recognizing the need for a holistic approach to the challenges created by our tremendous population growth, we advance pragmatic solutions with policy, land transactions, community engagement, environmental stewardship and more. Our work is grounded in market-based approaches with the understanding that economic vitality and environmental protection are both critical to maintaining our region’s quality of life for the next 100 years.

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CASCADE AGENDA

OLYMPIC AGENDA

The Cascade Agenda is a 100 year vision and immediate action plan for the lands and communities of our region. It is based on the input of thousands of residents across our region and offers pragmatic solutions to the challenges and opportunities created by our tremendous population growth. The Cascade Agenda’s collective vision is grounded in the belief that a broad coalition can achieve fundamental change. It is a balanced approach to conservation and community building that encourages collaboration across all sectors and considers environmental, social and economic needs. The Cascade Agenda brings together business, civic and government leaders to accomplish two big goals:

Our Lands: Protect 1 million acres of working forests (93% of existing timberland) and farms (85% of current agricultural lands) and 265,000 acres of shorelines, natural areas and parks.Our Communities: Maintain our rural economies and way of life and enhance the vibrancy and livability of our cities and towns.

Since the Cascade Agenda was developed in 2004, our partners across the reg ion have collectively conser ved a total of 207,357 acres.

The Olympic Agenda is an emerging conversation with the residents of the Olympic Peninsula to shape a future of great communities and healthy landscapes. Forterra is working with residents, organizations and businesses of the Peninsula to create a 100-year vision and immediate action plan for the lands, communities and economy of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Mason Counties. Drawing on the experience of creating The Cascade Agenda, Forterra will identify and help implement strategies that will provide a non-regulatory guide to conservation and community growth.

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conservation Kitsap Forest and Bay Project | The Kitsap Forest and Bay Project is a landscape-level effort by Forterra and partners to conserve approximately 6,690 acres of timber land and 1.78 miles of shoreline surrounding Port Gamble Bay in North Kitsap County. The partners include Kitsap County, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Suquamish Tribe, Great Peninsula Conservancy and members of the North Kitsap community. In September 2011, landowners Pope Resources and Forterra entered into an Option Agreement allowing 18 months to raise the funding necessary to purchase the land.

The land and shoreline around Port Gamble Bay are ecologically, economically and culturally significant. They provide fundamental cultural, spiritual and subsistence resources to the Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish Tribes.

Lake Roesiger | In early July, Forterra negotiated the purchase of 2,855 acres around Snohomish County’s Lake Roesiger by the County and the Washington Department of Natural Resources for permanent conservation. The land was once slated to be developed as a small city with over 6,000 homes. DNR is managing the land for sustainable forestry. Revenues from timber will be used for public school construction, habitat restoration and clean water work. The DNR is also working with Snohomish County to include additional opportunities for public recreation.

I-90 Corridor Wildlife Habitat | Forterra conserved nearly 727 acres of high-quality wildlife habitat along the I-90 corridor in Kittitas County. Purchases were made on three 80acre properties along Keechelus Ridge and 480 acres at Mt. Amabilis. The conservation lands are part of the larger I-90 wildlife bridges project which will allow animals to safely cross the highway on bridges slated to be built on a 15 mile stretch between Hyak and Easton. Conserving high-quality wildlife habitat along the corridor will improve the bridges’ effectiveness which in-turn improves safety for animals and humans alike. Forterra has conserved over 3,000 acres of wildlife habitat along the corridor in the past five years.

our landsForterra has conser ved over 177,000 acres of forests, farms, shorelines, parks and natural areas to date. 2011 was another ver y successful year with nearly 5,000 acres of conser vation completed across all five counties where we work, benefitting our economies, wildlife habitat, environment and communities. Once conser ved, Forterra stewards the lands with help from dedicated volunteers, removing invasive plant species, planting native species and more. Here are a few highlights from the year:

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Jacobs Point | Jacobs Point is an 82-acre property on Anderson Island in Pierce County. Forterra facilitated the acquisition of the property for the Anderson Island Park and Recreation District with the help of grants from Pierce County and the state of Washington. The property’s conservation value includes one mile of unaltered Puget Sound shoreline along Oro Bay, mature forested uplands and wetlands and amazing views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainer. Jacobs Point provides valuable habitat for endangered Chinook, chum and pink salmon that use the Nisqually Delta and Nisqually Reach. It also offers great public recreational opportunities including non-motorized boating, hiking and more.

stewardship Cedar River | Since 2003, Forterra has partnered with Seattle Public Utilities, King County, Friends of the Cedar River Watershed, landowners and many volunteers to complete a large-scale restoration of the lower Cedar River. The river contains some of the best remaining aquatic habitat in the greater Lake Washington watershed. In 2011, Forterra and partners made significant progress in restoration efforts such as knotweed control and the restoration of native plant communities on public and private properties along the river.

Morse Wildlife Preserve Boardwalk | The 98-acre Morse Wildlife Preserve is one of Forterra’s premier environmental education sites, offering visitors and students the opportunity to observe high quality Douglas fir and conifer forestland, wetlands and prairie habitat, all on the same property. Tahoma Audubon is a key partner in the management of the property. In 2011, volunteers completed construction of a boardwalk that they fundraised for, designed and planned that offers up-close study of the wetlands and access to a previously inaccessible forest. Phase one was completed in June with the final construction phase completed in November.

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Community Gardens Community gardens are exploding in popularity in towns and cities across Washington and Forterra is working to help them grow. Gardens help communities increase access to healthy food, strengthen bonds between neighbors, offer educational opportunities and more. In 2011, Forterra partnered with nonprofits, churches, community members and governments to help get a new community garden off the ground in Tukwila and expand the Tacoma and Pierce County community garden program.

Forterra collaborated with the International Rescue Committee, a national nonprofit that resettles refugees, and the St. Thomas Church to build a 70-plot community garden on the church grounds in Tukwila. With Forterra’s help, the Community Garden program in Tacoma and Pierce County has grown from 13 gardens in 2008 to over 40 last year.

Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program In May of 2011, Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a groundbreaking piece of legislation, The Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program. Forterra worked across the aisle to get this legislation passed and with Governor Gregoire’s signature, cities are now able to participate in land conservation while simultaneously revitalizing local economies, creating jobs, and improving the quality of life for residents.

The program combines a real estate tool called Transfer of Development Rights with a financing option for cities’ infrastructure and redevelopment needs. It is an innovative approach that balances this region’s economic, community and environmental needs. And now that the program is Washington law, investment in the future of urban communities is linked with conservation of rural landscapes. This region’s cities and counties now have opportunity and incentive to work as partners to protect the lands that provide all of us with clean drinking water, locally grown food and unparalleled places to recreate and enjoy nature.

our communitiesForterra recognizes that by creating great communities in which people choose to live, work and raise their families, we can protect r ural working and natural lands from sprawling development. We work with leaders and residents to help make our cities and towns more sustainable, livable places. L eading a network of cities to advance strateg ies for manag ing growth, we are fostering economic development and a sustainable future. Here are some highlights of our community work in 2011:

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Green Cities Program Forterra’s Green Cities Program utilizes its unique public-private partnerships with cities and volunteers around the region to restore and steward urban parks, natural areas and green spaces and foster strong community bonds. In 2011, the Green Tacoma, Green Redmond, Green Seattle, Green Kirkland and Green Kent Partnerships all made significant progress towards their long-range restoration goals.

Green Tacoma: 1,662 volunteers contributed 5,250 hours of restoration.

Green Seattle: 20,309 volunteers gave 83,341 hours (including 7,377 youth contributing 26,827 hours).

Green Redmond: 1,450 volunteers contributed 3,935 hours (including 762 youth contributing 1,990 hours).

Green Kent: volunteers gave 1,820 hours of their time (including 580 hours by youth). In addition the 20-year Park and Natural Area Restoration Plan was published.

Green Kirkland: 1, 780 volunteers gave 8,451 hours of their time.

Kirkland Transit Oriented Development In June 2011, the Kirkland City Council voted unanimously to rezone the land at the South Kirkland Park and Ride to allow for more housing choices, including multi-family and affordable housing. Not only will this transit oriented development help a broader range of Kirkland residents by offering great choices in affordable housing, it will also reduce transportation costs, the second largest household expense on average. Affordable transit oriented development is a key component for creating the sustainable livable communities that The Cascade Agenda aims to make a reality for this region.

Forterra worked to advocate for these zoning changes by educating Kirkland citizens and helping them get engaged. We utilized several innovative engagement strategies to connect with community members and students to explain the benefits of affordable, walkable transit oriented communities.

Edmonds Complete Streets Complete Streets are streets designed to safely accommodate walkers, bicyclists, drivers and all other road users equally. In 2011, Forterra worked closely with the City of Edmonds, citizens and the Cascade Bicycle Club to get a Complete Streets ordinance passed. With the ordinance in place, all future streets designed and built in Edmonds must have provisions for all user types.

Forterra approached the City of Edmonds in early 2011 about a Complete Streets ordinance for the city. With Edmonds on board, Forterra and Cascade Bike Club held several information sessions with residents to explain the benefits of Complete Streets and help people get involved in the process. Finally, Forterra helped draft the proposed language for the ordinance that was passed in June 2011.

EPA Building Blocks In Fall 2011, Forterra and the Building Sustainable Communities Consortium received a $365,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. The Consortium includes Forterra, Greenbelt Alliance, Envision Minnesota and the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance.

Beginning in 2012, the grant will be used to offer free smart growth technical assistance to local, regional, state and tribal government agencies and community-based organizations working in close conjunction with any such division of government in the four regions in which the Consortium nonprofits work—the Central Puget Sound region and Olympic Peninsula in Washington, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Twin Cities Metro Area and Greater Minnesota, and the Greater Boston Area. The assistance will help them attract growth, protect the environment, improve public health, facilitate job creation and economic opportunity and improve overall quality of life.

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2011 BY THE NUMBERS

4,807.49 acres conserved across all five counties in which we work.

Lake Roesiger was the single largest conservation project at 2,854.75 acres

Number of projects completed: 20

Forestland: 3,526.80 acres

Parks: 81.64 acres

Freshwater Streams and Shoreline: 723.55 acres

Marine Streams and Shoreline: 131.84 acres

Community Gardens completed in 2011: 8

$100,000 from The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to promote fresh food to food banks through community gardens

22: New Land Stewards helping Forterra care for our protected lands across the region

Total Green Cities Volunteer Hours: 94,246

Number of Green Cities Volunteers: 25,241

Green Cities Youth Volunteer Hours: 36,774

There are 19 cities in Forterra’s Cascade Agenda City network representing 39.12% of the population in the Cascade Agenda region

With the help of Forterra, 3 new cities and Counties got Transfer of Development Rights programs in 2011 to help shape a better future with conserved lands and great communities

800,000 acres: the potential conservation that could result from the new Landscape Conservation and Local Conservation Program

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LOOKING FORWARD: OUR NAME CHANGE

Our mission has always been driven by the future and what it holds for our children and grandchildren. It requires us to adapt to emerging community needs and shifting regional challenges. We must be nimble in our operations and creative in our approach. In the past decade, we have grown geographically outside the Cascade region and programmatically beyond land conservation. It was this evolution that brought about our name change from Cascade Land Conservancy to Forterra.

In the past 22 years, we have conserved over 177,000 acres of land from small community parks to working lands spanning tens of thousands of acres. In 2005, the creation of our 100-year vision and action plan The Cascade Agenda led us to understand that not only are our cities and towns as important to focus on as our rural, natural and working lands, they are, in fact, a significant part of the solution. If we create great communities in which people choose to live, work and raise their families, we can protect rural working and natural lands from sprawling development.

With this realization, we began actively advancing programs within our urban environment. From restoring urban forested parks to engaging city leaders in new policy development to mobilizing citizens to take action in their communities, our work within cities has proven to be effective and valuable. In the 2011 Legislative session in Olympia, we championed a bill that links the conservation of our working lands with the revitalization of our cities and towns. The Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program provides cities with much needed financing for infrastructure improvements in exchange for conserving local farms and forests. The bill’s passage was the culmination of years of work by this organization and exemplifies the importance of a regional perspective that includes both a focus on conserving great lands and creating great communities.

As we look forward with our new label Forterra, we will continue to advance new programs to resolve age old problems. As a region, we have much to celebrate, but the opportunities for the future are even greater. Our new name is not a deviation from our mission; it is a recognition of the advancement of an organization. We remain grounded in our principles that we must encourage collaboration across all sectors and balance environmental, social and economic needs. It is these principles that continue to drive our holistic approach to creating a future worthy of our children and grandchildren.

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FORTERRA LEADERSHIP

Board of DirectorsOfficersPeter Orser, Chair

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company

Jim Greenfield, Vice Chair Davis Wright Tremaine, LLPBruce Williams, Treasurer and Immediate Past Chair HomeStreet BankPatti Case, Secretary Green Diamond Resource Company

At-Large MembersRob Bernard, Microsoft Corporation J.J. Collins, Freestone Realty, LLC Gene Duvernoy, Forterra Nicole Faghin, Reid Middleton Inc. Daniel Friedman, University of Washington College of Built Environments Bert Gregory, Mithun Bob Hart, Enpro Consulting John Howell, Cedar River Group A-P Hurd, Touchstone Corporation Terry Mutter, The Boeing Company Ken Myer, Yapta Greg Nickels, Former Mayor of SeattleDan Nordstrom, Outdoor Research Thomas O’Keefe, River Advocate Floyd Rogers Joe Sambataro, Labor Ready Inc. Broderick Smith, Urban Visions Aaron Toso, Gallatin Public Affairs Bill Taylor, Taylor Shellfish FarmsDavid Towne, Towne Planning Services

Ruth True, NuBe Green Doug Walker Andy Wappler, Puget Sound Energy Ron Whitener, University of Washington School of Law

Council of AdvisorsGerry Johnson, Chair, Pacifica Law Group Ken Alhadeff, Eltteas Enterprises Phil Barrett, Private Investor Bob Drewel, Puget Sound Regional Council Bruce Hosford, Hosford Ventures Mike Garvey, Saltchuk John Howell, Cedar River Group Nick Hanauer, Second Avenue Partners Carol James, Open Space Advocate Judd Kirk, Port Blakely Communities Brian Janssen, Onyx Founder Martha Kongsgaard, Kongsgaard Goldman Foundation John McCoy, Tulalip Tribes Denny Miller, Denny Miller Associates Inc. Dan Nordstrom, Outdoor Research Bill Pope, Mazama Country Inn Ron Sher, Terranomics Development Herb Simon, Simon Johnson LLC David Skinner, ShadowCatcher Entertainment Greg Smith, Urban Visons Craig Ueland Maryann Tagney Jones Bob Wallace, Wallace Properties

Forterra Enterprises Board Steve Ohlenkamp, President, The Communications Group Rod Brown, Cascadia Law Group PLLC Jim Greenfield, Davis Wright Tremaine Jim Reinhardsen, Heartland LLC Gary Young, Polygon Northwest Company

TrusteesKing County Thomas O’Keefe, Chair Brooke Alford Mark Boyar Crystal Carter Wally Costello Nona Ganz Jim Greenfield Carolyn Hope Craig Krueger Doug McClelland Harry Morgan Dave Russell Chuck Wolfe Janet Wall

Kittitas County Jim Armstrong Jim BriggsJ.J. Collins Deborah Essman Kirk Holmes Jim Huckabay Jeff Jones Kelly Larimer Jason Smith Tami Walton

Pierce County Aaron Toso, Chair Bruce Beckett Katrina Bloemsma Ione Clagett Lloyd Fetterly Tom Galdabini Ron Hendry Lara Herrmann

Kris Kauffman Ian MorrisonNancy Pearson Dave SeagoMonty Smith Herb Stumpf Anna Thurston Debbie YoungDerek Young Allen Zulauf

Snohomish County Nicole Faghin, Chair Jay Goodwin Stephanie Hansen Linda Neunzig Allison Raduziner Paul Roberts Scott Schreffler Reid Shockey DJ Wilson

Mason County Patti Case, Chair Jean Farmer Emily Garlich Bob Hager Tom Hamilton Terri Jeffreys Brian McGinnis Dan O’Neal David Overton Dawn Pannell Gerry Ring-Erickson Bob Simmons Bill Taylor

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Forterra’s many 2011 successes are real world examples of the power of our unique approach to the business of conservation. The business has changed and we are changing with it and, I’m proud to say, causing some of that change. We understand that collaboration is key and continuous innovation with a nimble ability to act are critical for achieving the ambitious goals of The Cascade and Olympic Agendas.

As you’ve seen in this Annual Report, we made marked progress in implementing the Agendas. The Forterra authored Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure program passed through the 2011 Legislative Session and was signed into law despite the fact that bills unrelated to the state budget were slated to fail. In the fall, Forterra made significant progress on the Kitsap Forest and Bay Project with our purchase option agreement with

pope. It provides the potential for the landscape-scale conservation of 6,690 acres of timber land and 1.78 miles of shoreline in North Kitsap County.

That same tenacity, organization style, vision and innovation is what drew volunteers to join us and give approximately 80,000 hours of their time to restoring urban natural spaces through the Green City Partnerships. It is the reason we successfully conserved over 5,000 acres across all five counties in which Forterra works.

Of course, none of our success would be possible without the support we receive from our volunteers, donors, partners and friends. We have an amazing group of constituents that, just like us, are dedicated to conserving the great lands of this region and creating the high-quality communities in which we want to raise our families, work and play. For that, I thank you.

Looking forward, our accomplishments in 2011 position us to once again succeed in 2012. We will continue to advance the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure program around the region. We will grow our Green Cities programs. Our community building work will help us forge stronger partnerships with allies new and old. I am most excited about our potential to be a Convenor for the unique discussions we must have around the visualization of Great Communities. Forterra has demonstrated an uncanny ability to go beyond the traditional with a broad diversity of stakeholders in pursuit of a bigger than life vision.

With a continued focus on the integral goals of creating great communities and conserving great lands around the Central Cascade Region and across the Olympic Peninsula, we at Fonterra are going to have a great year.

Peter Orser, Board Chair

CHAIR’S PERSPECTIVE

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Contributions from January to December 2011Conservation Circle Patrons ($10,000 and above)Anonymous (8)American FoundationJean and Russell AmickCarmick, LLCCleanScapesRuth Daugherty and Bradley NelsonDavis Wright Tremaine LLPGene Duvernoy and Carolyn MadsenMichael and Lynn GarveyHorizons FoundationGreen Diamond Resource CompanyHSBCK&L GatesKlorfine FoundationKongsgaard-Goldman FoundationMargaret A. Cargill PhilanthropiesMcKibben Merner Family FoundationMerrill & Ring Forest Products LPMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramKeith and Sandra NavidiOutdoor ResearchPaul G. Allen FoundationPeter and Laura OrserPope ResourcesPuget Sound EnergyQuadrant HomesREI, Inc.Schnitzer Steel IndustriesRon and Eva-Maria SherS.L. Gimbel Foundation FundSonia O. Kemp Charitable TrustStarbucks Coffee CompanyTagney Jones Family Fund at The Seattle FoundationTaylor Shellfish FarmsThe Boeing CompanyThe Forest FoundationThe Seattle FoundationThe Sequoia FoundationJoseph Vance and Sara ThrockmortonRuth and Bill TrueDoug and Maggie Walker Family Foundation at The Seattle FoundationNorman and Lori WeaverWells FargoWildlife Forever FundYoung Life

Conservation Circle Guardians($5,000 - $9,999)Anonymous (2)Barrett Family FoundationBoeing Employees Credit UnionTing-Wei Chen and Jialan HuangEvergreen Fire AlarmsGreen Options Fund at the Greater Kansas City Community FoundationHancock Forest Management

Pete Higgins and Leslie MagidHosford Family Foundation at The Seattle FoundationGerry Johnson and Linda LarsonJiJi FoundationJim and Eileen KelleyMartin Flynn Public Affairs, IncRobert D. RasmusanShadowCatcher EntertainmentDavid and Catherine SkinnerSymetraNorman TjadenDavid and Chris TowneRuth and Bill TrueWashington Realtors®

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

Conservation Circle Trustees($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous (3)Paul and Debbi BrainerdMatthew CohenDenny Miller Associates Inc.Earth Share of WashingtonScott and Susan FreemanDan FultonFlorence B. Kilworth FoundationGreater Tacoma Community FoundationMark and Lynne JohnsenCarl Haefling and Pam JohnsonKittitas County Field & Stream ClubTom and Mary Louise HagerHancock Forest ManagementHenry M. Jackson FoundationJuniper FoundationKarr Tuttle CampbellJohn KniskernMaster Builders Association of King and Snohomish CountiesMicrosoft CorporationTerry and Regina MutterDan and Diane O’NealPacific Portfolio Consulting, LLCBeth and Wade PerrowPlum Creek Timber CompanyPolygon NorthwestPort Blakely Companies Inc.Prairie FoundationFrank PritchardTom and Sally ReeveWilliam and Jill RuckelshausSalser Family FoundationSambataro Family FoundationStoel Rives LLPThompson Smitch Consulting GroupUniversity of Washington College of Built EnvironmentsVulcan Inc.Chris WilcoxGrant and Frances WoodfieldMartha Wyckoff and Jerry ToneSheila Wyckoff-Dickey and Charley Dickey

Conservation Circle Advocates($1,000 - $2,499)Anonymous (9)J and Sandra AllenAlliance for Community TreesAntioch University SeattleRobin A. Appleford

Jerome Arbes and Anne KnightMary ArneyRobert and Sarah ArneyTom BarghausenBruce and Nannette BassettThomas BayleyBentall KennedyLucius and Nancy BiglowDick Birnbaum and Pamela OkanoWilliam and Mary BlackSarah BlockiBluefield HoldingsJabe Blumenthal and Julie EdsforthBrian BookeyBetty and Edgar BottlerJeff and Debbie BrennanToby BrightTim BurgessNancy S. CalleryCamWest Development LLCCharlie and Amy CarterCedar River GroupGeorgios ChrysanthakopoulosCity of IssaquahCity of Seattle Combined CharitiesCity of Seattle Parks and RecreationCity of TacomaCocker Fennessy Inc.Kelly Cole and Jon TinterJ.J. and Jonine CollinsThe Commerce Bank of WashingtonMichelle Connor and Mark LevenskyCoughlin Porter LundeenDarigoldMaud and Marc DaudonElizabeth Davidow and Michael FordNorm and Suzie DicksMolly and Talmage EdmanEmily Hall Tremaine FoundationEnviron International CorporationJim and Gretchen FaulstichThe Fearey GroupBarbara Feasey and Bill BryantEllen FergusonLloyd and Pat FetterlyBartow and Marilyn FiteGallatin Public AffairsNona and Ulrich GanzKathryn Gardow and David BradleeBryan GlynnGreater Everett Community FoundationPaul and Laura GouldDan Grausz and Clare MeekerJoan Gray and Harris HoffmanGreen Diamond Resource CompanyVirginia and George GunbyBarbara and Clayton HabermanHarris Charitable Fund ProgramAndy and Freeman HeldJeanette L. HendersonJerry and Linda HenryHillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S.Bill Horder

Carol and Keith JamesCindy JenningsSally and Warren JewellKaren Johnston and Barlow BuescherMike and Peggy KanagaMatt and Sara KelloggTed KoehnRandy LeeMire LevyKonrad Liegel and Karen AtkinsSusan LittleLinda Maxson and Toby MillerNancy McCormickCarl R. and Jacklyn F. Meurk Charitable Giving FundMiller Nash, LLPSamuel Miller and Anne MillerRanda MinkarahMithunRaymond MosherMultiCare Health SystemKen Myer and Laurie MyerNintendo of America, Inc.Norm Dicks for Congress CommitteeNorton-Arnold & CompanyNovastar Development Inc.Randy and Shellie OakleyOregon Community FoundationNancy and Don PearsonPierce County Surface Water ManagementPSG Washington, Inc.Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGeorge ReeceFloyd and Judy RogersSellen Sustainability / Sellen Construction CompanyDavid and Alice ShorettShort Cressman and Burgess PLLCSierra Nevada Brewing Co.Paul Silver and Christina MarraGregory B. SmithPeter and Janet StanleyAllan and Diane SteinmanRob and Jennifer StephensonDick and Hope StrobleThe Student Conservation Association, Inc.Summit Law Group PLLCSteve and Liann SundquistSvR Design Co.Swedish Medical CenterJerry TeelThe Blume CompanyThe Fearey GroupThe Regence GroupThe Schuster Group, Inc.Tom Tierney and Carol WoodTouchstone CorporationWilliam TrinenTulalip Tribes of WashingtonUniversity of PhoenixUniversity of Washington College of the Environment and School of Environmental and Forest SciencesUrban Renaissance Group, LLCVanNess Feldman GordonDerrCatherine WalkerChristopher E. Walter and Lynn Scherer

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Preservationist Members($500 - $999)Anonymous (7)Eric AagaardRene AncinasDavid AndersonPaul and Donna BalleBill & Melinda Gates FoundationJoe BlattnerMary Lou and Peter BlockBoeing Company Matching GiftsTom Byers and Carol LewisPatti and Richard CaseCity of SeattleDiane ClarkCoughlin Porter LundeenMary and Jim DunnamNicole Faghin and David SpenceGreg GorderHans Griem and Michelle OhAnn Gygi and Eric JolleyRobert HartRobert and Phyllis HenigsonPatricia Hickey O’Brien and Edward O’BrienJerry Hillis and Diana GaleHolly and Jonathan HouserJim HoustonRobert and Vera JohnsenDebbie and Dean JohnsonKim JonesTeresa MacalusoJames and Casey MargardFrederick and Annie MatsenJudy and Coy McElderryCraig McKibben and Sarah MernerMarie MentorChris MooreGwendolyn and Patrick MooreMartha and Eugene NesterNew Belgium Brewing Company Inc.Greg NickelsRoger NyhusAaron and Andrea OstrovskyJim and Kathy PankaninPDSADale PedersenMichele and Kyle PeltonenMary Pembroke Perlin and David PerlinWilliam Pope and Teresa CastnerJohn and Priscilla PrivatCynthia PutnamRegence Employee Giving CampaignMark Roberts and Maria Valdesuso-RobertsMatthew Roberts and Wady MilnerSian RobertsSteven Rogers and Shelly HallElizabeth K. Rorer and Barry RorerCharles Royer and Lynn ClaudonRunstad Center for Real Estate StudiesSheryl SchmelingEric and Deborah ShieldsCameron SmockScott and Holly SmolinskyDale and Carol SperlingLucas St. ClairPeg Staeheli and John TroupKent Swanson and Joann Peters

Talasea ConsultantsBill TaylorUnited Way of King CountyUS Charitable Gift TrustSteve VargaMichele VivonaWilliam WagnerWashington Women’s FoundationRogers WeedBob and Mary Ann WileyJana WilkinsHeidi Wills and Kobi YamadaChuck WolfeWright, Runstad & CompanyJoella YoderYokohama Aerospace America, Inc.

Steward Members($250 - $499)Anonymous (11)Allstate Insurance CompanyStephen Amorosi and Gayle French AmorosiKermit AndersonSidney S. AndrewsLyle and Betty ApplefordJim and Liahna ArmstrongJay Arnold and Mary Beth BinnsJim and Lesley AustinSally and Bradley BagshawAndy Benjamin and Nan HerbertJulia BentScott BevanDale BlahnaJean BoboMark Boyar and Gretchen WeitkampDoug and Nancy BoydenJim BrennanPaul and Laurie BridePhyllis BrunnerWray and Dorothy BuckBonnie and Paul BunningMichael G. BurnsRobert and Elizabeth BurnsCanviz, LLCTodd CarterKeith ChristianJim and Evelyn ChumbleyAndy CoeMichael Collins and Karen CarlsonBrian Collins-FriedrichsBrenda CooperJudy and William CourshonStacey Crawshaw-LewisRichard CuffKim DalesChristopher Daley-WatsonMarco and Ryangja de Sa e SilvaJay and Gaynelle DerrEmily DexterCheryl and Greg DietzelDan Dixon and Sherry WilliamsJeanne DryfoosBarbara Endicott-PopovskyJohn Engber and Bergitta TrelstadJim and Lynn ErckmannMary and Raymond FergusonGerard and Sakiko FlowerKay and Tuck ForsytheMaureen FrischAva M. D. FrisingerDavid FrocktHoward FrumkinFriends of Lincoln ParkAlden Garrett and Charlie EriksenRick and Nancy GervaisJim Gibbons

Volunteer Spotlight: Tree Ambassadors Penny Kriese and Jessica Roundy

Thanks to Forterra’s work with the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, the Green Seattle Partnership has been able to branch out from the parks and into residential trees. Working closely with the City of Seattle, we’ve been promoting healthy and increased tree canopy throughout Seattle with the creation of the Tree Ambassador Program.

Volunteer Tree Ambassadors from neighborhoods around Seattle are doing their part to help raise awareness and promote healthy trees and forests with tree planting, invasive species removal and outreach. Two of our first year Tree Ambassadors have been working together in Green Lake and Wallingford in North Seattle to help connect people with some of the amazing trees in their neighborhood. Penny Kriese and Jessica Roundy met through the Tree Ambassador program and have made great progress in their first year on the “job.”

The team was awarded a Boost grant from the City of Seattle to create an online tree walk for the trail around Green Lake. Penny and Jessica surveyed previous tree data and field data to create an amazing tree walk around the lake that identifies and elaborates on some of the standout trees that are situated around the lake. Penny brought skills from her previous work as a Tree Steward in Arlington, Virginia and was eager to dive into a tree program when she moved to Seattle a few years ago. Jessica is a landscape designer who was looking for a way to engage with her community through one of her passions:plants.

The Green Lake/Wallingford Tree Ambassadors will work to expand their tree walkand tackle other tree projects in their neighborhoods.

Check out the Green Lake tree walk at: http://greenseattle.org/tree-ambassadors/green-lake-wallingford

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Jennie Goldberg and Peter StekelSusan Golub and Paddy FreemanMatt and Pia GravesGreene Wealth MgmtJim and Kathleen GreenleafMax and Helen GurvichKatlin HansonKimberly HarrisSusan HeikkalaDale and Diane HenningsgaardPhilip and Cam HerzogEd and Lisa HewsonCarol and Peter HicknerSusan HollidayEric Holtz and Jean GuthJohn Howell and Claire PowersJustin and Anna HowellMary HsueJim and Diane HuckabayGary and Chris HuffMary Pope HutsonRobert IwamotoHoward JensenKenneth Johnsen and Stacy GravenBethany JohnsonRobert JohnsonJon JurichJustGiveKeeney’s Office SupplyMeg KellySeamus KellyGiyen KimJohn KincaidFrederick KleinMark KroeseRobert and Shari KruseYvonne KuperbergBradley and Ronda Lagerberg MillerHoward LangeveldPaul LawrenceGreg LeClairDaniel C. LeeRichard LeiderRoberta and George LewandowskiChris Leyerle and Mona ForsterShannon LoewMatt Love and Marie S. WinterloveTom and Megan LuceMark MasonJoan McBride and Margaret MeisterDavid McCallumBrenda McDonnellCharles MeadeLewis and Julie MergesKit MetlenCathy MillanLinda MillerJim MuellerTracy NewmanWalt NiehoffJeffrey and Margaret NomiGary OaklandSteve and Sally OhlenkampThomas C. O’Keefe and Rie YamazakiLeif OrmsethBen and Julie Packard

Paladin Data Systems Corp.M T Palmer and Artis PalmerWyk ParkerPatagoniaBlair PaysonEriann PearsonJ. Henry PetersRhonda PetersonLarry PhillipsDanielle PlattPlauche & Stock LLPDixie Jo and Tom PorterLorraine Irene PotterSusan and Bill PottsSkip Priest and Patricia A. BennettPSG Washington, Inc.Scott RamseyScott RedmanJim ReinhardsenSharon Kay RickettsPaula RiggertMatt and Kate RileyJohn and Sarah RindlaubCarl Ringler and Barbara PageJeff RobertsGeorge RolfeSteve RovigHarvey Rubinstein and Sharon HammelJeffrey R. RueckhausDave and Hazel RussellKristen SawinNorm and Helen SchaafShirley SchultzDave SchumacherJan and Jack ShowalterSusan SiglDeirdre SkillmanMonty and Mary Lynn SmithLaurie SniderRichard and Cynthia SonstelieCatherine StanfordDoug StedingJulie SteinRick StillKeith and Crystal StoneDan Stroh and Lucie HuangJosh StuartHerbert StumpfSullivan Conard Architects, PLLCSkip SwensonWalter S. TablerJoan and Mortimer ThomasSteven and Nancy TochkoNancy TostaKristi TrippleJames TuneJames TupperTweedy Browne Global Value FundRandolph Urmston and Eliza DavidsonStephanie Van DykeEdward L. VervoortJohn WaectherColin and Martine WagonerMarci WagonerAmy WalenTeddy WallaceLiz WarmanWashington Technology AssociationSharlene and Herbert Welsh

Mark WheelerKent WhiteheadSteven C. WhitneyDave WilliamsChristopher and Sherryl Dee WilsonSteve WoodCheryl WoodruffBarbara Wright and Dwight GeeCraig R. Wyss and Abigail SmithRobert YerkesGary YngveErin Younger and Edward LiebowMona Yurk

Protector Members($100 - $249)Anonymous (28)Nancy AbramsonJohn AdamsVicki AdamsGenesee C. AdkinsJim AdlerHoward AdlerbergAdobe Systems Inc. Matching Gift ProgramMolly AdolfsonShannon AffholterBruce AgnewGordon and Marilee Ahalt

Volunteer Spotlight: The Gray Family

The 247 acre Gold Creek property, protected by Forterra in 2009, is a beautiful piece of land near Snoqualmie Pass. Its spectacular views, incredible wildlife and recreational opportunities make it a jewel of the region. Gary and Jennifer Gray are the former landowners and stepped up as a family to help continue to care for the property as volunteer Land Stewards. Their son, Kevin, refurbished a trail and built a kiosk on the property for his Boy Scout service project. He recruited a number of volunteers, including his parents, to help him cut back overgrown brush, move fallen trees and haul in a 500 pound sign in for the trailhead. The Gray’s had a strong desire to ensure the property retained its natural beauty as well as remained a community asset. Kevin’s project helped them all realize they could continue a relationship with the property by being the important eyes on the ground.

Land Stewards play a central role in the stewardship and monitoring of Forterra’s conserved lands. Trained by stewardship staff, volunteer stewards monitor properties, document threats, and assist with on-the-ground restoration. For more information about becoming a Land Steward visit forterra.org.

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Joel ConnellyPeter ConstableDave A. CookJeff CoombsGreg CorbinNathaniel CormierJohn G. CorsoFiona CoxJohn CreightonCrystal Creson-Carter and John CarterDebra Crespin and Lois HarrisJoan CrooksCropp Co-Op/OV Pacific NorthwestBruce CrossErika CroxtonSara CrumbJoshua CurtisKen and Rebecha CusackChris CzieslaLisa DabekScott and Nancy DahlquistRose Marie and David DaleRichard and Sherri DalyBruce DammeierAmy DanbergSophia DanenbergBruce DanielsonRosemary Daszkiewicz and Guy ThomasBob and Molly DavidsonJohn W. DavisJoth DavisKaren DavisPatrick and Verrelle DavisVirginia DavisMark Davison and Kathleen GallowayDeva DawsonJim and Karan DawsonDanielle De ClercqJenn DeanMike DedererSandi DeJosephMike DellerAndrew DempseyRory DenovanPaul DesiletPaul R. Detmer and Kathleen L. RoachBill DeweyPeter Dewey and Marian ValentineFrank DibiaseTamara DiCaprioMary DickinsonRyan and Ann DicksPatti DillJana Dilley and Chris HolstromMartha J. DinwiddieKimberly DomanJeanette DornerMark and Mindy DoumitMendy DrokeSusan DrummondPeter DruryMichael Dryfoos and Inga JansonsRichard Du BeySteve Dubiel and Sarah RichardsonDarby and Stephen DucombRoland and Phyllis Ann DukesDavid DunnebackSteve and Mary Elayne DunphyPatricia DuquetRita and Harlan DurandT. Ryan DurkanAndrea DwyerBarbara Earl

Marianne and John EarlEmelie EastJim Ebbert and Catherine Andres EbbertDavid EckertJeremy EckertDeborah EddyChristian and Donna EggenSherell L. EhlersDuke EideRobert and Ingrid EisenmanGerald EllerRich and Diane ElliottEmployees Community Fund of Boeing Puget SoundEric EnquistBecky EricksonEddie Espinosa and Ann MillironEldon and Carol EstepDan EvansCharles EverettOwen FairbankGiselle Falkenberg and Rockwell MoultonMarte Fallshore and Dale BrubakerKimberley FarleyBen FarrowAndrea FasteJeremy FebusStephen and Katherine FeldmanJim FeldmannVirginia FeltonRuth FerrisJake FeyMary FialaLinda FinnTerry FinnSusan FinneranChris FioriSandy FischerJudith FisherSteve FisherMike FlanaganJune FletcherKathy FletcherBryan FlintCourtney FloraGary FluhrerMartin FlynnKittie FordMarlene and David FosterKirsten FrandsenJerry and Phyllis FranklinBart and Esme FreedmanBryan FriendAlex FryerSusan and Albert FuchsKevin FutheyClare GallagherRory GallowayAntonio GalvanJodie GalvanLaura and Grant GardnerRoger and Kris GarrattWilliam and Lindy GaylordBonnie and Jeffrey GeersRob GelderSam GibboneyAnthony GibbonsBill and Roxy GiddingsSteven GilbertRobert GirvinKevin GodboutJean GoddenTom GoeltzDave GoeslingRobert Goforth and Randy WhiteDavid and Lisa Goldberg

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Abigail HookTodd HooperCarolyn Hope and Paul HopeMike HopeChris HouckCharlie HowardRuss HowellJurgen and Susan HuckMary Hughes SkinnerHeidi HughesLee Anne HughesBob HullJulie and Gordon HungarSteve and Marjorie HuntRoss HunterJennifer HustonJim HutchinsonDavid HymelPeter H. JacksonMark JacoxBrian and Traci Janssen FoundationFred JarrettRobin S. JenkinsonDeborah Jensen and Steven MallochLisa JensenSue and Jim JensenAnne JohnsonGary JohnsonGregory JohnsonRandy JohnsonBrewster Johnston and Kris RomstadPhilip and Laurie JonesAmmen JordanLorna JordanMike JostromWilliam JustenDysa KafouryRobert Kaplan and Margaret LeviK-Valley Tree Service Carl KasselbaumArthur KaufmanJames KeatingJeanne KeenanLarry Keil and Kay PetersThomas KellyAthena KennedyMariah KennedyJulie KeoughMichael Kern and Ellen EskenaziMarie A. KernieJason KiddTom and Helen KilbaneGrace KimHannah Kinmoth SchultzJohn KinsellaBen KlaskyLinden KleinRon and Margo KleinMarty KneelandBruce and Linda KnowltonBrian and Ginger KnoxJim Kodjababian and Maria DennyDoris Koo and Edward ChuFred KoontzCary KopczynskiScott KopplemanDonald KraftJim A. Kraft and Dominique P. PosyJim and Brenda Kramer

Kristi KramerKathy J. Kravit-SmithPenelope KrieseMichelle and William KrippaehneEllen KritzmanKen KrivanecCraig KruegerSarah KruegerDamon KrugerWalter Kuciej and Maryann MeaneyDeborah KuykendallK-Valley Tree ServiceCharles KyleNatalie LaBergePatrick LambKathy and Daryl LambertLand Development AdvisorsKaren Landen and Dean StahlBill and Molly LaPatraRob LarsenMaja LarsonMatt LarsonTory Laughlin TaylorTerry LavenderAnson LaytnerJenn LeachRobert Leach and Catherine M. OttoPaul LeavittMarty LeithM.A. LeonardColette LescantzAl LevineDoug LevyAndy LewisBrenda LicataMartha LindbergHal and Gloria LindstromRand LittleLynn Livesley and Kevin O’NeillNancy LockeGeorge and Shirley LockemanScott LockertMarty LoeschDonald W. LoganMeredith LohrJohn Lombard and Jennifer HaykinSusan LongCraig LorchBruce LorigJames LovellMike and Mary LowryDoug LuetjenSheila Lukehart and James BrinkleyLarisa LumbaDavid and Louise LuthyMark P. LutzPete and Olga LymberisPatricia Lynch and Frances FordKristin LynettDoug MacDonaldJennifer MackayPeter Maier and Elizabeth TennantDavid and Peggy MainerTim ManionMichael MannJay ManningPaul ManzerAndy MarcelynasJohn Marchione

Steve MarekHank MargesonJoe MarineTodd MarkerCarl and Haruko MarquardtBill MarreAnn MartinChris MartinMarsha and Larry MartinNannette Martin and Michael DaleyNicole MartineauBrice and Bridgette MarymanSteve MatthewsDennis and Gwenn MaxfieldMarcie and Steven MaxwellColleen McAleerMarie McCafferyPat McCarthyPat and Claudia McClainEric McClungAndrew McCormickTyler McCoyDeirdre and Jay McCraryMary McCumberJane and Rich McCurdyJames A. McDonaldKevin McDonaldBrian and Carina McGinnisTim and Jeannie McGinnisPeter and Barbara McGrathMichael McGuireGordon McHenryJim McIntireRoss and Candice McIvorJeanette and David McKagueColene McKee and Bill DenzelGates McKibbinBernie McKinneyAnn S. McNeilNeil and Nancy McReynoldsSharonn MeeksMatt MegaBruce and V. Gladys MelloRyan Mello and Jerry HallmanMeridian Environmental, Inc.Kurt MerrimanSharon Metcalf and Randy SmithMilenko EnterprisesLouise and Stafford MillerPaige MillerShyla MillerDave MillsCindy MitchellLori MiyasakiMJ Durkan Inc.Sara and Paul MockettCole MonnahanLori MontoyaLew MooreIan MooserBrandon MorganDarren MorganGeoff MorganHarry Morgan and Lesley MorganJennett MorganAlan MoritisMatt MorminoMichael MoroneyLuis MoscosoMike MosmanAlison MossKatie Moxley

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Steve T. SewardGary Sexton and Karen DavisScott ShapiroDouglas and Alice SharpMike ShawJohn and Cynthia SheaSteve SheehyAmanda ShellenbergerShawna ShermanMarilyn SherronBarbara and Richard ShikiarMichael ShiosakiSteve SiegelZach Silk and Edie GillissDan SilverCharles A. Simenstad and Stephanie MartinJeff SimonBob and Maria SimsLynn Siniscalchi and Susan WallerMatthew SinoChuck SitkinLucy SlomanBlake SmithBroderick Smith and Holly SmithDale and Susan SmithJared Smith and Karen DaubertJason Smith and Teresa Torrance-SmithLauren C. SmithMarc SmithMatt Smith and Lynn CoheeRachel SmithKris SniderGretchen SorensenSarah SpaethDerek SpeckJohn Speirs and Julie DeRoseRandy SperryLarry Springer and Penny SweetJulie Stangell and George BennettCourt StanleyJenness StarksRay StephansonCullen StephensonCarolyn StevensNancy StevensMatt StevensonBarbara and Thomas SteverRuth Stevick and Lynn L. GraceyJohn and Sherry StilinMartin StoddartJoe StohrScott StolnackPete StoneKristin StormPeter StreitTed SturdevantJo and Terry SullivanCarly SummersBrit-Simone SutterSandi SwarthoutBrynDel SwiftHayes Swinney and Ryan J. AlgerBonnie and John TabbTahoma Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of Washington StateDonna TaitDave Tarshes and Deborah KerdemanKate TateJeff and Sandy TaylorJohn TaylorPaul TaylorFrank TerrillKaty TerryMargaret TerryAndrew Thibault

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TributesIn Honor of Jean AmickIn Honor of AMLI Residential Properties, L.P.In Honor of Robin ApplefordIn Honor of Martha BeardIn Honor of Keith Binkley & the Jackson License Implementation TeamIn Honor of Katie Cava, my recycling guruIn Memory of Briana Marie ChwaszczewskiIn Memory of My late husband Robert W. ClarkIn Honor of Gigi Coe and Mike GarlandIn Memory of Jonathan CoxIn Honor of Sam & Barbara DavidsonIn Honor of Karen Brown DavisIn Honor of E A DixonIn Memory of Don DodsonIn Honor of Matt DresslerIn Honor of Gene Duvernoy for the Green City ProgramIn Honor of EFFRAIn Honor of Jim EllisIn Memory of Debbie EveretteIn Memory of Eric William FasteIn Memory of Jerold FerrellIn Honor of GaiaIn Honor of Emma & Maci GunterIn Memory of Anne Hempstead HerrmannIn Memory of Doris HuffIn Honor of Margaret KnutsonIn Memory of Phil KowingIn Memory of T J LangleyIn Memory of William & Mary Little FoundationIn Memory of Ted LomaxIn Honor of Diana MacDonaldIn Memory of Martha MainerIn Honor of Michael MaloneyIn Honor of Ryan MelloIn Honor of Middle Green River CoalitionIn Memory of William J. Minsch, Jr.In Honor of Susan MitchellIn Honor of Isaac & Stella NolteIn Honor of Casey O’ConnerIn Honor of Pearl Jam’s Carbon MitigationIn Memory of Frank & Marie PonzioIn Honor of Frank PritchardIn Honor of Kelley and Wayne Quirk

In Honor of Wayne QuirkIn Honor of Epifania Rapozo and familyIn Memory of Michael ReaganIn Honor of Joseph R. RobertsIn Honor of Robin and SueIn Honor of My daughters, Samantha & LaurenIn Honor of Keena SannaIn Honor of City of Snohomish for their Transfer of Development Rights ProgramIn Honor of Rachel StampferIn Honor of Carl M. StevensIn Memory of Carl StoneIn Honor of Dan StoningtonIn Memory of Gwen E. StumpfIn Honor of Maryanne Tagney JonesIn Memory of Dr. Douglas A. TaitIn Honor of Henry Van DykeIn Honor of Harry and Mary WapplerIn Honor of Mark WeisendangerIn Honor of Ann WilliamsIn Honor of Dan WilliamsIn Memory of Major WoodyIn Honor of Debbie Young & Relicensing and Implementation Group

In-KindAnthony’s RestaurantsAudio Visual Meeting SolutionsStephen CooperJim CorsonLaura Marchbanks PhotographyKonrad Liegel and Karen AtkinsLarisa LumbaMac Donald DistilleriesBonnie MillerMithunOlympic Nursery - WoodinvillePremier GraphicsREI, Inc.Rosso GardensTaylor Shellfish FarmsMargaret ThoulessWilday Scott and CompanyWSU Mason County ExtensionZippcar

Matching CompaniesAdobe Systems Inc. Matching Gift Program Aetna FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation MatchingBlackRock Matching Gift ProgramBoeing Company Matching GiftsBoeing Employees Credit UnionBullitt FoundationGoogleHSBC Philanthropic ProgramsK&L GatesKraft Foods FoundationLucky Seven FoundationMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramNintendo of America, Inc.Plum Creek Timber Company

Puget Sound EnergyRegence Employee Giving CampaignREI, Inc.The Seneca Real Estate Group, Inc.Symetra FinancialThe Russell Family FoundationUnion Bank FoundationUnited Way of King CountyUS Bancorp Foundation, Matching Gifts

LegacyKarl and Christine AndersonVirginia AndersonSharon BakerLucius and Nancy BiglowPeggy Bill and Stephen SullivanBruce and Kim CoePriscilla CollinsMichelle Connor and Mark LevenskyRobert and Martha CramDebra Crespin and Lois HarrisBarbara DavidsonSteve DurrantJohn FredericSteven and Shirley FullerStanley and Marion GartlerCheryl GermanyThelma and Charles GilmurDavid and Melinda GladstoneJohn and Margo GoodingPaul and Laura GouldPamela GrossBarbara and Clayton HabermanWilla and Walt HalperinJerry and Linda HenryAntonin and Sarka HrubyAnthony and Joanne IshisakaJane Clapp Living TrustCindy JenningsPaul KipperCharles D. Laird and Judy H. ShepherdJohn and Jayne LairdMichael LairdTerry LavenderCarsten and Cristi LienRoger LoweJoan D. MacDonaldMimi MacDonaldAvron MaletzkyMcDanel Land FoundationJack and Barbara MillerGwendolyn and Patrick MooreLloyd MorseBill and Mary Ann MundyErnest and Dorothy NevilleNancy and Don PearsonFrank PritchardLinda J. PymDonald RobinsonTyrrell RockafellarJim Roush and Cynthia WayburnDavid RussellMarilyn SandallJohn SangsterTricia ScanlonRuth ShimondleHillary ShurtleffJohn Spehar

Rich and Candy StewartDonna TaitSonia Thompson and Bruce BarnbaumMark Tipperman and Lorna WilliamsonDiane E. WalkupJanet WallHarrison and Melissa WattsRich and Ruth WilliamsCarolyn J. WoodMorton and Martha Wood

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Photo CreditsCover: Bradley Hanson, Matthew SimekPg. 4: Keith LazellePg. 6-7: Kitsap Forest and Bay, Don Willott Lake Roesiger, Todd Parker I-90 Wildlife Corridor, Charlie Raines Jacobs Point, Joe Sambataro Cedar River, Judy Blanco Morse Wildlife Preserve, Todd ParkerPg. 8: Community Garden, Skye Schell Landscape Conservation Local Infrastructure Program, Margot CheelPg. 11: Erica SimekPg. 17: Andrea MojzakPg. 18: Gary GrayBack: Jeff McGraw

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financialsBALANCE SHEET 12/31/11 12/31/10

Current Assets $10,326,066 $11,349,156

Conserved Land & Easements $24,587,089 $24,109,896

Other Assets $378,491 $403,585

Total Assets $35,291,646 $35,862,637

Current Liabilities $623,275 $756,495

Long Term Liabilities $229,619 $221,624

Total Liabilities $852,893 $978,119

Unrestricted Net Assets $26,729,872 $26,901,921

Board Designated Net Assets $4,558,408 $5,436,867

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $2,246,656 $1,735,599

Permanently Restricted Net Assets $903,816 $810,130

Total Net Assets $34,438,753 $34,884,518

Total Liabilities and Equity $35,291,646 $35,862,637

WHERE OUR FUNDING COMES FROM

WHERE WE SPEND OUR FUNDS

Government Grants & Contracts 61%

Philanthropic Revenue 37%

Other Project Revenue 2%

Acquisition of Lands & Easements 43%

Conservation/Stewardship/Education 29%

Management 10%

Communities 8%

Fundraising 6%

Outreach & Marketing 4%

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CONTACT US forterra.org

For our work in the Central Puget Sound and for organization-wide questions, please contact our main office in Seattle:615 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104 T 206-905-6900 F 206-292-4765

For our work in the South Sound area, please contact our office in Tacoma:1119 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1300 Tacoma, WA 98402 T 253-274-4955

For our work in the Central Washington area, please contact our office in Ellensburg:409 North Pine Street Ellensburg, WA 98926 T 509-962-1654

Forterra saved the following resources by using 560 pounds of Imagination, made with 100% recycled fiber and

100% post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free, designated Ancient Forest Friendly

TM

and manufactured

with electricity that is offset with Green-e® certified renewable energy certificates.

trees water energy solid waste

greenhouse

gases

7

fully grown

3317

gallons

3

Million BTUs

210

pounds

736

pounds

Forterra is the first land trust in the state to be accredited by the Washington,

D.C.-based Land Trust Alliance.