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Introduction

The Cascade Land Conservancy is in Seattle, Washington, USA, is Washington State’s largest land conservation, stewardship and community building organization dedicated solely to the region. The Cascade Land Conservancy is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization governed by a Board of Directors.

Currently, the Cascade Land Conservancy is operates in 5 counties with offices in each county. Principal offices in: Seattle, Ellensburg, Shelton, Tacoma and Everett.

Accomplishments

The Conservancy has conserved 158,000 acres of working farms, forestlands and natural areas to date. Some of the major conservation projects include: 118-acre Saddle Swamp, 300-acre Maury Island Marine Park and 90,000-acre Snoqualmie Tree Farm.

History

In 1989, a group of community members came together to establish the Seattle-King County Land Conservancy. These civic-minded neighbors set the foundation for a land conservation group with the ability to work quickly and strategically. Seattle-King County Land Conservancy leaders took steps to strengthen and expand the organization and in 2000, adopted the current name—Cascade Land Conservancy—to reflect a broad, regional scope. We merged with Snohomish Land Trust (1998), Tahoma Land Trust (2000) and Central Washington Land Trust (2004) and added a Mason County office (2007), all of which expanded our geographic scope, strengthened our membership and created new conservation opportunities throughout the region.

Cascade Agenda

Based directly on community feedback and scientific review of our existing land base and population growth trends, Cascade Land Conservancy developed the most far-reaching and bold conservation initiative to date - The Cascade Agenda - which brings together business, civic and government leaders to accomplish two big goals:

1. 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.

2. Our Communities: Maintain our rural economies and way of life and enhance the vibrancy and livability of our cities and towns.

The Agenda offers the opportunity to protect our quality of life now and create a better future for those who come after us.

Contact Information

King County Office 615 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104 206.292.5907

Kittitas County Office 409 N. Pine Street Ellensburg, WA 98928 509.962.1654

Mason County Office 627 W. Franklin Street, PO Box 1898 Shelton, WA 98584 360.462.5263

Pierce County Office 917 Pacific Avenue, Suite 304 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.274.4955

Snohomish County Office 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 9-G Everett, WA 98201 425.303.2555

References

Cascade Land Conservancy: [1] Cascade Agenda: [2]

External links

Facebook Fan Page: 'Cascade Land Conservancy' Flickr: Cascade Land Conservancy Twitter: [3]