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Cascade Land Conservancy *
Mission: To promote our region's environment by encouraging the voluntary donation or dedication of natural and open space lands in urban, rural and forest landscapes across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The Cascade Land Conservancy promotes sound stewardship and land conservation principles. Contact: Charlie Raines, Coordinator of the Foothills Forest Conservation Initiative, 206-292-5907 ext. 106.
EcoFor
Mission: To help private landowners and organizations develop and implement forest management practices that improve ecological outcomes while maintaining revenues by developing markets for ecological services, jointly managing for multiple outputs, and facilitating new forms of transactions. Contact: Gordon Smith, 206-784-0209, gsmith@ecofor.org
Environmental Home Center *
Mission: To supply customers with building materials and interiors that provide the highest possible value at an affordable price. EHC does this by exceeding customers' expectations at all levels of interaction and incorporating sustainable values and practices in all aspects of the operation. Contact: Matt Freeman-Gleason, 206-682-7332, mfg@enviresource.com
Friends of Rock Creek Valley *
Mission: To increase community awareness of what is happening in the Rock Creek valley; to provide an organization and voice for the valley; to seek funding and other avenues for purchase, maintenance and enhancement of sensitive areas; and to promote community involvement in activities impacting Rock Creek. Contact: joan burlingame, 425-432-3973, joan@Idyllarbor.com
King County Forestry Program
Mission: To retain King County's forestland for its environmental, social and economic benefits. The Forestry Program provides education, technical assistance, and economic incentives to retain the forest resources of King County. Contact: Kathy Creahan, 206-205-5621, kathy.creahan@metrokc.gov
King County Rural Forest Commission
Mission: To conserve the rural forest land base so that it retains its public and private benefits and to facilitate the business or activity of appropriately scaled forestry for the long term. Contact: Doug McClelland, 360-825-1631, doug.mcclelland@wadnr.gov
Livable Communities Coalition *
Mission: To advocate with a common voice for healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities in the Central Puget Sound Region. Livable Communities Coalition is a broad-based coalition of neighborhood, affordable housing, transportation, land use and environmental advocates dedicated to addressing the many complex and interrelated issues facing our region. Contact: Amanda McCloskey, 206-343-3074, lcc@1000friends.org
Mountains-to-Sound Greenway Trust *
Mission: To protect and enhance scenic beauty, recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat, historic communities, working farms and forests, and healthy economies in a multi-purpose Greenway along Interstate 90 from the shores of Puget Sound over the Cascade Mountains to the Kittitas Valley foothills; and to help make this human and natural heritage visible and accessible to all people. Contact: Nancy Keith, 206-382-5565, nancy.keith@tpl.org.
Northwest Natural Resources Group *
Mission: To promote market-based conservation strategies that encourage sustainable forestry and provide market opportunities for ecosystem-based forest management. Contact: Larry Nussbaum, 360-379-9421, larry@nnrg.org
Pacific Forest Trust *
Mission: To enhance, restore, and preserve the private, productive forests of the Pacific Northwest. Contact: David Warren, 206-292-4747, dwarren@pacificforest.org.
University of Washington, School of Forest Resources *
Mission: To generate and disseminate knowledge for the stewardship of natural and managed environments and the use of their products and services through teaching, research, and professional and public outreach. Contact: Gordon Bradley, 206-685-0881, gbradley@u.washington.edu
Washington Environmental Council *
Mission: To protect the unique environment and natural heritage of Washington State for future generations. WEC is a statewide coalition of 90 member groups and 3000 individuals striving to protect our forests, wildlife and fish, conserve our water resources, manage growth, and prevent pollution. To reach these goals, WEC advocates for the environment at the state legislature, develops and analyzes state environmental policy, educates the public, and takes legal action. Contact: Becky Kelley, 206-622-8103, becky@wecprotects.org
Washington State University Cooperative Extension King County, Forestry *
Mission: To provide research based information and knowledge on forestry to the public through classes, workshops, public outreach and publications. Contact: Stephen Sax, 206-205-3132, steve.sax@metrokc.gov
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, South Puget Sound Region *
Mission: To manage over 70,000 acres of state trust lands in King County including working forests and Natural Resource Conservation Areas; to ensure compliance with the Forest Practices Act on non-federal land; to provide fire protection on forestlands; and to partner in forestland protection efforts such as the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Contact: Doug McClelland, 360-825-1631, doug.mcclelland@wadnr.gov
Futurewise (formerly 1000 Friends of Washington) *
Mission: To protect Washington’s open spaces, farms, forests and watersheds while making our towns and cities better places to live. Contact: Tim Trohimovich, 206-343-0681, tim@1000friends.org
Forest Outreach Network
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