Land Trust Lingo
This legal agreement permanently limits development on private land to protect conservation values.
What is a conservation easement?
This snow-covered giant is so iconic that it basically photobombs half of Western Washington.
What is Mount Rainier?
Forterra’s mission includes ensuring that people and nature ______ together.
What is thrive?
In Forterra finance conversations, SCF refers to this funding source.
What is Strong Communities Fund?
This is the only number spelled with letters in alphabetical order.
What is forty?
This is what we call it when we check on conserved land to make sure nothing weird is happening.
What is monitoring?
This national park in Washington is known for mossy rainforests, dramatic coastline, and approximately 47 shades of green.
What is Olympic National Park?
Forterra supports equitable, green, and ______ communities.
What are prosperous communities?
In Forterra finance conversations, DOR refers to this.
What is Department of Revenue?
This letter in the English alphabet that does not appear in any U.S. state name. (2 options)
What is Q? and X?
This is the long-term care of conserved land after it has been protected.
What is stewardship?
This river was the site of one of the largest dam removal projects in U.S. history.
What is the Elwha River?
Forterra values innovation and taking ______ to attain better outcomes.
What are risks?
This is the polite way finance says, “We can’t afford that.”
What is “not in the budget”?
(You can accept “budget constraints” 😆)
This common item was originally marketed as a headache remedy before becoming a soft drink.
What is Coca-Cola?
This word means land will be protected forever — not just for a really, really long time.
What is perpetuity?
This Washington strait separates the U.S. from Canada and connects Puget Sound to the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Strait of Juan de Fuca?
Before rebranding as Forterra, the organization operated under this name.
What is Cascade Land Conservancy?
This is the sound finance makes when someone says, “It’s just a small change.”
What is silence?
This everyday word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.
What is “short”?
This is what happens if someone violates an easement and we have to step in.
What is enforcement?
This grunge band formed in Seattle and gave us the album “Nevermind.”
Who is Nirvana?
This global challenge is specifically named in Forterra’s mission as something the organization works to address through land-based solutions.
What is the climate crisis?
This is the official financial term for “Oops.”
What is a variance?
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can contaminate crime scenes.
What is a koala?