The Cascade Agenda recognizes that to save our natural and working lands, we must have vibrant cities and towns where people want to live and work. We simply cannot have healthy rural and wild lands without great cities and towns. 

Welcoming

Truly livable communities offer a variety of housing options for all income levels. Cascade Land Conservancy will partner with affordable housing organizations to develop innovative projects that link conservation and community interests. 

Enriching

Our parks, plazas, trails, farmer’s markets and art and cultural centers nurture our health and happiness and strengthen our communities. Cascade Land Conservancy will work with city leaders to ensure that residents of all backgrounds and means have great public spaces and that 100 years from now, there is a park within a half mile walk of every urban resident. 

Empowering

Our forested parklands are in serious decline due to invasive species such as English Ivy and blackberry. Cascade Land Conservancy and our partners will restore and steward the forested parks that are essential components of lively and vibrant cities and towns. We will build civic pride, create a culture of volunteerism and leave our great-grandchildren with an enduring legacy.

Success Story:

Restoring Frink Park Through The Green Seattle Partership

The Green Seattle Partnership is a unique public/ private partnership between Cascade Land Conservancy and the City of Seattle. It is the largest civic engagement effort of our time to ensure our children will enjoy the health and economic benefits of vibrant parks.

Our Natural and Historic Legacy at Risk

Parks provide a chance to be active and healthy, explore nature close to home and connect with our neighbors. Trees filter our water, prevent soil erosion and capture carbon that causes global climate change. Now, our city’s forested parks are overgrown with English Ivy and other invasive plants. Ivy is choking our trees of nutrients and making them susceptible to wind damage. Without a massive, coordinated community effort, 70% of trees in Seattle's parks will die.

Dedicated Volunteers Make a Big Impact

Darrell Thompson, Darcy Howe and a small group of concerned residents have quietly worked for years to remove ivy from Frink Park. Yet, the extent of the problem and ivy’s quick growth pose a significant challenge.

The Green Seattle Partnership provides local groups like Friends of Frink Park with cutting-edge restoration strategies and resources. Thanks to The Green Seattle Partnership and dedicated neighborhood volunteers, Frink Park is a healthier, safer place for residents to connect with nature and each other.