The Cascade Land Conservancy was awarded a $750,000 grant from The Boeing Company to support the work of The Cascade Agenda in forests, along creeks and streams and in the restoration of forested parks.

The grant, one of the largest strategically invested with an environmental nonprofit by Boeing, comes as the Conservancy moves into the public phase of a $20 million Cascade Agenda Campaign, designed to implement the goals and strategies of The Agenda. The Cascade Agenda, launched in May 2005, is a 100-year visionary regional program focused on conserving 1.3 million acres of working forests, farmlands and revitalize cities and towns throughout the region.

"This grant reflects the far-reaching promise of The Cascade Agenda and the proven track record of the Cascade Land Conservancy,” said Mary Armstrong, vice president of Environment, Health and Safety for The Boeing Company. “Boeing is proud to continue its long-standing support for the environment because it helps us maintain the Puget Sound region as an attractive, vibrant and competitive place for our employees to live and work."

CLC will use the gift as a catalyst to accelerate its work on implementing the goals of The Agenda, which links significant land conservation with the need for housing choices, livable cities and a strong economy.