Forterra has embarked on one of the most ambitious projects in our nearly 30-year history: helping a proud Skagit Valley town escape the increasingly dangerous floodplain that it's long called home. The aim: create a thriving and sustainable upland community where, over time, people from Hamilton can choose to move.
At the same time we'll help restore a compromised section of the Skagit River that's critical to the survival of Chinook salmon and — by extension — the Orca who depend on them. Thanks to The Seattle Times for devoting three pages in its Sunday paper to this important story. Read it here.
Times reporters summarize key points of the article in this short video.
