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13 Trails to Explore in the Mountains to Sound Greenway This Winter

January 11, 2021

With 1.5 million acres of land spanning from Seattle to Ellensburg, there’s plenty of outdoor fun to be had in the Mountains to Sound Greenway. When the snow starts to fly, it doesn’t mean you have to hole up indoors. There are many winter hiking trails that remain relatively snow-free, so bundle up and head

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Volunteer Year in Review – 2020, the Year That Was

December 29, 2020

Reflecting on the memories and the pivots of 2020, we'll still be ringing in the new year with a deep gratitude for our volunteers.

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Restoration and Trail Work Across the Greenway in 2020

December 22, 2020

This year the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust made some necessary and drastic adjustments to how we operated. Our office staff switched to working remotely (and still are!), but it was important for our Trail and Restoration Crews to continue to work on the ground. So, we problem solved. We created protocols for the Trail

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Q&A: Julia Munger, Former AmeriCorps Member

December 15, 2020

What’s the benefit of serving with AmeriCorps? For Julia Munger, botanist for Seattle Public Utilities at the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, AmeriCorps provided the experience needed to start her career and find opportunities that fit her passions. While completing two service terms with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Julia found that she enjoyed getting

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2020 Parade of Accomplishments

November 24, 2020

2020 has brought many challenges, but the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and our partners have continued to carry out important work for the benefit of this incredible landscape and all those who engage with it. Perhaps more than ever, we are thankful for this opportunity to come together and celebrate some of the accomplishments

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Constructing the Powerlink Trail on Tiger Mountain

November 11, 2020

If you have ever explored the three summits of Tiger Mountain State Forest, you know that East Tiger Summit provides a fantastic view of Mount Rainier. But getting to that majestic vista has always required climbing a steep, unappealing dirt road. That is all changed now. When the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR)

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Clean Water Ambassador Certificate Program Goes Virtual in 2020

November 2, 2020

Since 2016, the Greenway Trust has partnered with the King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) on Clean Water Ambassadors — a paid summer internship program for high-school students to conduct water-quality investigations while learning about local environmental issues, solutions, and careers. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to hire a new cohort

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Getting Hands On with History at the Salmon la Sac Picnic Shelter

October 21, 2020

During the last days of September, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust hosted a week-long volunteer event and traditional skills workshop at the Salmon la Sac picnic shelter, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1936. The goal of the volunteer event was to construct an informational kiosk using traditional log building

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Welcome New Board Members 2020

October 19, 2020

Each year the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust welcomes new leaders onto our Board of Directors. The Greenway Board is made up of approximately 60 members who are elected to three-year terms at an annual meeting each June. The Greenway Trust is composed of this Board of Directors, along with the Board of Advisors, Technical

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Best Places to see Fall Color in the Greenway

October 16, 2020

Autumn is officially in the air which means chillier days and in some parts of the Greenway, it’s time do some leaf peeping! Whether you’re heading out on a trail or driving along I-90, we’ve rounded up some of Mother Nature’s best backdrops to take in some fall foliage. Middle Fork Road Drive along

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