Katie Egresi

April 6, 2020
Nicky Pasi, Upper Yakima Basin Coordinator
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
The community of Thorp may be best known to most Greenway travelers for the massive fruit stand bearing its name at Exit 101. The unincorporated town behind the fruit stand is made up of three dozen homes (give or take), a post office, a K-12 school, and a fire station. On the far edge...

April 3, 2020
During these challenging times of COVID-19, we fully understand the desire to get outdoors and connect with nature. In fact, one of our core beliefs at the Greenway Trust is that when we are connected with nature, our lives are better. However, as our community comes together to deal with an unprecedented global crisis,...

March 31, 2020
Katie Egresi, Communications Coordinator
During this challenging time of COVID-19, we’ve all been encouraged to not only practice social distancing, but to also adjust our recreation habits as we work together to slow the spread of this virus. While we may not be able to #GetOutAndGreenway in the same ways we used to right now, it’s the perfect...

March 27, 2020
Dan Hintz, Restoration Projects Manager
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
As you may remember from a previous blog post, the Greenway Trust has been working with partners at Seattle City Light (SCL), Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and Northwest Natural Resource Group (NNRG) to design a forest restoration project along Stossel Creek that will test new methods aimed at establishing forests that are more resilient to...

March 12, 2020
Mercedes Stroeve, Program Associate
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Mountains to Sound Greenway being named a National Heritage Area! NHAs are places designated by Congress that are identified as having historic, cultural, and natural resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape.

March 9, 2020
Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
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One of the things I love most about birds is that you can find them almost anywhere — from city parks to remote wilderness. And because you find different birds in different habitats, looking for birds can be a great way to discover and explore new places, or perhaps appreciate a familiar place in...

February 13, 2020
Eliza Foster + Katie Egresi, Communications Coordinators
There are 1.5 million acres in the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area, which leaves a lot of room for falling in love — both with someone else and this amazing landscape we get to live, work, and play in. This Valentine’s Day, we put a call out on our social media channels...

December 31, 2019
Eliza Foster & Katie Egresi, Communications Coordinators
With 2020 right around the corner, you’ve probably started to think about a few resolutions to make for the new year. Or maybe you haven’t, and that’s okay too! It can be overwhelming to think about everything you want to accomplish as we head into this new decade. The key is breaking your goals...

December 19, 2019
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
A family-friendly loop trail within the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley. For two decades, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and our partners contemplated the emergence of the Oxbow Loop Trail as a special recreation opportunity in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley. During 2018 and 2019, the trail and trailhead became a reality in a cooperative...