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.

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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...

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...

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...

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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...

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For the past 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 construction project undertaken by the Greenway...

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The latest trail in the Middle Fork Valley took more than three years to complete. Thanks to a partnership between the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the USDA Forest Service Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (USFS), there’s a new trail for hikers to enjoy in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley: Garfield Ledges. This...

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A new trail in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley that was 15 years in the making. Thanks to a partnership between the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the USDA Forest Service Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (USFS), there’s another great trail for hikers to enjoy in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley: Garfield Ledges....

The fruits of our partnership and cooperation are all around us in the Greenway.  The network of parks and green spaces within and around our cities; The working farms and forests that cradle our small towns; The ever-improving regional trail network that enables us to travel from home to school or work and even...