The Washington State Legislature has just passed a capital budget to fund new project work around the state, including major investments in habitat conservation and outdoor recreation, as well as schools, mental health facilities, and affordable housing.
With sweeping views, the new trail across the 520 floating bridge fills a missing gap in our region’s regional trail network, allowing more and more people to commute and explore on foot or bike.
A picturesque day-use area in the Middle Fork Valley is now accessible thanks to a new bridge. The 45’ wooden bridge provides access to a broad gravel bar with soaring views of surrounding mountains and the Valley.
Goodbye, potholes. The High Point Trailhead on Tiger Mountain just got some well-deserved TLC. Freshly paved and striped, and with a turnaround for buses, this popular trailhead is more accessible than ever.
Recreation planning is underway for the new Teanaway Community Forest as thousands of survey results come in, painting a vivid picture of current and desired activities across the forest.
A much-anticipated new trail ascending across Mt. Washington just opened, providing recreation access to scenic, mountainous terrain just east of North Bend.
After four years of construction, the Middle Fork Road is now open! The reconstruction of this once notorious pothole-filled access road now provides safe and family-friendly access to this ‘wilderness in our backyard’ for the first time.
As our new Community Coordinator in upper Kittitas County Nicky will work closely with the community and organizations to build and strengthen connections between local communities and public lands on the eastern half of the Greenway.
