Shenise Ramirez

September 26, 2025
Post By: Volunteer Specialists Samantha Herlich and Amanda Kelly
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At the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s field base in Issaquah, a whiteboard for schedules and updates features a curious statistic: an ever-growing tally of how often restoration volunteers have asked, “Why not use goats to get rid of blackberry bushes at Lake Sammamish State Park?” It’s a fair question; digging out thick root...

August 13, 2025
Post By: Aisyah Aziz, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Community and Youth Engagement Coordinator
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The Klondike Gold Rush ushered in a burst of economic activity and growth for Seattleites that put the city on the map as a place to prepare for expeditions in the late 1800s. Gold fever sparked the imagination of thousands of people from around the world, and a majority of them stopped in Seattle...

July 11, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Volunteers have been a critical lifeline for preserving and enhancing public lands and vital environments within the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA) for decades, but they are needed now more than ever. With state and federal funding for environmental restoration, education, and public land management being slashed, our public lands...

April 9, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
Oral history is a powerful tool used within the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area to preserve stories, activate archives, and connect communities across generations. While oral storytelling has long been used to share knowledge, modern technology offers new ways to record and share these narratives. However, building the skills to create inclusive,...

March 27, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Long-term restoration is a practice that has been a part of human culture since time immemorial and continues today in the form of projects undertaken by Tribes, non-profits, government agencies, and dedicated volunteers. Along Issaquah Creek, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and their partners have monitored and implemented incremental in-stream habitat improvements since...

February 26, 2025
Post By: Katie Egresi, Greenway Trust Communications Manager
Last updated March 13, 2025. Please note that this situation is changing rapidly — check current news sources for the most up to date numbers and announcements. The mass firings within the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),...

January 29, 2025
Post by Kiley Neil, Visitor Services & Collections Assistant of the Northwest Railway Museum
After the Civil War, the roots of the civil rights movement began to take shape within the Pullman Sleeping Car Company, the pioneer of luxury sleeping cars. In 1867, George Mortimer Pullman, the company’s founder, introduced ‘The President’—a luxurious sleeping coach equipped with an attached kitchen and dining car that offered personal service to...

January 21, 2025
Post by Amy Brockhaus, Deputy Director
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From the scenic trails of the Cascades to the working farms and forests that support our communities, the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA) supports local, state, and federal legislative priorities that preserve this landscape for future generations. Protecting these special places takes collaboration, funding, and smart policies—and our voice makes...

December 31, 2024
Post By: Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Manager
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Within the Central Cascades, a critical restoration effort to restore the Kachess River and protect endangered bull trout is rerouting the Mineral Creek trail—balancing access to recreation while being sensitive to habitat protection for fish and other species. While the Mineral Creek trail links recreationists to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, a path...