Shenise Ramirez

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
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
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
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
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...

December 31, 2024
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
After almost going extinct, beaver populations are rebounding within the Pacific Northwest —their return brings a form of natural habitat engineering that enriches ecosystems and raises questions about how they might impact our waterways. From conservationists working to rehabilitate habitats with the same woody materials that are attractive to beavers, to homeowners worried about...

November 19, 2024
Post By: Kristina Cruz, former Volunteer Specialist
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Over the decades, volunteers have worked with organizations like the Greenway Trust to restore Issaquah Creek, a lifeline for endangered wildlife that has undergone significant transformation over the past few centuries.  Once blanketed by forests of conifers and alder, the land around Issaquah Creek was home to Snoqualmie People who developed deep ties to the...

November 13, 2024
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
The Puget Sound region is full of protected forests that are close to urban areas like Seattle. But how do lands become protected forests, especially when the prices of these lands are usually unattainably high for our state land management agencies?   The answer can be found in a newly protected patch of forest in the Snoqualmie...

October 31, 2024
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
In the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area, sustainable trail work is key to balancing the needs of both people and the environment. Each project undertaken by the Greenway Trust within this stunning natural corridor ensures that the beauty of the land remains intact for generations, while also enhancing trails with accessible upgrades...