Stephanie Huck

June 14, 2012
Reprinted with special permission from Renee Bodine, Public Affairs Officer, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Service.
The eggs have hatched, but the chicks won’t be leaving home at the Deception Crag Wall until July 9th, keeping the wall off limits to climbers about a week longer than first announced. Biologists discovered the nesting peregrine falcons in April, and have been monitoring them ever since.  “We first noticed the wee ones...

June 12, 2012
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Construction has officially begun on the new trail at Mailbox Peak. Scheduled to be finished in fall 2013, the new trail will offer hikers a much more sustainable route to the summit. It climbs the roughly 4,000 vertical feet in five miles, as opposed to the same gain in the existing trail’s two miles....

May 22, 2012
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Long have many hikers lamented the conditions of the mostly boot-built trail at Mailbox Peak in the stunning Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley. The steep scrambles and near-vertical parts of the trail have long-challenged even the most physically fit of hiking enthusiasts. Long have some hikers commented on the packed parking lot at the...

May 11, 2012
This blog post is #4 in a series entitled Cities Matter and City Matters.
A nugget of wisdom from Alice in Wonderland: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where–” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. Luckily...

April 25, 2012
Biologists have discovered peregrine falcons nesting on a popular climbing site and are concerned climbers will disturb them. The nest is on the Deception Crag Wall at Interstate 90 exit 38. The site is typical nesting habitat according to Sonny Paz, wildlife biologist for the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, because the steep rock face protects...

April 13, 2012
This blog post is #3 in a series entitled Cities Matter and City Matters.
What comes to mind when you think about a forest? I am willing to wager most people think of a wild forest somewhere like the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Did you know that foresters consider urban forests to also be important? In fact the United States Forest Service has an entire urban forestry program. Where is...

March 19, 2012
This blog post is #2 in a series entitled Cities Matter and City Matters.
Who Knew? Every city in the Greenway is different, and each has a compelling story as well as fun trivia. Cities in the Greenway range in size from Beaux Arts with 299 residents to Seattle with 608,660. Seattle and Ellensburg were the two earliest cities to incorporate in 1869 and 1883 respectively. Sammamish is...

March 13, 2012
This blog post is #1 in a series entitled Cities Matter and City Matters.
While many people think of the Greenway as being about trails, parks, and open space, it is also a place where cities matter! Cities are essential to the Greenway Trust’s work of creating a high quality of life for people in this region. The vast majority of people in the Greenway live, work, and play in...

February 27, 2012
If you read the Seattle Times article on the 13th of February, you may have already heard about a new citizen led movement to create family-friendly streets where everyone feels comfortable biking, walking, and playing. For me, this movement is personal. When I bike around Seattle or other communities by myself, I feel confident and safe...

February 15, 2012
A little more than 20 years ago, a group of visionaries came together to make a plan. The plan was to create a Greenway along Interstate 90. With lots of hard work, dedication and collaboration, this dream has become reality. We have an incredible Greenway in our backyards, complete with networks of trails, open...