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The Washington State Legislature appropriated $42 million for parks, trails and wildlife habitat through the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. This is wonderful news for Washington State and for the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Such a commitment from Washington State policy makers and residents speaks directly to the Greenway mission of preserving a balance...

WHERE WILL YOU BE JULY 2-10, 2011? If your answer doesn’t involve joining in the Mountains to Sound Greenway’s 20th Anniversary celebration, it’s time to change your plans! This summer, the Greenway landscape will host the event of a lifetime – a 9-day adventure across the Greenway, starting with the magnificent vistas of Kittitas County,...

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Recently my love of Seattle and its surrounding communities has significantly expanded – ever since I started working for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. I love working as the Volunteer Event Coordinator for the 8th Annual Mountains to Sound Greenway Summer Festival. If you don’t know about this festival already, you are really missing...

When we asked Seattle-based photographer Dave Schiefelbein if he would take on the responsibility of curating the first ever Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Traveling Photography Exhibition, he knew right away it was something he wanted to be involved in. “Saying ‘yes’ was easy,” he said. “My life, my home, my photography work – it’s all...

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust loves working with locally owned businesses, especially those that share our love of the environment, of sustainable development, and of promoting all the cool things to see and do between Seattle and Ellensburg. That’s why when we began looking for businesses to partner with us in hosting the...

We are so excited to have our new website up and running. Thank you Groundwire! If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, give it a spin. Check out the interactive map, scroll through the great upcoming events, and learn about the many different areas in which we work. We hope you find...

In the past couple of years, I’ve begun to notice the minute changes around Issaquah.  It used to be that as you drove toward the Front Street exit you could see Tiger Mountain’s lush forests and the Issaquah Plateau’s open fields.  A little while ago I noticed the first house visible from I-90.  It...

Looking back on a year full of interesting projects, great partnerships and hard working volunteers, I can’t help but take a moment and give a pat on the back to everyone who helped make 2010 one for the record books! Thank you to all the partners, volunteers, agencies and dedicated behind-the-scenes individuals who helped...

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Recreation enthusiasts are one step closer to being able to walk, bike or ride a horse from one end of the Mountains to Sound Greenway to the other. The Washington State Department of Transportation, with help from the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, completed the construction of a 1.25-mile section of mixed-use regional trail...

Today was the Greenway’s annual Tree Planting Kick off Event. It my first, given I am still fairly new to the organization. Let me tell you this…it was magical…so many great people of all ages lending a hand to planting thousands of native trees and shrubs at Issaquah’s Squak Valley Park North. This park...