Stephanie Huck, Author at Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

August 12, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Hikers on the 25th Anniversary Mountains to Sound Greenway Trek wrote postcards to Senator Cantwell to thank her for her leadership in reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

August 11, 2015

By Jennifer McKeown, Snoqualmie Program Manager

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Snoqualmie Valley

Through a ‘Chef-to-Farm’ program, culinary students are learning how to support local food and be part of the local food revolution from the very beginning of their careers.

July 30, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, Snoqualmie Valley, Upper Yakima Basin, Urban Communities

Washington State's new capital and operating budgets will invest more than $55 million across the Greenway landscape over the next two years, including popular locations like Tiger Mountain, the Middle Fork Valley, and Iron Horse State Park.

July 23, 2015

Guest blog by Dale Hoff, Greenway Trek participant

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, Snoqualmie Valley, Upper Yakima Basin, Urban Communities

The 25th Anniversary Greenway Trek was an adventure not soon to be forgotten. Participant Dale Hoff recounts highlights from the 25th Anniversary Greenway Trek.

July 21, 2015

By Mackenzie Dolstad, Greenway Stewardship Program Coordinator and recent backcountry trip participant

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Upper Yakima Basin

In June, the Greenway Trust and Back Country Horsemen of Washington joined forces with the U.S. Forest Service to help maintain the Waptus River Trail, a beautiful hiker- and horse-friendly trail on the east side of the Greenway

July 8, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Urban Communities

Beach goers can now enjoy a beautiful new beach house at Sunset Beach, as part of a multi-year effort to improve Lake Sammamish State Park. The sustainably-crafted beach house is built with unique solar panels, rainwater collectors, planted rooftop, and siding of reclaimed redwood delineating spaces for community events, bathrooms, showers and changing rooms.

June 29, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, Snoqualmie Valley, Upper Yakima Basin, Urban Communities

We are excited to announce that Jon Hoekstra has joined the Greenway Trust as Executive Director. And his first order of business is to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area.

June 25, 2015

Breaking news from June 25, 2015 about Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area campaign:

Legislation introduced in U.S. Senate and House today would strengthen our region’s high quality of life and celebrate its heritage of spectacular forests, rivers, and mountains on the doorsteps of cities

June 18, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

Many years after they were spoken, Ira Spring’s words still ring true: we need the power of many voices to take care of the areas we love. A new plaque on top of Mailbox Peak commemorates Spring and the many voices who made this new trail possible.

May 27, 2015

The recreation community has spoken loud and clear: it’s time to create the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. More than 3,000 hikers, bikers, kayakers, and climbers just signed the petition to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area.