Outdoor Recreation

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),...

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...

November 13, 2024
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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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
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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...

October 4, 2024
Post By: Caroline Villanova, National Heritage Area Manager
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Did you know that you can make a difference in outdoor recreation by joining a trailhead ambassador program? Trailhead ambassadors are outreach and engagement programs designed to educate and empower visitors that hike, bike, and camp across the region by showing them how to recreate responsibly. Being a friendly face at a trailhead or...

August 6, 2024
Post by: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator and Jim Labayen, Adult Education Manager of Bike Works
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Use this guide to enjoy the breathtaking views within the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area with a stewardship mindset.

July 31, 2024
Post by: Shenise Ramirez
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You don’t need to whip up entire meals from your local green spaces to call yourself a sustainable urban forager. But what you do need is respect—for the land, the plants, and the traditions tied to them. Foraging is a vast world, reaching beyond just food. Plants have been used for centuries for dyes,...

May 18, 2023
Post by Kay Emery, Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator
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The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area is home to a huge number of trails that allow access to beautiful mountain tops, waterfalls, and shrub-steppe desert views. While trails provide us with opportunities to connect with nature in fun and meaningful ways, these trails and the people using them have an impact on...

November 9, 2022
Post by: Trail Crew Lead Kasey Shultz
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Over the summer, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail Crew completed an eight-day camping trip along the Snow Lake and Rock Creek Trails in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Over the course of the spike, we hiked 32 miles and climbed over 8,000 feet in elevation. We removed 17 logs that once obstructed the trail,...

February 19, 2021
Guest blog written by local historian John W. Lundin
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Although ski jumping in Washington is a distant memory these days, it was the most popular form of skiing in the sport’s early days. The Mountains to Sound Greenway corridor contains several ski jumping sites that were important parts of the country’s tournament circuit, where the world’s best jumpers competed, national distance records were...