As the Greenway Trust worked collaboratively through milestones—like helping secure the country’s first National Scenic Byway designation on an interstate highway, an honor usually reserved for smaller, rural roads, on this section of Interstate 90 in 1998; and later, successfully advocating for the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area designation in 2019—the original...
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Hikers began their journey on the Mountains to Sound Greenway March on July 4, 1990, at Snoqualmie Pass. They traversed tough terrain that led to many blisters, fireworks, and an unexpected sprinkler incident that kept trekkers on their toes. After days of walking and camping on rugged paths, the leaders of the Mountains to...
In the early 1980s, Harvey Manning invited the newly elected Commissioner of Public Lands, Brian Boyle, on a tour of Tiger Mountain to describe the unique issues that the area faced. As he explored the mountain with members of the Issaquah Alps Club, Boyle learned that user-made trails wove in and out of private...
The story of the Greenway Trust begins with a group of environmentalists at the Issaquah Alps Trails Club (IATC) who were forging a movement to preserve the forests of the region by guiding hikers through unnamed, nascent trails—sparking a lifelong dedication to nature that would protect the Issaquah Alps and eventually create one of...
