Blog Post

February 9, 2026
Karissa Maeda, Communications Coordinator
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
In early December, the impact of the record rainfall and high winds that swept through Western Washington was experienced by many communities, as homes, businesses, and roads were damaged across the state. The significant amount of rain that we received over a short period of time caused water levels to rise quickly and flood,...

February 3, 2026
Post by Mike Stenger, Recreation Projects Manager
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Otter Falls is a dramatic 700’ granite slab graced with a plunging cascade into a small pond known as Lipsy Lake. This spot deep within the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley is popular with both day hikers and slab rock climbers who travel four miles up the Snoqualmie Lake Trail to reach the falls, but...

January 28, 2026
Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Senior Manager
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area extends from Seattle to Ellensburg, including both King and Kittitas Counties. Residents of both areas frequently cross Snoqualmie Pass to work, play, and visit the other end of this landscape. Kittitas County receives more than 10 million “participant days” (24 hour periods) every year according to...

January 20, 2026
Post by Amy Brockhaus, Deputy Director and Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Manager
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 The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust coalition advocates for programs that protect public lands, waters, and access to landscapes in the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. These key legislative priorities protect the quality of our public lands and our connection to it. They also work to protect human and environmental health. From wildfire...

November 6, 2025
Post by Amy Brockhaus, Deputy Director
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It’s hard to believe, but 2025 is already winding down and the new year will be here before we know it! With each year’s end, we like to pause and reflect on some of the accomplishments that have taken place across the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area over the past 12 months....

September 26, 2025
Post By: Volunteer Specialists Samantha Herlich and Amanda Kelly
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
At the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s field base in Issaquah, a whiteboard for schedules and updates features a curious statistic: an ever-growing tally of how often restoration volunteers have asked, “Why not use goats to get rid of blackberry bushes at Lake Sammamish State Park?” It’s a fair question; digging out thick root...

August 21, 2025
Post by Vince Pruis, Teanaway Engagement Coordinator
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
While Charley stages the five other llamas for our Lead-a-Llama event, Mary delicately steps back up into the trailer at Indian Camp and starts munching. She’s much more interested in her hay than in the introduction our participants are getting to the Teanaway Community Forest (TCF)—the largest community forest in the state – within...

July 11, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Volunteers have been a critical lifeline for preserving and enhancing public lands and vital environments within the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA) for decades, but they are needed now more than ever. With state and federal funding for environmental restoration, education, and public land management being slashed, our public lands...