Blog Post

November 25, 2024
Post By: Paulina Orrantia Burboa, Communications Intern
REI is one of our outdoor-loving community’s most recognized brands and has embraced a role as one of the region’s most active and powerful voices for conservation. Recent years have underscored the profound benefits of time spent outdoors on human health and happiness, and REI has long been ahead of the curve in advocating...

November 19, 2024
Post By: Kristina Cruz, former Volunteer Specialist
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Over the decades, volunteers have worked with organizations like the Greenway Trust to restore Issaquah Creek, a lifeline for endangered wildlife that has undergone significant transformation over the past few centuries.  Once blanketed by forests of conifers and alder, the land around Issaquah Creek was home to Snoqualmie People who developed deep ties to the...

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...

November 11, 2024
Post by Amy Brockhaus, Deputy Director
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It’s hard to believe, but 2024 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....

October 25, 2024
Post by Katie Egresi, Communications Manager
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Picture yourself as a high school student, balancing time with friends, homework, and wondering about what’s next after graduation. One day, a flyer catches your eye—a paid internship with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. You’re intrigued, and the chance to earn some money seals the deal.  Fast forward to the end of summer:...

October 23, 2024
Post By: Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director of the Greenway Trust
Less than two weeks from now, Washington voters face a critical choice: to protect the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) by voting NO on Initiative 2117, or to repeal the CCA and obstruct future climate action. The CCA is one of the most comprehensive approaches for fighting climate change and protecting our clean air and...

October 22, 2024
This post is a collaboration between Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and Washington Trails Association.
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Is there a trail that you think needs maintenance? If it’s on federal land, it might be on the list of projects that will be funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in 2025, the program’s final year of authorized funding.  GAOA created the Legacy Restoration Fund, which provides up to $1.9 billion...

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...

June 3, 2024
Post by Madison Gard, Greenway Trust Trail Crew Member
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My first morning on the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Trail Crew came with a lot of nerves. Months ago, I applied for the seasonal position because of my desire to work outdoors and curiosity to learn about land stewardship through the building and maintenance of trails. When I told friends and family about...

May 29, 2024
Post by Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Senior Manager
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On May 13, monumental news broke on the eastern side of the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area – the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA-DNR) successfully won a $15.3 million federal grant to acquire 9,700 acres of forest above the Upper Kittitas County communities of Cle Elum, Roslyn, and Ronald.  This grant...