Explore

May 11, 2020
Guest Op-Ed by the Recreation Community
Exploring the outdoors feeds our souls and helps keep us healthy, when done responsibly. Yet, as we begin to once again enjoy these benefits, we must keep the well-being of all of us in mind. For several weeks, Washington residents have put protecting their families and communities above enjoying our natural landscapes. As leaders...

May 5, 2020
Libby Halpin Nelson, Sr. Environmental Policy Analyst, Treaty Rights Office, The Tulalip Tribes
While many of us are sheltering in place, we have been giving a much needed break to wildlife in the Greenway.  Although we all miss and need nature in our life, nature probably hasn’t missed us  — our noise, our carbon emissions, our trash, our too many footprints penetrating deeper into the forests and...

April 3, 2020
During these challenging times of COVID-19, we fully understand the desire to get outdoors and connect with nature. In fact, one of our core beliefs at the Greenway Trust is that when we are connected with nature, our lives are better. However, as our community comes together to deal with an unprecedented global crisis,...

March 31, 2020
Katie Egresi, Communications Coordinator
During this challenging time of COVID-19, we’ve all been encouraged to not only practice social distancing, but to also adjust our recreation habits as we work together to slow the spread of this virus. While we may not be able to #GetOutAndGreenway in the same ways we used to right now, it’s the perfect...

March 9, 2020
Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director
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One of the things I love most about birds is that you can find them almost anywhere — from city parks to remote wilderness. And because you find different birds in different habitats, looking for birds can be a great way to discover and explore new places, or perhaps appreciate a familiar place in...

December 19, 2019
Mike Stenger, Recreation Projects Manager
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For the past two decades, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and our partners contemplated the emergence of the Oxbow Loop Trail as a special recreation opportunity in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley. During 2018 and 2019, the trail and trailhead became a reality in a cooperative construction project undertaken by the Greenway...

July 10, 2019
Nicky Pasi, Upper Yakima Community Coordinator
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At the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, we appreciate a good river. We travel trails alongside them, rebuild bridges across them, and plant thousands of trees along their banks to shade and cool their waters. Recently, a group of Greenway Explorers had a chance to get out and float on one. On June 15th...

November 14, 2018
Nicky Pasi
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
After this summer’s successful Teanaway Volunteer Workparty, we want to see and share all the ways people play in the Teanaway. The Teanaway Community Forest Advisory Committee has created a photo contest to spotlight the features and activities that draw visitors to this landscape. The rules are simple: enter one of five categories, ‘Teanaway...