News

August 25, 2014
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Terry Wallgren, Cle Elum community activist, banker, and Greenway Trust board member for more than two decades, passed away August 20th. During his tenure on the Greenway Trust board, Wallgren led the effort to acquire the railroad right-of-way and build the Coal Mines Trail, a popular 5-mile recreational and commuter trail that connects the...

August 22, 2014
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Trail maintenance is critical to the long-term sustainability of a trail network – meeting the increased demand for recreation, without negatively impacting the landscape. For more than 20 years, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s Stewardship Program has been focused on improving existing trails to accommodate a growing population, increasing access, and improving trail safety. The Middle...

August 18, 2014
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An amazing place is coming to a historic space in Duvall. This summer the ground is breaking on a new Community Garden and Food Forest at the historic Doughtery Farmstead. The Community Garden will provide a place for people to grow food, experience the outdoors and learn about permaculture. The project is being headed...

July 17, 2014
We are thrilled to report that we now have Greenway National Heritage Area legislation introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives! This week, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area. Senate Bill 2602...

June 12, 2014
The Greenway is a special place. Employers want to locate their companies here. Residents can go for a mountain hike or city bike ride after work. Tourists arrive from across the globe. This beautiful place we all enjoy should be officially recognized as the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. “As the world’s...

April 25, 2014
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Kokanee salmon fry are swimming in Ebright Creek today. Fifth grade students from Campbell Hill Elementary School in Renton released kokanee salmon into the clear waters of Ebright Creek on the east shore of Lake Sammamish, as part of the fifth annual Kokanee Fry Release celebration. Kokanee are native to the Lake Sammamish watershed...

April 8, 2014
At long last, a construction project on 9.7 miles of the Middle Fork road is starting this spring! The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded the contract and construction will begin in mid-April. The work will include repaving the roadway from milepost 2.7 just past the couplet at Lake Dorothy Road to the Middle...

January 29, 2014
On a crisp winter day with sweeping views of the surrounding mountains – Mt. Baker to the North, Mt. Rainier to the South, and the Cascades peeking through viewsheds to the East – Sarah Cassidy, the Education Director at Oxbow Farm guided us past mounds of row crops. Only the collard greens had weathered...

January 15, 2014
This week the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing testimony in a case (Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust et al., v. United States) that could have national consequences on rails-to-trails projects. The case is about whether the U.S. Government has a right to the land they granted to the railroads in the late 1880’s. SCOTUSBLOG has...

December 31, 2013
What a year it has been… Below is a compilation of our top 10 most liked and most read stories from Facebook over the past year which highlights some significant accomplishments, fun events, new recreation improvements, and more. Enjoy!   1. BREAKING NEWS! Congressman Dave Reichert has just introduced legislation in theU.S. House of Representatives...