U.S. Representative Jim McDermott joined as co-sponsor to legislation introduced by Reps. Dave Reichert and Adam Smith to designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area. “The Mountains to Sound Greenway is a state and national treasure with rich natural and cultural resources. Its conservation should be a top priority. Washingtonians...
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Thanks to legislation introduced by U.S. Congressman Dave Reichert, we are one step closer to an official Mountains to Sound Greenway. The area from Seattle, over the Cascades, to central Washington surrounding Interstate 90 is a special part of our region, indeed our country. It’s a treasured landscape of mountains, forests, rivers and streams,...
By a vote of 87 to 11, the U.S. Senate approved Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) chief executive Sally Jewell on Wednesday as the next Secretary of the Interior. Obama’s nomination of Sally to this Cabinet post made national news and sent waves of enthusiasm through the conservation and recreation community. President Obama tapped Sally Jewell...
Just south of the Greenway… King County and Hancock Timber Resource Group have reached a preliminary agreement for the county to purchase a conservation easement that would permanently protect 43,000 acres of the White River Forest near Enumclaw. The terms of the conservation easement would allow current and future owners the right to...
As reporter Lynda Mapes described in the Seattle Times this week, popular state parks throughout Washington are in a grim state of disrepair. The Mountains to Sound Greenway is home to seven beloved state parks. Squak Mountain State Park features quiet, forested trails for hikers and equestrians just south of Issaquah. But budget cuts leave trails that...
President Obama nominated Sally Jewell for the post of Secretary of the Interior. Jewell is a past president and a founding board member of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the President and CEO of REI. “Sally Jewell is a respected leader and passionate advocate for conservation, recreation and outdoor education,” says Cynthia...
A quick drive over snowy Snoqualmie Pass, fueled by coffee and talk of hiking, adventuring, and fun jobs, landed Greenway representatives in Ellensburg. Teacher Ali Parizer, Intern Noah Pylvainen and Education Program Manager Sally Kentch staffed a Greenway booth at the e3 Winter Fair, organized by Kittitas Environmental Education Network (KEEN) to celebrate the...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And what a wonderful year in the Mountains to Sound Greenway… new public land acquisitions, improved recreation access, critical wildlife habitat preservation, ecological restoration, and so much more. Here are 25 Reasons to Celebrate the Greenway in 2012: 1. More lands added to Raging River State...
