The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner’s Volunteer Hero Award was established to salute DNR’s volunteers who have dedicated their time, enthusiasm, and efforts to support several of DNR’s programs. This award not only recognizes an outstanding volunteer who has shown tireless commitment, it also celebrates all of DNR’s valuable volunteers. This is your...
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As most of you may now know, there is a wildfire devastating parts of Kittitas County, near the Cle Elum area. Even though the Greenway Trust’s main office is located in downtown Seattle, our hearts are in Kittitas County as our friends on the eastern side of the Mountains to Sound Greenway struggle to...
Everyone knows The Mountains to Sound Greenway has some of the best hiking trails in this area. A rainy day hike to Granite Lakes a couple of weekends ago was no exception. With abundant hiking in the nearby Alpine Lakes Wilderness (the closest wilderness area to any major metropolitan area in the country!), it...
The eggs have hatched, but the chicks won’t be leaving home at the Deception Crag Wall until July 9th, keeping the wall off limits to climbers about a week longer than first announced. Biologists discovered the nesting peregrine falcons in April, and have been monitoring them ever since. “We first noticed the wee ones...
Biologists have discovered peregrine falcons nesting on a popular climbing site and are concerned climbers will disturb them. The nest is on the Deception Crag Wall at Interstate 90 exit 38. The site is typical nesting habitat according to Sonny Paz, wildlife biologist for the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, because the steep rock face protects...
What comes to mind when you think about a forest? I am willing to wager most people think of a wild forest somewhere like the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Did you know that foresters consider urban forests to also be important? In fact the United States Forest Service has an entire urban forestry program. Where is...
Who Knew? Every city in the Greenway is different, and each has a compelling story as well as fun trivia. Cities in the Greenway range in size from Beaux Arts with 299 residents to Seattle with 608,660. Seattle and Ellensburg were the two earliest cities to incorporate in 1869 and 1883 respectively. Sammamish is...
While many people think of the Greenway as being about trails, parks, and open space, it is also a place where cities matter! Cities are essential to the Greenway Trust’s work of creating a high quality of life for people in this region. The vast majority of people in the Greenway live, work, and play in...
If you read the Seattle Times article on the 13th of February, you may have already heard about a new citizen led movement to create family-friendly streets where everyone feels comfortable biking, walking, and playing. For me, this movement is personal. When I bike around Seattle or other communities by myself, I feel confident and safe...
