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Congressman McDermott co-sponsors National Heritage Area legislation June 11, 2013
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 …
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Tracking Invaders from Stevens to Snoqualmie June 4, 2013
By way of introduction, Aaron and I are Restoration Technicians employed by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Our work for the Greenway is primarily in …
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Saving baby trees May 17, 2013
Dear Ms. Kentch, Thank you for letting us go on our second field trip to Mountains to Sound. It felt so good helping the environment …
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Keeping knotweed at bay along Issaquah Creek May 8, 2013
Invasive weeds do not know where a public park ends and a private lot begins. On both public and private lands, the banks of Issaquah …
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One step closer to an official Greenway April 30, 2013
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 …
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The Great Comeback of Lake Sammamish Kokanee April 26, 2013
Kokanee salmon are swimming again in Lake Sammamish. Today, 4th grade students from Blackwell Elementary School released thousands of kokanee fry into Ebright Creek, which …
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Sally Jewell, our new Secretary of the Interior! April 10, 2013
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 …
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Land conservation, piece by piece April 8, 2013
Raging River Lands Conserved In March, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved the purchase of 460 acres in the Raging River State Forest, …
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Huge swath of forest conserved in south King County March 28, 2013
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 …
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State Parks in disrepair March 26, 2013
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 …
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Goopy Gems: The Claylands of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie March 13, 2013
Clay deposits in Middle Fork from an ice age era glacial lake support an unique diversity of forest species. Pending Wilderness designation in Congress would …
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Margaret Macleod honored with Ruth Kees award in Issaquah March 6, 2013
Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger awarded Margaret Macleod, City of Issaquah Interagency Coordinator, with the Ruth Kees Environmental Award for a Sustainable Community at a tree …
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