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A Return to the Beloved Tree Planting Celebration October 26, 2022
It’s that time of year again: tree planting season! For many years, we’ve hosted a large Tree Planting Celebration in partnership with Carter
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Vote Yes on King County Proposition 1 to Create a Climate-resilient Future October 12, 2022
What is the price of a pine forest, a salmon-bearing stream, or a tree-lined park in a city? Many of these places have a dollar
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Pitching in for Kittitas County’s Public Lands  October 11, 2022
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of September. Thousands
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Impacting the Future of the Greenway NHA, One Student at a Time September 29, 2022
Fall in the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area is a beautiful time of change and transition. The leaves are turning from green to
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Hidden Gems of the Greenway: The Search for Swamp Gentian September 8, 2022
Pushing through chest-high brush and whipping branches, I catch a glance of a small opening in the forest filled with moss and skunk cabbage. Looking
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Stewardship Across the Spectrum: A Q&A with Aspiring Youth Staff Lead Faye Lafond on Neurodiversity and Ecology August 18, 2022
The Greenway is thrilled to begin in-person partnerships with organizations that help youth in our communities reconnect to the outdoors. This summer, Aspiring Youth campers
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Cultivating Community and Environmental Stewardship at Seward Park August 12, 2022
On Saturday, July 23rd, ECOSS led a nature walk and habitat restoration event for BIPOC communities in collaboration with Mountains to Sound Greenway, Green Seattle
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Caring for the Greenway NHA Alongside New Partners August 11, 2022
Our mission is to lead and inspire action to conserve and enhance the landscape of the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA),
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Using iNaturalist to Learn and Connect in the Greenway July 11, 2022
With the arrival of summer sun comes mysterious new plants popping out of the ground. Where soil was bare just months ago, plant life abounds.
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Kicking Off a New Season of Environmental Internships June 27, 2022
At the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, we believe that one of the most important requirements in building a culture of stewardship and achieving long-term
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USDA Announces $503 Million to Improve Recreation, Conservation During Pacific Northwest National Forest Visit June 10, 2022
On June 6, 2022 Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than half a billion dollars through the
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Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Draft Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment May 20, 2022
The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA) is a unique geographic corridor made up of connected ecosystems and communities spanning 1.5 million acres
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