Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Tom Gibbs

July 17, 2019
Mike Woodsum, Director of Development
The Mountains to Sound Greenway lost one of its great heroes recently when Tom Gibbs passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom served 23 years on the Greenway Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, winning the admiration and friendship of many generations of Greenway Board and staff. Few people in our...

July 10, 2019
Nicky Pasi, Upper Yakima Community Coordinator
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At the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, we appreciate a good river. We travel trails alongside them, rebuild bridges across them, and plant thousands of trees along their banks to shade and cool their waters. Recently, a group of Greenway Explorers had a chance to get out and float on one. On June 15th...

June 5, 2019
Maria Sheldon, AmeriCorps Education Associate
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Just off exit 20 on Interstate-90, a Tiger sleeps. And on a cold-wet day in fall, students stand in a circle at the base of the Tiger’s tail, listening to the sounds that fill the forest. I smile at the silent mouths, closed eyes, and attentive ears of the students. “We hear the sound...

May 31, 2019
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Looking back on the re-decking of the iconic Middle Fork Gateway Bridge, and how it came to be in the first place. The Gateway Bridge – an iconic bridge over the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River – received a brand new, freshly-milled top-decking surface in April 2019. A necessary improvement made possible entirely through efforts of...

May 18, 2019
Zoe McClain, Guest Greenway Writer
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We live in a world that is constantly changing; constantly forcing us to advance our understanding of it in order to advance our societies. With desperate need for technological advancements and threats as deadly as global warming, learning to understand and acknowledge science has never been more important. And like most everything, it starts...

May 17, 2019
Nicky Pasi, Upper Yakima Community Coordinator
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Thanks to the community who answered the call to support the Teanaway, volunteering to help several important campground cleanups and fencing projects ahead of the busy summer season.

May 7, 2019
Mercedes Stroeve, Program Associate
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An important conservation funding source is up for renewal on the ballot this summer—mark your calendars to remember to vote!