Page 31 – Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

May 2, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Two new properties were conserved—at the base of Mt. Defiance and along the Emerald Necklace. As our region grows, this combination of urban and mountain open spaces gives us room to breathe, relax, and stay healthy.

April 28, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Urban Communities

Governor Jay Inslee, Bothell Mayor Andy Rheaume, and representatives from the Friends of North Creek Forest and Help Our Woods cut a ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the new North Creek Forest.

April 8, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, Snoqualmie Valley, Urban Communities

Funding to take care of our state's public lands is in jeopardy. We need your help to ensure funding doesn’t slip backwards for state DNR, which manages some of the most popular trails in the Greenway: Mt. Si, Mailbox Peak, and Tiger Mountain.

March 29, 2017

Positive signs are coming from Washington D.C. in our effort to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area. Bipartisan leaders just introduced legislation in the Senate and House.

March 8, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

Little known a few years ago, this trail's popularity has grown rapidly. To handle the extra boots we're helping rebuild this route to make it safer, and more sustainable and accessible for hikers and climbers.

January 13, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

Recent efforts have helped connect public open spaces and trails—including near Lake Sammamish and Mitchell Hill—as well as protect an impressive stand of old growth trees behind Mt. Si.

January 10, 2017

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Upper Yakima Basin, Urban Communities

It’s state budget season! We’re in Olympia advocating for recreation and public lands. Several funding proposals could have big, much-needed impacts here in the Greenway.

December 30, 2016

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, Snoqualmie Valley, Upper Yakima Basin, Urban Communities

As we look back on 2016, we are proud that we do things differently here. We showed the rest of the nation that bipartisan efforts CAN succeed; that different voices can come together to solve some of our region’s most difficult challenges.

December 13, 2016

In a disappointing ending, Congress adjourned over the weekend without taking action on legislation to designate the Greenway National Heritage Area. Despite valiant efforts from our congressional delegation and supporters, the lame duck session proved to be challenging to navigate.

December 2, 2016

Guest blog by Betsy MacWhinney, Creator of March of the Vegetables

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Snoqualmie Valley

A new kind of parade is coming to the Snoqualmie Valley! The March of the Vegetables parade will celebrate all that is wonderful about the Snoqualmie Valley – its art, farms, beauty, and vibrant small-town communities.