Page 31 – Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

May 24, 2017

Guest Blog by David Dunphy, Teen and Outdoor Coordinator at the Sammamish Community YMCA

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A new YMCA summer camp combines adventure, service and fun, as teens rock climb, mountain bike, and sea kayak across the Greenway.

May 19, 2017

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Snoqualmie Valley

Community members and travelers passing through the town of Preston, just east of Issaquah, will notice a distinctive sign recently installed at the new Preston Mill Park. The former sawmill on this site, which operated from 1892 to 1974, provided an historic saw blade and reclaimed wood to incorporate into the new entrance sign.

May 2, 2017

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Snoqualmie Valley

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.