Page 38 – Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

January 28, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

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

Outdoor recreation: a sound investment for ourselves, our health, our economy, our future.

January 15, 2015

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

What brings revenue to our state at a significant level, similar to technology and aerospace? What moves income from urban to rural areas?

December 31, 2014

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

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

It was a year full of wins. These successes—many compiled here—are thanks to our broad-based coalition. It’s well known that the secret to the Greenway’s success has always been our passionate supporters who collectively move mountains.

December 18, 2014

The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (NHA) effort gained great momentum in Congress this year!

December 16, 2014

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley just got a little wilder. Those of us who recreate in the valley have always cherished its remote beauty and raw mystique. Now its federal designation matches.

November 12, 2014

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

How do we balance population growth while conserving nature? How can we ensure both a strong, sustainable economy and healthy natural lands? These are important questions that the City of Duvall is asking right now. A year ago City of Duvall received a grant to implement a watershed-based land use planning project. The project...

October 28, 2014

The Nature Conservancy announced the conservation of 47,921 acres of forest land in the Central Cascades, the majority within the Mountains to Sound Greenway. This acquisition represents a great leap forward for healthy forests, clean water, wildlife habitat, and the outdoor recreation economy in Kittitas County. This is one of the largest conservation purchases...

October 17, 2014

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

You’ve seen them on hillsides in the Mountains to Sound Greenway – long zig-zags crossing the mountains, former logging roads that brought trucks up and trees down. But when a forest road is no longer used, and especially if it leads to a splendid view, perhaps it is time to turn it into a...

September 27, 2014

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

After three summers of construction work, the new Mailbox Peak trail officially opened to hikers in September. The 4.7 mile trail was built by Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Mountains to Sound Greenway, Washington Trails Association, and EarthCorps. Funding for the trail was provided by DNR, Spring Family Trust, Washington Wildlife and...

September 4, 2014

Anna Boyar, a senior at Northwest School, describes her summer internship with the Greenway Education Program.

Greenway Trust Priority Area:

Urban Communities

Often when young people (including myself) are taught about the environment it’s about how our generation has to fix what other generations have damaged. The Greenway education program is very different. It’s more about helping kids reclaim the inherent joy of being in nature and the satisfaction of taking concrete actions to protect our...