The news we’ve been waiting for from the U.S. Senate

July 17, 2014
We are thrilled to report that we now have Greenway National Heritage Area legislation introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives! This week, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area. Senate Bill 2602...

July 14, 2014
by Tom Stonehocker, Education Intern
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Most of the days in my almost two and a half decades on Earth have been spent between the Cascade mountains and Puget Sound. I’ve been captivated with this landscape from the very beginning, and I wish that others can feel a sense of home and connectedness with this place. This spring, I’ve been...

June 25, 2014
Greenway staff and volunteers recently teamed up with the Backcountry Horsemen of Washington and headed to the east side of the Greenway for a three day trail maintenance work party. The group set out on the Waptus River Trail, near Salmon la Sac, and camped at a spot called The Dikes. The Backcountry Horsemen...

June 12, 2014
The Greenway is a special place. Employers want to locate their companies here. Residents can go for a mountain hike or city bike ride after work. Tourists arrive from across the globe. This beautiful place we all enjoy should be officially recognized as the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. “As the world’s...

May 30, 2014
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
The lower two miles of the Cooper River Trail near Salmon la Sac are looking great, thanks to the efforts of Suncadia residents who have adopted the trail over the past few years.On May 17th, over 20 Suncadia homeowners joined Greenway staff on a perfect Saturday morning to tackle the physical work of clearing...

May 20, 2014
If you haven’t been mountain biking on Tiger Mountain recently, it is time for another visit. The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently teamed up with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (EMBA) to add a new three mile connection that expands the trail system on Tiger Mountain to 12 miles. EMBA’s professional trail building crews were...

May 8, 2014
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Buffers of healthy trees and plants along rivers and streams are critical to salmon recovery. Plants near a stream help keep water cool and clean. Trees along the water provide food for wildlife, help to stabilize the banks, and the trees that eventually fall into the water provide a place for fish to hide...

April 30, 2014
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
“Find a way to concurrently strengthen agriculture, restore salmon habitat, and reduce flood impacts in the Snoqualmie Valley.” This is the highly complex task that has been put before the Fish, Farm, Flood citizen advisory committee mandated by King County Council and overseen by King County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD). River floodplains contain King...

April 25, 2014
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Kokanee salmon fry are swimming in Ebright Creek today. Fifth grade students from Campbell Hill Elementary School in Renton released kokanee salmon into the clear waters of Ebright Creek on the east shore of Lake Sammamish, as part of the fifth annual Kokanee Fry Release celebration. Kokanee are native to the Lake Sammamish watershed...

April 8, 2014
At long last, a construction project on 9.7 miles of the Middle Fork road is starting this spring! The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded the contract and construction will begin in mid-April. The work will include repaving the roadway from milepost 2.7 just past the couplet at Lake Dorothy Road to the Middle...