Cougars in the Greenway

July 22, 2013
By Brian Kertson, Wildlife Research Scientist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
  The close proximity of wildlands to our homes and urban centers is one of many reasons the Mountains to Sound Greenway is such a special place. This proximity affords us diverse opportunities to experience the Greenway’s forests, mountains, waterways and of course, its wildlife. However, unbeknownst to many human residents of the Greenway,...

July 15, 2013
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The Greenway Crews are at it again! Work on the new Mailbox Peak Trail is in full swing for its second season. The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust over last summer and this summer is constructing a new trail up Mailbox Peak in the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River Valley. The old trail,...

July 10, 2013
A local effort to have Congress designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area gained another critical boost this week.   Monday, U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 1785, the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act.  This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressman Dave Reichert in...

July 1, 2013
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
The Teanaway River Basin, just north of Cle Elum, boasts working forest lands, livestock grazing acreage, opportunities for many kinds of recreation, hundreds of miles of streams and dozens of trails. Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the capital budget for the State of Washington which included $132 million for the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan which will...

June 24, 2013
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Riders on the Explore the Greenway bike ride through the cool, dark Snoqualmie Tunnel just west of Snoqualmie Pass this Saturday will experience a piece of Washington’s railroad history. And now equestrians, bicyclists, wagon riders and more can travel the John Wayne Pioneer Trail east of Snoqualmie Pass as well. Washington State Parks just reopened two...

June 12, 2013
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King County and City of Issaquah officials cut the ribbon today on a newly-paved segment of the East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah. The improved section of trail runs 2.2 miles from SE 43rd Street to NW Gilman Boulevard, transforming this former gravel surface to a paved trail that is 12 feet wide with...

June 11, 2013
U.S. Representative Jim McDermott joined as co-sponsor to legislation introduced by Reps. Dave Reichert and Adam Smith to designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area. “The Mountains to Sound Greenway is a state and national treasure with rich natural and cultural resources. Its conservation should be a top priority. Washingtonians...

June 4, 2013
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
By way of introduction, Aaron and I are Restoration Technicians employed by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Our work for the Greenway is primarily in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Issaquah Alps, surveying and controlling non-native plants such as hawkweeds, knapweeds, and tansy ragwort. These plants are among more than 200 non-native...

May 17, 2013
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Dear Ms. Kentch, Thank you for letting us go on our second field trip to Mountains to Sound. It felt so good helping the environment and saving baby trees. I thought it was amazing finding seeds of a beaked hazelnut and helping it stay alive. Our presentation was fun because we got to explain...

May 8, 2013
Greenway Trust Priority Area:
Invasive weeds do not know where a public park ends and a private lot begins. On both public and private lands, the banks of Issaquah Creek have been changing due to a highly invasive species known as knotweed (Polygonum sp). Knotweed spreads vegetatively from rhizomes, by seed disperal, and from plant fragments, rapidly distributing...