Salmon are spawning in the Cle Elum River

September 15, 2011
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Every fall the spring Chinook salmon return to the Cle Elum River. And every fall the Yakima Basin Environmental Education Program (YBEEP) brings students to see, touch and study the fish. For 20 years, YBEEP has brought K-12 students from Central Washington schools out for field trips to learn about salmon, wildlife habitat and...

August 16, 2011
In July, I had the good fortune to travel to the Russian Far East with Tony Allison, Greenway Environmental Educator and Patrick Mulligan, University of Washington Arboretum Education Manger.  We started our ten day trip in Vladivostok which is located north of Korea.  Tony received a grant from the Walter Pereyra Foundation which sponsored...

August 11, 2011
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The south end of Lake Washington boasts an exciting new regional trail connection. A newly completed section of the Logan Avenue Trail nearly completes the connection between Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and the Cedar River Trail.  This multi-purpose trail follows the west side of Logan Avenue North from N. 6th St., a block from The...

July 29, 2011
Just when we thought the list of prizes couldn’t get any better, Glazer’s Camera has signed on as a prize sponsor of the first ever Greenway Photo Contest! It’s been cool to see local businesses get behind the first ever Greenway Photo Contest and Traveling Exhibition. As well as being about protecting this region’s...

July 28, 2011
This summer I have had the pleasure of being able to work with four amazing interns in all areas of the Greenway. Whether they are out helping us on volunteer events, providing all the first aid needed on our 20th Anniversary Trek, coordinating Greenway Summer events or helping us keep our heads on straight in...

July 27, 2011
Some elements that made the Trek so fun were the new friendships I made, the adventure, the weather, and my new-found appreciation of the little things in life that you miss only when they’re not there…like tooth brushes and showers! Yes, I forgot a toothbrush on the Trek BUT I was able to snag...

July 20, 2011
Our 20th Anniversary Photo Contest closed on Friday and our jury members are currently in the process of selecting our winners and choosing the 30 photos that will go “on tour” in the Greenway…Issaquah, Roslyn, Duvall, Ballard, Ellensburg, Kirkland and again in Seattle. We are bringing the Greenway to the masses! A round of applause...

July 12, 2011
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There was stargazing above Rattlesnake Lake. There were campfire sing-a-longs and an uncanny rendition of “Rhinestone Cowboy.” There were blisters and cramps and cringe-worthy sunburns.  And there was such extraordinary beauty that- unless you knew of the Greenway already- you would never believe it exists right in our own backyards. The Mountains to Sound...

July 5, 2011
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It was a great day to celebrate our history! The Trekker Equestrians arrived early to the event, tethering their horses nearby. While they awaited the wagons’ arrival from Crystal Springs (the location of last night’s awesome camp out- a camp out I heard was complete with s’mores and sing song fun (um, bohemian rhapsody...