Discovering the new Discover Pass

Heading out to Mt. Si, Lake Easton State Park, Tiger Mountain, Iron Horse State Park or other favorite places in the Mountains to Sound Greenway this weekend? Beginning July 1st, 2011, the Discover Pass will be required for vehicle access to recreation lands and water-access sites managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation...

Photographers of all ages and skill levels have been busy with their cameras in the Mountains to Sound Greenway the past few months, sending us their best images for the Greenway’s 20th Anniversary Photo Contest. With the entry deadline of July 15 looming, we are coming down to the pointy end of business! To...

It seems like only a few months ago that we started with just a good idea – but the Mountains to Sound Greenway 20th Anniversary Photo Contest and Traveling Exhibition are officially now going gangbusters! Since entries opened March 15, we have had more than a hundred photographers submit their photos of the Greenway....

Have you been waiting to sign up for our big Geoteaming event at Magnuson Park during Greenway Days? Don’t wait too long…spots are filling up fast. The first year we did Geoteaming during Greenway Days we had only 10 people show up. Now in our 8th year we have 77 people signed up and we’re...

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The Washington State Legislature appropriated $42 million for parks, trails and wildlife habitat through the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. This is wonderful news for Washington State and for the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Such a commitment from Washington State policy makers and residents speaks directly to the Greenway mission of preserving a balance...

WHERE WILL YOU BE JULY 2-10, 2011? If your answer doesn’t involve joining in the Mountains to Sound Greenway’s 20th Anniversary celebration, it’s time to change your plans! This summer, the Greenway landscape will host the event of a lifetime – a 9-day adventure across the Greenway, starting with the magnificent vistas of Kittitas County,...

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Recently my love of Seattle and its surrounding communities has significantly expanded – ever since I started working for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. I love working as the Volunteer Event Coordinator for the 8th Annual Mountains to Sound Greenway Summer Festival. If you don’t know about this festival already, you are really missing...

When we asked Seattle-based photographer Dave Schiefelbein if he would take on the responsibility of curating the first ever Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Traveling Photography Exhibition, he knew right away it was something he wanted to be involved in. “Saying ‘yes’ was easy,” he said. “My life, my home, my photography work – it’s all...

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust loves working with locally owned businesses, especially those that share our love of the environment, of sustainable development, and of promoting all the cool things to see and do between Seattle and Ellensburg. That’s why when we began looking for businesses to partner with us in hosting the...

We are so excited to have our new website up and running. Thank you Groundwire! If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, give it a spin. Check out the interactive map, scroll through the great upcoming events, and learn about the many different areas in which we work. We hope you find...