Reflecting on the 2022 Volunteer Program: the Revival Year

December 14, 2022
Post by Swan Phongwarinr, Volunteer Coordinator
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The 2022 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (Greenway NHA) volunteer program year felt like a step out of the woods. Volunteers came back with great energy, endless support, and the Greenway community showed that it is not only here ready to restore the landscape, but also to show up for each other....

November 22, 2022
Post by Amy Brockhaus, Deputy Director
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It’s hard to believe, but 2022 is already coming to a close. And with the year’s end, we like to pause and reflect on some of the accomplishments that have taken place across the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area over the past 12 months. From new parks and trails, to important restoration...

November 21, 2022
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With greater staff capacity in the Upper Yakima Basin, the Greenway Trust has leaned into organizing and supporting interpretive events in the Teanaway Community Forest. Much like ranger talks, these free events bring folks out onto the landscape to learn from local experts. Greenway Trust staff work with members of the Teanaway Community Forest...

November 9, 2022
Post by: Trail Crew Lead Kasey Shultz
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Over the summer, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail Crew completed an eight-day camping trip along the Snow Lake and Rock Creek Trails in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Over the course of the spike, we hiked 32 miles and climbed over 8,000 feet in elevation. We removed 17 logs that once obstructed the trail,...

November 9, 2022
Post by Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Manager
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If you’ve followed us here at the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust for very long, you’ve probably heard about the Teanaway Community Forest (TCF). At 50,241 acres, it’s Washington’s first state-owned community forest, co-managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA-DNR), Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), and a 20-person advisory committee...

October 26, 2022
Post by: Katie Egresi, Communications Manager
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It’s that time of year again: tree planting season! For many years, we’ve hosted a large Tree Planting Celebration in partnership with Carter Subaru to kick off the season and recognize this important work happening across the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area.   After weeks of oppressive wildfire smoke, the much-anticipated rain...

October 12, 2022
Post by: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
What is the price of a pine forest, a salmon-bearing stream, or a tree-lined park in a city? Many of these places have a dollar amount attached to them, but when you compare this to the price of rising temperatures, these areas are priceless in the value they bring to future generations. Our heritage...

October 11, 2022
Post By: Katie Egresi, Communications Manager
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National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of September. Thousands of volunteers across the country spent the day giving back together to help restore and improve beloved natural spaces, including seven different sites in the Upper Yakima Basin as part...

September 29, 2022
Post by: Katie Egresi, Communications Manager
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Fall in the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area is a beautiful time of change and transition. The leaves are turning from green to vibrant hues of red, yellow, and orange; salmon are underway on their amazing journey from the open ocean back to their natal streams and rivers; and we are celebrating...