Restoration Project

Used to tag Greenway restoration projects that we want to display in the Our Work section of the website.

July 11, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Volunteers have been a critical lifeline for preserving and enhancing public lands and vital environments within the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area for decades, but they are needed now more than ever. With state and federal funding for environmental restoration, education, and public land management being slashed, our public lands are left...

June 16, 2025
Post by Shen Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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After nearly a decade of planning, The Mountains Sound Greenway Trust has launched its biggest restoration project yet in Lake Sammamish State Park to enhance critical salmon habitat in Issaquah Creek. With hundreds of pieces of large wood poised for placement, in-stream restoration work has begun and will continue through mid-August, while salmon are...

March 27, 2025
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Long-term restoration is a practice that has been a part of human culture since time immemorial and continues today in the form of projects undertaken by Tribes, non-profits, government agencies, and dedicated volunteers. Along Issaquah Creek, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and their partners have monitored and implemented incremental in-stream habitat improvements since...

December 31, 2024
Post By: Nicky Pasi, Kittitas Programs Manager
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Within the Central Cascades, a critical restoration effort to restore the Kachess River and protect endangered bull trout is rerouting the Mineral Creek trail—balancing access to recreation while being sensitive to habitat protection for fish and other species. While the Mineral Creek trail links recreationists to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, a path...

November 19, 2024
Post By: Kristina Cruz, former Volunteer Specialist
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Over the decades, volunteers have worked with organizations like the Greenway Trust to restore Issaquah Creek, a lifeline for endangered wildlife that has undergone significant transformation over the past few centuries.  Once blanketed by forests of conifers and alder, the land around Issaquah Creek was home to Snoqualmie People who developed deep ties to the...

September 16, 2024
Post By: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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A unique green space is transforming a slice of freeway right-of-way in Seattle, connecting the Chinatown-International District with stewardship opportunities on an urban farm lined with an abundance of vegetables not typically seen in the milieu of urban life.   The 1.5-acre stretch of land is flanked by a fast-moving, noisy freeway and is one...

March 29, 2024
Post by: Shenise Ramirez, Communications Coordinator
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Within wetlands that sit east of the Snoqualmie River lies a riparian corridor with salamanders and juvenile salmon that call Coe-Clemmons Creek home, this is a place that is set to be revitalized with tree cuttings. 

February 21, 2024
Post by Emma Duckworth, Communications Intern
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Just a few turns off a busy road in Kenmore lies Saint Edward State Park, a serene recreation area with a rich history and an array of walking trails and waterfront views. The park is also home to important salmon habitat along Lake Washington, which is why it’s the site of one of the...

May 19, 2022
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This urban forest restoration project provides numerous ecological benefits, improves access to green space, and was part of the largest single urban forest carbon credit purchase in history! Ballinger Open Space is a 2.6-acre green space in the northeast corner of the City of Shoreline. The restoration work at Ballinger, which began in 2018,...

May 18, 2022
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The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust has been improving riparian and wetland habitat at Meadowbrook Slough and the Three Forks Natural Area since 2008. Located just downstream from the confluence of the Middle Fork, North Fork, and South Forks of the Snoqualmie River, Meadowbrook Slough is an oxbow lake surrounded by wetlands adjacent to...