Upper Yakima Basin Project

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

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...

May 3, 2022
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Partnering to show the Teanaway Community Forest some love through volunteer work.  The Teanaway Love Day is an annual volunteer event to complete maintenance and recreation projects in the Teanaway Community Forest.   In 2013, Washington State protected 50,241 acres in the Teanaway River Basin. This land, the Teanaway Community Forest (TCF), is now co-managed...

March 24, 2022
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A multi-use, stacked-loop, nonmotorized trail system linking the communities of Cle Elum, Roslyn, and Ronald to the Teanaway Community Forest. Located just a latte away from Seattle, the mountain communities of Ronald, Roslyn, and Cle Elum are experiencing a steadily growing stream of visitors seeking connection with the outdoors. Recreational tourism generates $185 million...

March 24, 2022
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Restoring a quarry to protect endangered fish, provide better habitat, and improve recreational opportunities.  Gold Creek, the headwaters of the upper Yakima River, originates in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and flows into Lake Keechelus just east of Snoqualmie Pass. The arrival of European settlers in Gold Creek Valley created disturbances from logging, mining, dams,...

December 9, 2021
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Partnering to save a historic structure and train new volunteers in traditional woodworking techniques.   In September of 2020, the Greenway Trust partnered with the USFS Cle Elum Ranger District and the Cascadian Log School to save a historic picnic shelter at Salmon la Sac campground from demolition. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)...