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Congressional Hearing on Greenway Heritage Area

April 11, 2018

For the first time since 2014, the U.S. House’s Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on designation of the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. This is a critical step towards achieving designation before the end of this year.

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Next Step Forward for Greenway Designation

March 29, 2017

Positive signs are coming from Washington D.C. in our effort to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area. Bipartisan leaders just introduced legislation in the Senate and House.

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Lame Duck Session Stalls Greenway Heritage Area Designation

December 13, 2016

In a disappointing ending, Congress adjourned over the weekend without taking action on legislation to designate the Greenway National Heritage Area. Despite valiant efforts from our congressional delegation and supporters, the lame duck session proved to be challenging to navigate.

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Major Step Forward for Greenway National Heritage Area Bill

June 15, 2016

Today, the U.S. Senate held a committee hearing on a bill to designate the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area. This legislation would strengthen our region’s high quality of life and celebrate its heritage of spectacular forests, rivers, and mountains on the doorsteps of cities.

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Welcoming our new Executive Director

June 29, 2015

We are excited to announce that Jon Hoekstra has joined the Greenway Trust as Executive Director. And his first order of business is to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area.

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Breaking News – Greenway National Heritage Area

June 25, 2015

Legislation introduced in U.S. Senate and House today would strengthen our region’s high quality of life and celebrate its heritage of spectacular forests, rivers, and mountains on the doorsteps of cities

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Washington Recreation Groups Unite to Protect the Greenway

May 27, 2015

The recreation community has spoken loud and clear: it’s time to create the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. More than 3,000 hikers, bikers, kayakers, and climbers just signed the petition to designate the Greenway as a National Heritage Area.

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Snapshot: Greenway Highlights of 2014

December 31, 2014

It was a year full of wins. These successes—many compiled here—are thanks to our broad-based coalition. It’s well known that the secret to the Greenway’s success has always been our passionate supporters who collectively move mountains.

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UPDATE: Greenway Heritage Area

December 18, 2014

The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (NHA) effort gained great momentum in Congress this year!

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