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Land acquisition

Rattlesnake Ridge SnowThe Greenway is made up of more than 750,000 publicly-owned acres of forest, farm and park lands. Since 1991 over 200 million dollars have been invested by federal, state and local agencies to purchase or exchange 130,000 acres of new public land to connect the scenic, recreation landscape in the Mountains to Sound Greenway. An additional 70,000 acres have been protected by conservation easement.  The Greenway's proximity to over three million people makes it an extremely valuable recreational, tourism and habitat asset.

The Greenway Trust does not own land - instead, we work with public agencies and land conservation organizations to find funding and willing sellers to create this connected green landscape.

Recent acquisitions include:

  • M&H Property, a 40-acre connecting parcel between Squak and Cougar Mountains by the City of Issaquah, King County, Recreation and Conservation Office and Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
  • Keechelus Ridge, 320 acres, and Cabin Creek, 446 acres, east of Snoqualmie Pass by the Cascade Land Conservancy, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlfe.
  • Swamp Lake, 300 acres near Snoqualmie Pass, by the Trust for Public Land, Cascade Land Conservancy and Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
  • Dandy Pass, 1063 acres, and Stampede Pass, 618 acres, south of I-90.
  • Four parcels along I-90 in Kittitas County, at the Bullfrog interchange  (I-90 exit 80) and near Lake Easton (I-90 exit 70).
  • Moore property acquisition in the upper Middle Fork Snoqualmie River valley in partnership with MidFORC, the Mountaineers Foundation, Cascade Land Conservancy and Osberg Family Trust.
  • The 10-acre Brenden property on the upper west slopes of the Mount Si NRCA.
  • Cascades Conservation Partnership acquisitions in the central cascades, including 2500 acres near Salmon La Sac and Kachees Ridge.
  • The addition of 28 acres near the popular High Point trailhead at Tiger Mountain State Forest by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
  • Snoqualmie Forest conservation easement, purchased by King County to protect 90,000 acres in the Cascades foothills. The area of the Snoqualmie Forest is nearly twice the size of the city of Seattle.
  • Another 465 acres near Lake Easton State Park and along the John Wayne Pioneer Trail, protected by Washington State Parks and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
  • Donation of 302 acres on Roslyn Ridge by Suncadia to the City of Roslyn, to protect the scenic backdrop of the historic town of Roslyn.
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