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1 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust New Board Member Breakfast | October 6, 2015 New Board Member Breakfast | October 6, 2015

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3 The Mountains to Sound Greenway

4 A landscape of national distinction

5 Nearby forests and farms

6 Nature reaches into cities and towns

7 Urban areas balancing rapid population growth

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9 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Founded 1991

10 Public Land Ownership

11 USDA Forest Service

12 WA Dept. of Natural Resources

13 DNR Snoqualmie Corridor Recreation Concept Maps

14 WA Dept. Fish & Wildlife

15 Teanaway Community Forest

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17 Conserved Private Farms & Forests

18 Municipal Watersheds

19 King County Parks

20 WA State Parks

21 City Parks

22 Technical Advisory Council Meeting October 29 th | 9:00am-12:00pm Cedar River Watershed Education Center

23 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Mission The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the landscape from Seattle across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington, ensuring a long-term balance between people and nature. Vision An iconic 1.5 million-acre landscape that conserves a healthy and sustainable relationship between land and people by balancing built and natural environments. A landscape providing places for nature and wildlife, for outdoor recreation and education, for working forests and local agricultural production, while embracing vibrant urban areas with strong economies. A landscape supported by a broad cross-section of society, working together as an effective coalition to preserve this heritage for future generations.

24 Greenway Trust Strategic Plan

25 Government US Forest Service Kittitas County King County 28 Cities State DNR State Parks State DOT Snoqualmie Tribe Yakama Tribe US/WA Fish & Wildlife Conservation & Recreation Washington Trails Association Backcountry Horsemen Sierra Club Trust for Public Land Forterra Upper Kittitas County Parks and Recreation District The Mountaineers The Wilderness Society Cascade Bicycle Club Business Boeing REI Puget Sound Energy Weyerhaeuser Microsoft HomeStreet Bank Carter Subaru CH2M Quadrant Homes AAA The Greenway Coalition

26 Board of Advisors 40± Members Technical Advisory Council 50± Members Working Groups, Programs and Focus Areas Focus areas: National Heritage Area Land Conservation Land Use Recreation Access Regional and Wildland Trails Public Land Management Built Environment Programs: Ecological Restoration Trail Building and Maintenance Volunteer Education Greenway 365 Geographic focus areas: Snoqualmie Valley/Middle Fork Snoqualmie Upper Yakima Cedar/Lake Washington Mountains to Sound Greenway Coalition Conservation Partners 400+ Members Board Committees Executive Committee Operations Committee Fundraising Committee Board Engagement Committee mtsgreenway.org Greenway Trust Staff 20± Members The Greenway Trust convenes a broad, inclusive coalition of people who work together towards a common vision for the Mountains to Sound Greenway, ensuring a balance between healthy natural lands and growing, thriving communities. Conservation Corps 12± Members Board of Directors 60± Members

27 National Heritage Area GreenwayHeritage.org

28 State Budget Support King 5 News

29 Conserve the Natural Environment: Landconservation 1990-2015 Conserve the Natural Environment: Land conservation 1990-2015 900,000+ acres of public lands

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31 Connect the Built Environment

32 Connecting Regional Trails

33 mtsgreenway.org/education Public Education and Involvement

34 Volunteers, ecological restoration, trail work Squak Mountain Tiger Mountain mtsgreenway.org/volunteer Discovery Park

35 MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVER VALLEY

36 SNOQUALMIE VALLEY

37 UPPER YAKIMA BASIN

38 Board Engagement Opportunities Learning  Join a Greenway tour or hike  Attend the Technical Advisory Committee annual meeting  Attend media events: National Trails Day, National Public Lands Day, Annual Tree Planting Celebration, National Heritage Area events Friend-raising and fundraising  Attend Annual Dinner and Celebration | December 2, 2015  Fill a table for the Greenway Fundraising Breakfast | March 2016  Take prospective donors on a hike  Make a personally significant donation Ambassador  Speak at group volunteer events  Bring your colleagues to a volunteer restoration or trail maintenance event  Organize volunteer restoration or trail maintenance event  Facilitate an article about the Greenway in your organization’s publications  Represent the Greenway at other organizations’ events  Give National Heritage Area presentation to your company or organization  Contact elected officials in support of federal, state or local initiatives Attend or Join a Board Committee or Task Force

39 Committees, task forces and interest areas  Board Engagement  Built Environment  Education Advisory  Operations  Events - Explore the Greenway  Fundraising  National Heritage Area  Kittitas/Upper Yakima Basin  Lands/Conservation  Middle Fork Snoqualmie  Snoqualmie River Valley  State Budget Support

40 Go outside and enjoy the Greenway mtsgreenway.org


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