Kelly Heintz, Natural Land Planner with King County Parks is following Jeff Watling, Parks & Recreation Director for the City of Issaquah, David Kappler, VP of Advocacy, Issaquah Alps Trails Club, among others lead by Mike Stenger, Recreation Projects Manager with the Mountains to Sound Greenway.
Read MoreSo you want to go on a hike, but you’ve never been, or at least never planned one before. So what does that look like?
Read MoreHedyeh (pictured) on July 21, 2019 on the Little Creek/Military Road hike on Cougar Mountain lead by Steve Williams.
The Issaquah Alps Trails Club is working with Save Coal Creek to prevent the development of a 12-acre property along Lakemont Blvd. This critical area is a key wildlife corridor between Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park and Bellevue’s Coal Creek Natural Area. Currently, Isola Homes owns the property and is in the process of applying for permits to build 35 homes on it despite the concerns around erosion, wildlife impacts, and increased traffic.
Read MoreIt’s easy to pass through the Issaquah Alps without really looking at what’s around us. Have you ever wondered which trees, exactly, you’re walking under? Or forgotten your hiking snack and been tempted to nibble some berries beside the trail, only to question if they are actually safe to eat? Learn more about our native plant species in this interview with Dan Hintz.
Issaquah Alps Trails Club (IATC) has partnered with the Woodland Park Zoo’s Coexisting with Carnivores program. This community education and engagement program seeks to equip local residents with knowledge and resources about the large carnivores and other wildlife that are found in the area. The program also helps people learn how to coexist and have positive interactions with their neighboring wildlife!
Read MoreTo celebrate Earth Day 2021, the Issaquah Alps Trails Club partnered with Green Issaquah and some fantastic volunteers to restore habitat at Berntsen Park in Issaquah.
Read MoreThe Trailhead Ambassadors program hosted its first information session in March. The session features a panel of partners from the Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Washington State Parks, the Mountaineers, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. It gave an overview of key information about the program and answered audience questions. Read some of the key takeaways below and watch the video for more information.
Read MoreThe view from the “Sunset Overlook” on the Tradition Plateau has changed over the years. Thanks to the archives of the Issaquah History Museum, we can look back to the view from a century ago.
Read MoreThe Issaquah Alps Trails Club invites you to it’s first evet virtual series for its Forum for Public Lands. The annual Forum aims to educate and engage our community in conversation about the importance of preserving natural resources and protecting our public lands. This year, we’re honored to host fireside chats with distinguished public land leaders including former US Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewel.
The Issaquah Alps Trails Club is excited to welcome three new members to its board this March, Kelly Jiang, Mark Griffith, and Gaurav Sharma.
Read MoreThe IATC is asking for your continued support in writing letters asking for the inclusion of wildlife passages, a summit interchange, and recreation considerations in the SR-18 redevelopment design.
This month advocacy leaders Steve Williams and Sally Lawrence presented the case for Save Coal Creek to an AP environmental science class in Bellevue.
Read MoreYou may be an experienced hiker, or you just might be a novice to the trail. Whether or not you are just starting your hiking career, though, there are important things that every adventurer should know. Let’s break down the “Ten Essentials” to find out what they are and why we need them.
Read MoreTo prepare for ultra races-- which can be 50, 100, or even 200 miles-long-- runners perform frequent high-mileage, multi-hour training sessions, which are difficult to schedule around nine-to-five jobs and families. Unlike some professional sports such as football, professional runners often still work full-time and must fit in their training before sunrise or late at night. For Seattle-area runners, the Issaquah Alps make this balance possible.
Read MoreThis spring, King County is planning another “gap treatment” project in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park. This involves cutting down some broadleaf trees like red alder and bigleaf maple at seven different sites in the park to make room for new conifer trees.
Read MoreThe current plan to rebuild the dam would increase the size of the dam and the amount of water it could be taken out of the ecosystem. This raises several key concerns about the project.
Read MoreIf you are an insect, beware of the pileated woodpecker.
Read MoreAfter being delayed due to COVID-19, the Trailhead Ambassadors program is launching in March! Education and training materials will be released online and there will be a Zoom info-session on March 9th and 11th to help answer questions about this program.
Read MoreOutside of voting periods, ordinary citizens can have an extraordinary impact by reaching out to their government representatives. By phone, mail or email, you can make your voice heard by contacting your elected officials today.
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