Many of you are likely familiar with the Issaquah Highlands. Some of our readers might even live there! Located North of I-90, between the Issaquah and High Point exits, this 2,223 acre site first began developing 20 years ago and was zoned to be rural.
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There are seven guiding Principles of Leave No Trace. These are fluid principles that are updated over time based on new discoveries in science and social norms by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. But the core of each stays the same, and they remain as important as they were 50 years ago.
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The casual Issaquah Alps hiker--or even those that hit the trails daily--might not be aware how much the Issaquah Alps Trail Club facilitates access to their favorite park. In fact, they might not even realize that the IATC is the entire reason Squak, Tiger, and Cougar mountains exist as the recreational sanctuaries that they are today.
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The Issaquah Alps Trails Club, in partnership with People for Climate Action and Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, hosted a forum last week to ask City of Issaquah Position 5 candidates, and King County Council Position 3 candidates about their positions on key environmental issues.
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The Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, and the City of Issaquah are working together to minimize the impacts of this harvest. Our ongoing advocacy efforts, combined with concerns expressed by the community, are key in achieving the best possible outcome for conservation and recreation.
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The Green Issaquah Partnership is a collaboration between the City of Issaquah and local environmental nonprofits to improve the health of habitats in Issaquah through restoration projects. If you’re interested in joining a Green Issaquah event, please see our upcoming opportunities!
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Maybe one of the reasons you got into hiking is the chance to see wildlife you wouldn’t normally on a walk in a city. With some species, however, face-to-face encounters also bring risks, and as hikers, we need to keep these in mind.
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Join the Issaquah Alps Trails Club in supporting the Snoqualmie Ancestral Lands Movement. Read the introduction below and follow the Snoqualmie Ancestral Lands Movement on their Facebook Page to learn more .
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Our monthly Alpiner e-newsletter now features a supporter of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club in each edition. Our goal is to fulfill our strategic priority for engaging people in our work through storytelling by highlighting the positive impacts of human connections in our community. This month, our Executive Director interviewed Scott Sowle.
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Learn more about Fred’s Corner, a noteworthy waypoint on the Tiger Mountain Trail.
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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.
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So 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?
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Hedyeh (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.
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It’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!
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To 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.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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The 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.