Come join City of Issaquah Park Ranger Alex Anderson on a short family friendly group hike through Tradition Plateau’s Swamp and Big Tree trails. Learn about hiking basics and how to properly plan and prepare for your adventure.
Come learn about common riparian area native plants and how healthy riparian buffers provide vital habitat for salmon (and possibly spot some salmon in Issaquah Creek!)
Join City of Issaquah Urban Forest Supervisor Dan Hintz and Park Ranger Casey Shane to learn about the unique wetlands within Tradition Plateau on Tiger Mountain.
Join the Issaquah Alps Trails Club and Kathleen Farley-Wolf, Program Manager at King County Parks, for a short hike through the forests of Cougar Mountain to discuss forest carbon, the history of Cougar Mountain, and the King County 30-year forest plan.
Join IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
join the People for Climate Action - Issaquah in celebrating their 5th anniversary in their concerted and collaborative work toward positive environmental and climate initiatives for our community.
Come join City of Issaquah Park Ranger Casey Shane on a short family friendly group hike through Tradition Plateau’s Swamp and Big Tree trails. Learn about hiking basics and how to properly plan and prepare for your adventure.
Join IATC and Paul Fischer, Senior Forester with King County Parks, on a hike through Taylor Mountain as he discusses upland forest health and stewardship.
Join IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
Join IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
Join the Issaquah Alps Trails Club and Kathleen Farley-Wolf, Program Manager at King County Parks, for a short hike through the forests of Cougar Mountain to discuss forest carbon, the history of Cougar Mountain, and the King County 30-year forest plan.
Join IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
IATC is hosting its first in-person public forum since the pandemic! Join us and our panel of experts from the City of Issaquah, King County, and City Forest Credits to learn more about forest carbon in the Issaquah Alps, and how carbon credits can be used to fund conservation.
Join the IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
People for Climate Action - Issaquah and IATC are hosting a candidate forum for Issaquah City Council candidates to answer pressing questions relating to climate change and recreation.
Join IATC and Judy Blanco and Seth Oakes from the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks on an interpretive walk along Holder Creek to learn about the ecology of the area, the wildlife that depend on it and how floods help to shape the landscape
Join IATC and Paul Fischer, Senior Forester with King County Parks, on a hike through Cougar Mountain as he discusses upland forest health, climate resilience, and forest stewardship.
Join the IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike along Pickering Reach to explore how riparian areas and wetlands are critical habitats for plant and wildlife diversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
Join the Issaquah Alps Trails Club and Kathleen Farley-Wolf, Program Manager at King County Parks, for a short hike through the forests of Cougar Mountain to discuss forest carbon, the history of Cougar Mountain, and the King County 30-year forest plan.
Join the IATC and the City of Issaquah on a guided hike through Cougar Mountain to see firsthand how climate change directly impacts the Issaquah Alps and what our community leaders have done to preserve this vital region.
We will discuss Issaquah’s history of preserving and restoring forested lands and walk through some of the recent (2018) Bergsma acquisition. Hikers will then learn about how the recent Bergsma acquisition not only preserved 46 acres of mature second growth forest, but also generated carbon credits to support stewardship initiatives (like Green Issaquah) within the City. We will discuss how we can all be responsible stewards and hikers of these forested open spaces and why it is important to acknowledge the value of the ecosystem services trees provide (like carbon sequestration) in a rapidly changing climate.
This is the inaugural hike in IATC’s Climate Change Initiative. Future dates and locations TBD.
Registration is required.
Trailhead: Harvey Manning Park at Talus, Cougar Mountain
Trails: Skid Road, Harvey Manning, Big Tree Ridge Trail and Military Ridge Trails (see map insert)
Distance: 2.5 miles
Duration: 2 hours
Elevation Gain: ~300 feet
Hike Leaders: Dan Hintz, Urban Forestry Supervisor, & Alex Anderson, Park Ranger, City of Issaquah
Feel free to contact events@issaquahalps.org with any questions about this event.
