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Congratulations to our photo contest winner Wendy Harrington!

This Giving Tuesday, join us in celebrating the Issaquah Alps and receive a trails club tee!

To engage more of the Issaquah Community in the Forest Health Watch program, the Issaquah Alps Trails Club invited Joey Hulbert to give a virtual presentation and subsequent hike. A group of about 15 local residents joined Joey on Tradition Plateau to learn more about the iNaturalist app and how to identify Cedar trees that are potentially suffering from dieback.

Contest Rules: Now through December 7th- Send your images to contact@issauquahalps.org or tag us on social media using the hashtag #IssaquahAlpsPhotoContest

Save Coal Creek is a group of residents of Bellevue and neighboring communities, Issaquah Alps hikers and trailrunners, local history buffs and nature lovers who want to see the former Milt Swanson property turned into a public park.

We need your support now- Please donate to the Save Coal Creek fund** HERE Or make out a check to the Issaquah Alps Trails Club with “SAVE COAL CREEK” in the memo.

This fund will be used to help cover research, attorney fees, and technical fees that arise as our efforts continue.

This month, the People for Climate Action Issaquah sent a survey to Issaquah City Council Candidates and King County Council Candidates requesting more detailed information about their positions on climate, sustainability, and Issaquah’s future.

The Issaquah Alps Trails Club returned to Salmon Days this year, excited to see members of the community again in person, and the turnout did not disappoint.

Eastside Audubon Society, Save Coal Creek, and the People for Climate Action Bellevue came together this month to host a forum for Bellevue City Council Candidates.

The Issaquah Alps Trails Club hosted Joey Hulbert, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, WSU, for a presentation on what we know about the dieback of Western Redcedars, among other tree species, and how citizen scientists can help gather data.

The executive director role is a year-round, part-time contracted position involving a variety of duties including community relations and partnership building, fundraising, educational and event program development, and inter-agency communications.

Finally, after years of planning and setbacks due to COVID-19, the Issaquah Alps Trails Club mosaic was unveiled at the original Trail House on the Rainier Trail, across from the Harvey Manning statue.

This month the Issaquah Alps Trails Club welcomed Hayley Hayes to our board as our new treasurer.

This year, we are inviting you to celebrate National Public Lands day with us and our partners by hiking, restoring habitat, building trails, or cleaning up.

Every year the Issaquah Alps Trails Club hosts its annual Fundraiser during the month of September to raise funds for our general operating budget. This year, the board worked together to come up with a $15,000 match, so all gifts made during this fundraiser will be doubled by our very own board members.

This past month, Leafline Trails and the Washington Trails Association brought together partners from around the region, including members of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club, to discuss the possibility of forming a “Puget Sound Access Coalition.”