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The Mountaineers Foundation is proud to support Mountaineers Club and community based programs to ensure passing of the best possible environmental legacy to ensuing generations. You can also see a complete list of our grant awards by clicking here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. |
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Mountaineers Club Support
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 The Mountaineers Foundation is proud to support the public-benefit activities of the Mountaineers. The Club was formed in 1906 to explore the wild areas and peaks surrounding the still-young city of Seattle. The club grew in leaps and bounds, eventually reaching a high point of 15,000 members in the 1990's. Today, the club is home to around 10,500 active members with chapters (called 'Branches') from Bellingham to Olympia. Although the club has a small full-time staff, volunteers are responsible for running most of the programs. Volunteer leaders do everything from leading trips to teaching classes to promoting their programs.
Support Club activities by donating to our Friends of the Mountaineers Club fund.
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Community Support
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The Mountaineers Foundation supports a variety of organizations doing conservation and environmental education work in the Pacific Northwest. Our Community Grants program provides up to $5000 for projects that make a difference in our community. If you would like to submit an application for funding, see our Grant Guidelines.
Click below for examples of the organizations and project that we support. A complete list of our grants are also available.
Support our Community Grants program with a donation to our General Fund
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Rhododendron Preserve
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 The 460 acre Rhododendron Preserve is owned and operated by the Mountaineers Foundation. Located in central Kitsap County, the property is one of the largest remaining parcels of Puget Sound Lowland old growth forest in the Puget Sound Basin. The headwaters of Chico creek are on the property and is home to one of the most active Chum salmon runs in the southern Puget Sound region. Above the streams are stands of old growth fir, cedar, hemlock and pine. In some areas the trees are one to two hundred years old; in other areas three to four hundred years or older, with many specimens five to seven feet in diameter at breast height. Salmonberry, salal, Oregon grape, swordfern, devil’s club, huckleberry and rhododendron blanket the forest floor, often to a depth of six  feet or more. Rhododendrons are everywhere, blooming in late May and early June. Mosses and lichens add color and texture to the area.
The Foundation operates the property, maintains trail, eliminates invasive and non-native species and seeks to acquire buffer property to expand and protect the Preserve. Click the map for a larger version in Adobe Acrobat format.
Help us protect this precious resource with a donation to our Rhododendron Preserve Fund.
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