Emily Mottino

Letter from our president, Jeff Wirtz Greetings to all our Mountaineers Foundation friends! Spring has returned, and I know that many of us have welcomed the change in season and […]

The Rhododendron Preserve is open for self guided salmon tours. Please avoid crowds, stay 6 feet apart, and wear a cloth face covering according to local safety guidelines. Visitors are […]

Kitsap Salmon Tours has gone virtual this year! Some really great organizations are joining together to kick off the return of salmon to our Kitsap streams with a month of […]

Virtual Wine Tasting and Fundraiser The Mountaineers Foundation, also known as Keta Legacy Foundation, has adapted its annual Fall for Fish benefit dinner in response to COVID-19. The Foundation now […]

Join Us in Our New Weekly Series Field trip! Most students love to hear those words at school. Field trips conjure up visions of learning adventures outside the normal classroom […]

Grants boost creative adaptations to COVID-19 Virtual reality. Open air classroom space. Online underwater dives. Local environmental education groups throughout the Puget Sound are eager to reconnect with their students […]

As communities throughout Washington state slowly begin to reopen, Kitsap County has been able to reopen some of its outdoor spaces. The 426-acre Rhododendron Preserve owned and managed by Keta […]

Protecting the Mountaineers Foundation name and legacy A note from Mindy Roberts, past President and current Secretary of Keta Legacy Foundation aka Mountaineers Foundation since 1968 The Mountaineers Foundation was […]

Preserve. Inspire. Educate. That’s what we’ve been doing at the Foundation for more than 50 years! Today, our GiveBIG donors helped us: Preserve: Your contributions help us steward the beautiful […]

Looking Back From its start 50 years ago, our Community Grants Program has been rooted in conservation. But there is more to preserving and protecting the environment than simply purchasing […]

Looking Back It is incredibly rewarding to look back on a community grant and see how our initial investment is still paying dividends. In 2015 the Mt. Adams Institute applied […]

Looking Back Preserve. Inspire. Educate. Those are the three concepts that capture the mission and vision of the Foundation. We love the way they are interwoven and reinforce one another. […]