Local Conservation & Advocacy Orgs
| Organization | Activity/Purpose | Location | Contact |
| Cascade-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | A Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group that facilitates and monitors salmon recovery and supports sustainable fisheries practices. | Wenatchee | (509) 888-7268 jason@ccfeg.org |
| Cascadia Conservation District | Provides financial and technical support for resource conservation and stewardship in rural Chelan County. | Wenatchee | (509) 664-9370 |
| Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) | A community land conservation organization. Offers natural history outings, and volunteer trail maintenance opportunities. | Wenatchee | (509) 667-9708
List of contacts |
| Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition | Collaborative group of individuals and organizations facilitating Community Wildfire Protection Plans in the Leavenworth area. | Leavenworth | director@chumstick coalition.org |
| Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center | Interpret the ecological role of fire and preserve the history of people’s interaction with fire. | Entiat | (509) 670-4875 |
| Complete the Loop Coalition | A local, volunteer corporation which has successfully advocated funding and development of public trails in the Wenatchee Valley in Central Washington state since 1990. | Wenatchee | |
| Conservation Northwest | Protects wildlife and connects forests and wild areas from the Washington Coast through the Cascade Mountain to the British Columbia Rockies. | Seattle | (509) 684 – 8287 |
| Ice Age Floods Institute | Dedicated to promoting public awareness and education relating to the significance of the Ice Age Floods. | Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter | (509) 662-4419 |
| Initiative for Rural Innovation and Stewardship (IRIS) | Operates three programs (Connecting with Nature, Gathering Our Voice, and Witnessing Change) to forge community connections and record NCW history. | Wenatchee | (509) 881-1812 nwarner@ applecapital.net |
| Nature Conservancy | Globally, the Nature Conservancy protects “ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people”. The Wenatchee branch is one of 4 TNC field offices in Washington. | Wenatchee | (509) 665-9920 cwarner@tnc.org |
| NCW Audubon Society | The local Audubon Society chapter takes regular bird walks, performs Citizen Science projects, and publishes a monthly newsletter called The Wild Phlox. | Wenatchee-based, but active as far out as the Methow and Moses Lake | (509) 662-9087 |
| The Wilderness Society | National organization. Locally, is focused on advancing ecological forest restoration in North Central Washington, improving habitat connectivity, increasing landscape resilience in the face of climate change, and protecting mature and old-growth forests in the region. | Wenatchee and Nationally based | (360) 901-9548
1-800-THE-WILD 1-800-843-9453 |
| Trout Unlimited, Icicle Valley Chapter | Local branch of a national organization that works to sustain wild fish populations for fishing. | Leavenworth | P.O. Box 271 Leavenworth, Washington 98826 |
| Trust for Public Lands (TPL),Wenatchee office | Local branch of a national land trust that is strongly active on the West Coast. | Wenatchee | (509) 888-0844 washington @tpl.org |
| Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board | Local board working to facilitate implementation of salmon habitat restoration and protection projects that are consistent with the Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan. | Wenatchee | (509) 662-4707 barb.carrillo@ucsrb.com |
| Washington Bikes | Washington’s statewide bicycle advocacy organization that works to grow bicycling statewide and create complete, safe, and healthy streets for a balanced transportation system. | Seattle | (206) 224-9252 info@wabikes.org |
| Washington Native Plant Society,Wenatchee chapter | Local branch of a statewide society of native plant enthusiasts. The Wenatchee Chapter takes plant walks and hosts a public monthly educational guest lecture. | Wenatchee | List of contacts |
| Washington Trails Association | Provides extensive listing of current Washington trail reports and conditions. Also offers frequent volunteer trail work opportunities. | Seattle-based with local opportunities | (206) 625-1367 |
| Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group | An open collaborative science-based effort to produce tools and analyses that identify opportunities and priorities to provide habitat connectivity in Washington and surrounding habitats. | Statewide | info@waconnected.org |
| Wenatchee Naturalist (Master Naturalist program) | The program goal is to cultivate a corps of well-informed citizens to volunteer for stewardship and for conservation education. The 12-week course includes lectures, guest speakers, labs, and 3 guided field trips. | Wenatchee | Susan Ballinger skylinebal @gmail.com |
| Wenatchee River Institute | Leavenworth-based non-profit that offers environmental education for adults and kids. WRI hosts evening environmental programs at the Barn Beach Reserve. | Leavenworth | (509) 548-0181 info@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org |
| Wenatchee Row and Paddle Club | Community row and paddle club with a strong focus on performing outreach and environmental education in local schools. | Wenatchee | List of contacts |
| Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association (WSA) | Dedicated to the conservation and preservation of wildlife and the enhancement of habitat. | Wenatchee | Contact form |
| Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center | Performs environmental/historical/cultural education outreach in local schools and frequently hosts community events. | Wenatchee | (509) 888-6240 info@wvmcc.org |
| WSU extension: Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources | Website includes webinars and short online courses on sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. | Puyallup, with locally relevant resources | (253) 445-4626 |
| WSU extension: Chelan-Douglas County | WSU extension offers programs in Chelan & Douglas Counties on weed management, agriculture, forest stewardship, forest fires, and natural resources. | Wenatchee and Waterville offices | (509) 667-6540, Chelan County; (509) 745-8531, Douglas County |