Wenatchee Outdoors

Leave No Trace Spotlight

August 14, 2025

Preserving Wenatchee and Surrounding Areas The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has been selected as a 2025 Leave No Trace Spotlight, and Wenatchee Outdoors is honored to be part of this important initiative. We’re grateful for the opportunity to attend the workshop... Read More...

The Chiwawa River and Why Your Paddling Experience Matters

July 6, 2025

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by Susan Elliott The trees rise like silent sentries. The current jolts beneath my boat—crisp, dynamic, relentless. I don’t stop it; I move with it, trusting decades of paddling muscle memory to carry me downstream. And still—25 years into this... Read More...

Forty for Forty: The Mystery Spiral

July 2, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Mysteries are... Read More...

Forty for Forty: Clock Around the Rock

June 17, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Most hikers... Read More...

Stop the Destruction & Salvage the U.S. Forest Service

June 9, 2025

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Stop the Destruction & Salvage the U.S. Forest Service By Suzanne Cable The US Forest Service is headed for obsolescence due to recent personnel reductions, proposed budget cuts, and re-organization plans. The ability of the US Forest Service to meet... Read More...

Forty for Forty: The Visitor’s Creed

May 29, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. “Leave things... Read More...

Forty For Forty: Old Mountain Biker vs. Young Trail Runner

May 20, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Honor the old;... Read More...

Forty for Forty: Birding at Horse Lake Reserve

May 14, 2025

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Consider attending the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest, May 15-18 2025. A series of free, pre-festival, evening trips with no registration required will be offered in Wenatchee and Leavenworth, May 12-14. On Saturday, May 17 (10am-3pm), stop by the free Bird... Read More...

Forty for Forty – A Forty-Flower Walk

May 2, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Late April through mid-May is peak wildflower season in... Read More...

Forty for Forty: The Joys of Trail Work

April 23, 2025

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by Matt Rose and Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public... Read More...

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