A note from our editor: For all those who love the Enchantments, here is a short video for you on ways to reduce your impact in the treasured wilderness area we all find amazing. Let’s protect and support it, doing... Read More...
by Cameron Deamer-Phillips As outdoors people, the mantra of ‘plan ahead and prepare’ has been ingrained into our minds (and if not, it should be). Before a backcountry ski tour, we check avalanche conditions. Before a mountain bike ride, we... Read More...
CASHMERE CANYONS – New Front-Country Trails by Andy Dappen Twenty-some years ago when my wife and I moved to Central Washington, a central question we wrestled with was whether to settle in Wenatchee or Cashmere. We chose Wenatchee, partly because... Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer In 2017 I made it a point to find meaningful ways to go about my day to day costs with intention. Below are four ways you can contribute to our State Parks, National Parks, the Department of... Read More...
The dandelions are out in full force in our area and the honey bees are happily visiting them. Please think twice about spraying your dandelions when you could be helping out the bees by letting your dandelions flourish. Check out this... Read More...
Written by Luke Hollister This article was originally published on The Wenatchee World website on 4/16/21. The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has entered into a conservation easement for 2,480 acres of working lands and habitat on Badger Mountain. The deal was... Read More...
by Susan Ballinger Originally published on the Wenatchee Naturalist website. April is Washington’s Native Plant Appreciation Month and the 2021 Theme is Native Pollinators Need Native Plants! North Central Washington is on the map for migrating neotropical Rufous, Calliope, and Black-chinned hummingbirds, as they fly thousands of... Read More...
Where do you want to walk, bike or scooter to? County seeks input on Multi-Use Pathway Plan. Chelan County launches online community survey and mapping tool to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving multi-use pathways. Chelan County (“the County”) is... Read More...
This article was originally published on The Wenatchee World website on 4/12/2021. This article was written by Sam Fletcher from the Columbia Basin Herald. Click here for the original story. A new gift of land to The Nature Conservancy, 282... Read More...
Chelan Butte/Highway 97A Loop by Ray Birks Climbing up Chelan Butte Road can be a brute. It’s a mostly steep and relentless adventure and the single-track coming down toward the lake is good, but not great. It’s not a destination... Read More...