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Land Trust Protecting 2,480 Acres of Habitat With New Badger Mountain Easement

April 23, 2021

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...

Native Plants Fuel the Hummingbird Highway

April 21, 2021

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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.

April 19, 2021

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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...

A Place for Pygmy Rabbits: Gift of Land Near Quincy Helps In Species Recovery

April 14, 2021

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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

April 2, 2021

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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...

Steven Gnam – A Photographer’s Tale

March 29, 2021

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by WenOut Staff Steven Gnam – A Photographer’s Tale Steven Gnam, a professional photographer and videographer, moved to Wenatchee in November 2014 because of his wife’s work at Northwest Justice Project. His magazine work, videos, and his book Crown of... Read More...

Neglected Strengths to Do During Quarantine

March 26, 2021

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by Sarah Shaffer Personally, my climbing skills have not been increasing much during this time of Covid/quarantine. I came across this great article on the Access Fund website for how to increase strength and flexibility to up your climbing skills... Read More...

Shoreline Protections to Lake Wenatchee, Fish Lake & Rivers in Chelan County

March 19, 2021

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by Jane Zanol and Susan Ballinger Chelan County is a beautiful place to live because it has such a variety of landscapes, everything from shrub-steppe to forested mountains. The water that flows from mountain peaks to the arid hills and... Read More...

Help Link Transit Build a Better Transportation System for Your Community

March 17, 2021

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Help Link Transit Build a Better Transportation System For Your Community As Link Transit heads into its fourth decade of service, they are seeking community feedback in building a more efficient, accessible and convenient system. Citizen input is a critical... Read More...

Mud is Our March Madness

March 15, 2021

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Note: This article by Susan Ballinger was first published in The Wenatchee World on February 21st, 2014 as a “Culture of Conservation” post within Community Connections. However, muddy trails (especially on north-facing hills) will persist for a few more weeks, so Susan’s suggestion to... Read More...

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