Wenatchee Native Plant Society Leader:  Joan Frazee Difficulty Level:  Easy Limit: 10 Have you ever been flummoxed by the complexity, size and technical jargon in the Flora of the Pacific Northwest (2nd edition) based on the original manual published in 1973 by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist.  Join retired Forest Service Botanist Joan Frazee for a fun ‘intro to keying’ session at Ski Hill.  We will gather outside the lodge for a general orientation session.  Hand lenses will be available. Our […]

Washington Native Plant Society Leader: Stephen Easley Trip Difficulty: Easy - 3 miles Limit: 8 This walk will start at the Echo Ridge main parking lot and includes the Nuthatch, Chickadee, Morning Glory, and Upper & Lower Ridge View trails.  It is easily walkable with minor changes in elevation, covering 3 miles in about 3 hours.  We will be looking at pussy-toes, hawksbeards, rock cresses, blue umber lilies and death camas.  The views of the surrounding valleys are spectacular from […]