Special Events

Help us kick off the 2024 riding season with a night of food, drink, entertainment and fundraising as we celebrate mountain biking in Central Washington. Join us and help us say thanks to our sponsors, supporters, passionate volunteers, and trailbuilders who build some of the best trails in Washington State! Entertainment to include yard games on the patio, a bucket raffle, and live music by local folk band, The Chumlilies. Attire is business casual with jorts, dungarees, flannels, mullets, tuxedo […]

Join Wenatchee River Institute this winter season to create your own holiday wreath to take home. Come prepared to experiment with a variety of foraged materials such as lichens, evergreen branches, dried flower stems, pinecones, berries, dried leaves, and citrus slices. All the materials we will use have been gathered around WRI's campus and surrounding areas by the Land Steward, with all of the wreath bases being handmade from the weeping willow at the entrance to WRI! You can expect […]

Wenatchee River Institute is hosting the Leavenworth Christmas Bird Count this year! The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a nationwide community science effort to count birds that has been happening for over 120 years. It is organized by the National Audubon Society, and local counts are compiled by regional Audubon chapters, community members, or organizations like WRI. Specific counts occur on one day in a 15-mile diameter circle around a town, and the Leavenworth count is happening on Wednesday, December […]

Wenatchee River Institute Presents Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DokEhIoAKOQ Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer, wine, sparkling water, and tea available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm. Light pollution affects more than just the natural dark sky and star visibility, it affects our local ecosystems and wastes money. Join Paul Tomas with the Wenatchee Valley Astronomy Club and learn how our communities are lighting up the valley - and not in a good way. Paul will […]

Click here for registration link   2025 Tour de Plain Event # 2 Course Description   The event offers 3 race options:  There are two timed events with a short (5 KM) and long (18 KM) tour of the Beaver Creek Trail  and Meadow/Sprint loops area. You can opt for classic or freestyle technique. The 3rd option is untimed/noncompetitive with no time record for the short or long course.  The events begin and finish at the Meadow loop trailhead in […]