Events

WASTED! The Story of Food Waste March 5, 2019 @ 7:00-9:00 pm Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center WASTED! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of chef-heroes like Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that […]

Fly Tying Classes Wenatchee River Institute Tuesdays March 12-April 9 6-8:30pm $60 regular, $48 WRI member Join Wenatchee River Institute, Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited for five nights of tying flies specifically for catching fish in local waters! All fly tying equipment provided for the class. Go home with 1-3 flies each night! Don't worry if you miss a class! Limit of 12 participants!

Wenatchee River Institute Red Barn Speaker Event | 347 Division St., Leavenworth Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager, The Surprising Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter Wednesday, March 13th | Admission by donation | All ages welcome Doors open at 6:30PM for community social, presentation at 7PM www.wenatcheeriverinstitute.org | (509)548-0181 x4 _____________________________________________________________________ The Wenatchee River Institute welcomes award-winning environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb in the Red Barn Wed., Mar. 13th, doors open at 6:30PM for community social with presentation beginning […]

Date Thu, 03/14/2019 Time 3:00 - 5:30 PM SIGN-UP ONLINE HERE! Join CDLT at Castle Rock to perform annual maintenance on the Castle Rock trail system, and any existing trail infrastructure (trail closure barriers, fences, rock steps). This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 2 miles and using hand tools such as hoes and McLeods along the way. The Land Trust will provide trail maintenance instruction, snacks, water to refill your own bottle, gloves and tools. Please […]

Date Sat, 03/16/2019 Time 9 AM - 11 AM Location Dry Gulch Register for the Hiking Challenge Here! The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and Columbia Valley Community Health invite you to hike for your health! Join us for the 2019 Hike for Health Series. Improve your health, be part of a team, take home prizes and be entered to win one of many grand prizes at the end of the hiking season. How to participate in the Hike for Health Series: […]

You don't have to be Irish to enjoy this unique dinner at the Midway Lodge. Guests will enjoy a unique dining experience at Midway for a proper Irish feast and beer tasting. After the festivities, guests will enjoy a night ski or hike/snowshoe down Mimi. Menu Choice of pulled pork shepherds pie or corned beef and cabbage with a Caesar salad and bread pudding for dessert. Price $40 plus tax per person includes a chair lift ride to Midway then […]

Fly Tying Classes Wenatchee River Institute Tuesdays March 12-April 9 6-8:30pm $60 regular, $48 WRI member Join Wenatchee River Institute, Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited for five nights of tying flies specifically for catching fish in local waters! All fly tying equipment provided for the class. Go home with 1-3 flies each night! Don't worry if you miss a class! Limit of 12 participants!

The Trouble With Wolves Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center March 19th, 7pm-9pm Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in the middle. The Trouble With Wolves takes an up close look at the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation debate of our time. The film aims to find out whether coexistence is really possible by hearing from the people directly involved. The film captures the controversy, as ranchers and ecologists square off with wolves caught in […]

View PDF Date Wed, 03/20/2019 Time 5:30-7:30pm Location Wenatchee Public Library FREE and open to all! What do scentless mayweed, yellow star thistle, and jointed goatgrass all have in common?  All are noxious weeds we don’t want to find in our Wenatchee Foothills!  CDLT is recruiting trail users to help us locate new populations of troublesome weeds so we can eliminate them before they spread.  Find out how to identify the 15 most noxious weeds that threaten our shrub-steppe plant […]

Today is WenatcheeOutdoors day! This is the Friday closest to the spring equinox which was March 20th this year. We at WenatcheeOutdoors celebrate by getting outside this Friday and playing hookie while having fun in the great outdoors. We invite you to do the same. Please read this article for more information on how WenatcheeOutdoors day got started!

Date Sat, 03/23/2019 Time 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM SIGN-UP ONLINE HERE! Join the Chelan Douglas Land Trust at Jacobson Preserve to perform annual trail maintenance. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 3 miles and using hand tools such as loppers, hoes and McLeods along the way. The Land Trust will provide trail maintenance instruction, snacks, water to refill your own bottle, gloves and tools. Please bring a water bottle, and wear clothing you can […]

Banner Bank presents Mission Ridge's most popular event back for its 19th season! Participants use their creativity to design, build and launch their dummies off a massive jump. Prizes given in multiple categories such as Longest Launch, Most Creative, Most Likely to Survive, Judge’s Choice, and Best Carnage. -RULES- Must have human or animal characteristics. Must be at least 36" tall. Must be on a snowboard or skis - no sleds. Must weigh no more than 100 lbs. No motorization […]