Wenatchee Outdoors

Yoga at Ohme Gardens
2023-08-24 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Ohme Gardens Wenatchee, WA
The perfect setting: under the trees, next to a waterfall. So peaceful. Every Thursday evening start at 5:30
Class packs can be purchased at Worx, or you can buy a single class for $10 at Ohme.
Yoga will run until August 31, 2023.
Sponsored by WORX of Wenatchee Valley.
For more information click here.

Adaptive Cycling
2023-08-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-23 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
This event will be held from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 155 N Worthen Street (the parking lot near the pedestrian bridge and little railway, just north of Pybus).
These events are FREE and open to everyone in our community ages 5 to 105+ with cognitive, physical, and/or sensory impairments. As with previous events, Outdoors for All will be providing a wide variety of adaptive bikes including handcycles, trikes, recumbents and tandems for participants to ride on the Loop Trail. We will not be scheduling specific appointments so participants can come at any time during event hours.
For more information
Erin.Keeley@ConfluenceHealth.org
ConfluenceHealthFoundation.org

Wellington Train Disaster-Lecture
2023-09-08 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hosted by Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
This event is free.
On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in North American history swept down the snowy Cascades, burying two trains and killing 96 people.
Randy Dasho of Port Orchard, WA will speak about the Great Northern Railroad and the Wellington Disaster of 1910 at 6:30pm on Friday, September 8th. The lecture is free and open to the public. Attendance at the lecture is not required for attendance at the bus tour.
We are also offering a guided tour of the Wellington Site on Saturday, September 9th. This tour visits several other sites between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass that played important roles in the history of the Great Northern Railway Company. For more information about the bus tour, click here.
For more information click here.

Wellington Train Disaster Bus Tour
2023-09-09 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
For more information click here.
On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in North American history swept down the snowy Cascades, burying two trains and killing 96 people.
We are offering a guided tour of the Wellington Site led by Randy Dasho on Saturday, September 9th. This tour visits several other sites between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass that played important roles in the history of the Great Northern Railway Company. Tour-goers meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum to board a tour bus that departs at 9am. The bus heads west on U.S. Highway 2, stopping for discussion at different points of interest. The final stop is at the interpretive site at Wellington, where participants will have lunch and take a half-mile walk around the area of disaster. The bus will return by 3pm. Please bring a lunch, plenty of water, and good walking shoes.
Randy Dasho of Port Orchard, WA will speak about the Great Northern Railroad and the Wellington Disaster of 1910 at 6:30pm on Friday, September 8th. The lecture is free and open to the public. Attendance at the lecture is not required for attendance at the bus tour. For more information about the lecture, click here.
To register for the bus tour, please click here.
The cost for this bus tour is $55 for Museum members and $75 for non-members.

Bike-n-BBQ Squilchuck
2023-09-09 10:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver)
Join Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (CWEMBA) for our Bike ‘n BBQ community ride and social event series! Come ride our new trails, make new friends, and enjoy some food and drink. We will meet at the Squilchuck Parking lot to ride at 10am, followed by BBQ around 12pm.
This event is free for members!
Directions: From Wenatchee head South on S Mission St which becomes Squilchuck Rd, follow the signs for Mission Ridge Ski area. About 7 miles from wenatchee turn left into Squilchuck state park.
Please note: A Washington State Discover Pass is required at Squilchuck State Park.
For more information click here.

Movie in the Park!
2023-09-09 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Lincoln Park 1410 South Mission Street Wenatchee, WA

This event is hosted by Wenatchee Parks Recreation and Cultural Services. The movie being played is the School of Rock. This is a FREE event. For questions call (509) 888-3284.

Champs at the Chuck
2023-09-12 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Squilchuck State Park
The first installment of Championships at the ‘Chuck is back (since 2018) beginning Tuesday Sept 5th and will continue every week through September, so come on up to get your fitness on and invite your friends and fellow riders.
Racing starts at 5:30pm but get up there early to register and warm up on the course.
Spread the word and lets bring back some midweek racing to the Wenatchee Valley! Your participation will help make our Student League riders fast, and will help support our community.
Kids under 20 are free, adults are $15, and all money goes back to our local youth cycling teams. All abilities and all ages welcom. Come to spectate or come to ride.
p.s. Don’t forget your WA State Park Discover Pass!
For more information click here.

Douglas County Outdoor Rec Plan
2023-09-12 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
You’re invited! TREAD is convening three community input events where you can tell us all your biggest wishes and ideas for outdoor recreation opportunities in Douglas County. This will be a fun event where you get to draw on maps and use stickers to make your voice heard. If you have any thoughts on what you’d like to see improved, enhanced, or developed in regards to outdoor recreation in Douglas County please join one of the events.
All the ideas generated from these events will be compiled into a plan that will provide Douglas County and its stakeholders a reference to use to apply for future funding for project-specific outdoor recreation. It will also provide a roadmap for TREAD’s effort to increase sustainable trails and economic development through diverse partnerships and community leadership while advancing outdoor recreation for sustainability and accessibility for current and future users.
Waterville: September 12th at the Waterville Library 5:30-7 PMEast Wenatchee & Rock Island: September 20th at the Eastmont Parks Community Center 5:30-7 PMBridgeport: September 26th at the Bridgeport Elementary School 5:30-7 PM

All events will have Spanish translators.

For more information click here.

Birding by the River
2023-09-13 08:00 - 09:30 (America/Denver)
Birding by the River
Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute
Second Wednesday of every month from 8-9:30am @ WRI (Dates: 6/14, 7/12, 8/9, 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13)
Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus the second Wednesday of each month! All birding skill levels are welcome. This is a FREE program and no registration is required.
More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/seasonal-nature-walks.html

Centuries on Foot: Historic Trails in the North Cascades
2023-09-13 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver)
This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute
This event is online.
Class tuition is $10.
Trails thousands of years old remain underfoot in Washington and in the North Cascades. For ancient travel and 21st century treks alike, well-worn paths wind through the lowlands, valleys and peaks of this Northwest corner of the state. Where were people going? What were they looking for—mountain goats, huckleberries, gold, grazing, the international boundary, a route for a railroad or a highway, fire, perhaps even purely adventure?
In this online gathering with historian and writer Judy Bentley—author of Hiking Washington’s History—we’ll follow in the virtual footsteps of people who have gone before us: an indigenous Okanogan leader, a fur trader, an army lieutenant, the proprietor of a boarding house at Diablo, a Japanese railroad worker, forest service geographer, prospectors, a boarding house operator at Monte Cristo, an adventure traveler writing for Cosmopolitan magazine, a lonesome homesteader, a highway engineer, and the infamous Poets on the Peaks.
We’ll add your own adventures and explorations of these storied trails to the historical record, and by the end of our gathering, you’ll have gained a new sense of how these trails we love to hike came to be and appreciation for the thousands of footprints laid down before us.
Judy Bentley is faculty emeritus of South Seattle College where she taught composition, literature, and Pacific Northwest History.
To register or for more information click here.

Wildfire Stewardship of Upper Wenatchee Valley
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Thursday, September 14th from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR via Zoom

Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute

Learn about the Upper Wenatchee Community Lands Plan, a community-driven conservation plan to ensure healthy forests, promote wildfire stewardship, and increase access to a variety of recreational opportunities.

More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/14/red-barn-event-wildfire-stewardship-of-upper-wenatchee-valley/438591

Inspiring Community-driven Conservation
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Red Barn Event: Inspiring Community-driven Conservation

Location: WRI’s Red Barn OR via Zoom

Join us for the first Red Barn Event of the 2023-2024 season… This Red Barn Event is in partnership with Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. Trust For Public Land’s Mitsu Iwasaki will speak about the Upper Wenatchee Community Lands Plan, a community-driven conservation plan which aims to add 35,000 acres of publicly owned land, ensure healthy forests, promote wildfire stewardship, reduce wildfire risk, and increase access to trails and a variety of other recreational opportunities.

More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/14/red-barn-event-inspiring-community-driven-conservation/438591

From Waste to Compost
2023-09-15 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Winton MFG Compost Works: 17400 Winton Rd, Leavenworth, WA

Hosted by the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour by Waste Loop

Are you curious how our food and yard waste becomes nutrient rich compost? Join us for a tour of Winton Mfg Compost Works, an industrial composter located just east of Coles Corner. Winton opened last summer and has the capacity to compost much of the organic waste in the Wenatchee Valley into nutrient dense compost that is then sold back to local farmers and residents. Come up and see the process first hand and learn all about the composting process. For more information and to register click here.

Lavender Wreath Making Class
2023-09-15 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Event by Bianchi Vineyards

Location:
Bianchi Vineyards
47.387459, -120.194181
East Wenatchee, WA

Cost: $65

The Lavendar Man, Joseph Downs, and artist, Lexi Morgan, willy walk you through creating a hand-tied lavender wreath.

The class includes a glass of wine (or two beers/seltzers). All wreath-making supplies are also included! Last light is 8pm so be sure to arrive early to relax with a glass before the class begins promptly at 5:30pm – we’ll finish at sunset.
For tickets/reservations click here.
For more information click here.

Cascade Track & Sign Evaluation
2023-09-16 08:00 - 2023-09-17 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September @ WRI

Spend two full days in the greater Leavenworth area, with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, educator and author, David Moskowitz. This class is a wildlife track and sign evaluation through CyberTracker North America.

More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/17/cascades-track-and-sign-evaluation-with-david-moskowitz/438594

Movie in the Park!
2023-09-16 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Lincoln Park 1410 South Mission Street Wenatchee, WA

This event is hosted by Wenatchee Parks Recreation and Cultural Services. The movie being played is Puss and Boots. This is a FREE event. For questions call (509) 888-3284.

Rewilding Our Food Web
2023-09-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill: 10701 Ski Hill Dr, Leavenworth, WA

This event is hosted by Waste Loop as part of the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour

Let’s talk food! Come dream and scheme our way into an in(ter)dependant food future for the Upper Wenatchee Valley. With an eye towards climate change, infrastructural uncertainty, and social equity for all beings, we’ll discuss truly local subsistence pathways. Informed primarily by indigenous strategies from our biome and beyond, we’ll also be calling on ideas from the worlds of permaculture, nutrition, and ecology. Note that this event will be held outdoors and there will be a short walking portion over uneven terrain. Participants should bring weather appropriate clothing, water, and perhaps a notebook.

Ivy Spiegel Ostrom was partially raised by the flora and fauna of the Upper Wenatchee Valley. She studied Environmental Studies at Williams College, specializing in the relationship between humans and their landscape. She is a plant nerd, fully committed to the transition into an indigenous, sustainable, and ancestral lifeway.

For more information and to register click here.

Introduction to Pruning
2023-09-17 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This event is hosted by the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour by Waste Loop

This session will give you an introduction to pruning basics. Dana will cover topics such as what to prune when, choosing the right tool for the task, disease prevention, and more.

Dana owned and operated an organic landscaping business for 8 years in Seattle, WA before moving to Leavenworth last spring. For plant health and productivity, she is a proponent of choosing the right plant for the location in order to minimize pruning needs…even though pruning is one of her favorite garden tasks. For more information and to register click here.

Infuse Organics Herb Journey Tea Walk
2023-09-17 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Infuse Organics Medicinal Herb Farm, 13688 Chumstick Hwy, Leavenworth, WA

This event is hosted by the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour by Waste Loop

Join us for a tea walk through the medicinal herb gardens of Infuse Organics. Everything will be provided for this event, an herb journey into native and common herbs that can be used for nutrient-rich teas and remedies. Grab your provided scissors and basket and go home with your very own fresh bundle of fragrant, functional herbs. See you on the farm!

Infuse Organics is a medicinal herb farm using no-till and other sustainable practices to produce herbs, vegetables and berries to provide healthy, eco and affordable skin and body care to the community and beyond. From seed to sale, every action our company makes has the health of people and planet in mind. We are constantly finding new ways to serve our community through education, sustainable practices and quality, healthy products.

For more information or to register click here.

Saving Last Year's Native Shrub Plantings
2023-09-19 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join CDLT staff as we water & woodchip recently planted native shrubs at the new Kenzie’s Landing Trailhead. We will be using on-site water to fill buckets and carry them to pour onto our shrubs. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 0.25 miles. The plant species consist of Wax Currant, Serviceberry, Blue Elderberry, Rose, Rabbitbrush, and Bitterbrush. Come learn more about these wonderful native plants!
Keep an eye out! This is a recurring event throughout Summer, until September.
Bring a wheelbarrow if you have one.
CDLT will provide buckets, gloves, water, and snacks. *Bring your own snacks per dietary restrictions.*
*All work parties are weather and conditions dependent. Please do not come if you are feeling unwell. Canceled work parties will be rescheduled if possible.
To sign-up or for more info, please email Tiffany Theden, at tiffany@cdlandtrust.org

Champs at the Chuck
2023-09-19 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Squilchuck State Park
The first installment of Championships at the ‘Chuck is back (since 2018) beginning Tuesday Sept 5th and will continue every week through September, so come on up to get your fitness on and invite your friends and fellow riders.
Racing starts at 5:30pm but get up there early to register and warm up on the course.
Spread the word and lets bring back some midweek racing to the Wenatchee Valley! Your participation will help make our Student League riders fast, and will help support our community.
Kids under 20 are free, adults are $15, and all money goes back to our local youth cycling teams. All abilities and all ages welcome. Come to spectate or come to ride.
p.s. Don’t forget your WA State Park Discover Pass!
For more information click here.

Fire Hire: In Person Recruitment
2023-09-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Forest Service is holding an in-person recruitment event to fill approximately 150 entry level wildland firefighter permanent seasonal positions. Join us in Wenatchee, Washington on September 20, 2023, from 9 AM to 4 PM PST, at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisors Office, 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801. Applicants are invited to come and meet regional fire staff, get application help, and learn about the benefits of working for the Forest Service.

Applications will be accepted on USAJOBS.gov August 31–September 29, 2023. You do not need to attend the event to apply.

For more information visit the Wildland Firefighting Hiring webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/…/wildland-firefighter-careers

Douglas County Outdoor Rec Plan
2023-09-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
You’re invited! TREAD is convening three community input events where you can tell us all your biggest wishes and ideas for outdoor recreation opportunities in Douglas County. This will be a fun event where you get to draw on maps and use stickers to make your voice heard. If you have any thoughts on what you’d like to see improved, enhanced, or developed in regards to outdoor recreation in Douglas County please join one of the events.
All the ideas generated from these events will be compiled into a plan that will provide Douglas County and its stakeholders a reference to use to apply for future funding for project-specific outdoor recreation. It will also provide a roadmap for TREAD’s effort to increase sustainable trails and economic development through diverse partnerships and community leadership while advancing outdoor recreation for sustainability and accessibility for current and future users.
East Wenatchee & Rock Island: September 20th at the Eastmont Parks Community Center 5:30-7 PMBridgeport: September 26th at the Bridgeport Elementary School 5:30-7 PM

All events will have Spanish translators.

For more information click here.

Fall Color Hikes with Tami Asars
2023-09-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)
Red Barn Event: Fall Color Hikes with Tami Asars
Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute
Friday, September 22nd from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR via Zoom
Fall is a spectacular time of year for hiking in the Pacific Northwest! Join guidebook author Tami Asars as she walks us through some of her favorite autumn hikes and colorful scenic drives from her latest book, Fall Color Hikes: Washington.
More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/22/red-barn-event-fall-color-hikes-with-tami-asars/420351

National Public Lands Day-Free National Park Entrance
2023-09-23 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles)
Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages use of open space for education, recreation, and health benefits. National Public Lands Day falls on September 23, 2023.
Enter National Parks for free today.

Tour Bilingüe de Desove de Salmó | Bilingual Salmon Spawning Tour
2023-09-23 08:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tour Bilingüe de Desove de Salmó | Bilingual Salmon Spawning Tour

Location: Wenatchee River Institute

On this driving tour hosted by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and the Wenatchee River Institute, you’ll visit three locations to observe and learn about the last stages of a salmon’s life. Education for this event will be bilingual in English and Spanish. Cascade Fisheries’, Jen Herdman, will join us and share about the amazing world of fish and how fish need our help.

Register here: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/23/tour-biling-e-de-desove-de-salm-bilingual-salmon-spawning-tour/446392

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
2023-09-23 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Get ready for the 31st anniversary Wenatchee River Salmon Festival:
Location: Rocky Reach Dam and Discovery Center
Celebrating Salmon People! Salmon Festival is a fun, family-friendly event where visitors get with hands-on natural resources activities, education, exhibits and entertainment! Our School Days are scheduled for September 21-22 from 8am-3pm and our Community Day is scheduled for September 23 from 10am-5pm. We can’t wait to celebrate Salmon Festival with you! Details are here.

Hawk Watching at W.R.I.
2023-09-24 08:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Location: Wenatchee River Institute

For this birding trip, we will carpool up to Sugarloaf Peak in search of hawks and other raptors! Late September is a great time to observe migration of all types of birds, particularly hawks and other raptors if you find yourself high up on a ridge during the day.

Register here: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/24/hawk-watching-with-wri/446903

Beginner Mnt Biking for Women of Color
2023-09-24 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Date: 9/24/23, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill (Freund Canyon / Rosy Boa)

Cost: $90.00 members ($110.00 non-members)

Join Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and Chelsea Murphy (@she_colorsnature) in this class for Black, Indigenous, or women of color who want to learn the basics of mountain biking on trails! This curated affinity space is sure to leave you with new skills, new friends, and a fun day outside!
Whether you’re new to riding or have been hitting the trails for a while, learning proper technique and gaining a solid foundation in the basics will result in immediate improvements to your riding and will assist you in progressing to more advanced skills and terrain. Foundations Beginner is designed to help you develop strong foundational skills in body positioning and the basics of mountain biking. This class is the place to start building your confidence on 2 wheels.
This class is open to all who identify as a Black, Indigenous, or woman of color.

Class Focus:

Confidently ride green level trails.
Navigate varied terrain such as roots, rocks and corners.
Maintain control while braking, descending and climbing.

Prerequisites: None.
Bikes & helmets are available for those who need to borrow them!
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE based on financial need! Contact scholarship@evergreenmtb.org for more details.
For more information or to register click here.
