Events

The 28th annual Guano Rocks Regatta with Wenatchee Row & Paddle Club is coming up on Saturday, September 28th at Lincoln Rock State Park. What is the Guano Rocks Regatta you ask? Well let us explain. WRPC’s regatta is a fun human powered boat race for all kinds of boats and skill levels. If you paddle a kayak, or a surfski or a board or you row a shell, or rowboat, or even cycle a pedal boat there’s a category […]

Join Us For Our 2nd Annual "When I Grow Up" 5 K Fun Run/Walk benefiting your local Child & Family Advocacy Center at SAGE. Dress up as whatever you want to be when you grow up for fun & enjoyable event. Best dressed will receive a prize. T-shirts are guaranteed for all participants who register by 9/2/19. Register Online at Findsafety.org or call SAGE at 509-663-7446 For more information click here.

Each fall, thousands of hawks, eagles and falcons fly along a high ridge perched above Lake Chelan on their way to winter territories. Join us for a trip to Chelan Ridge Hawkwatch International observation point so you can witness this amazing spectacle. Learn from local biologists about these birds' migration, why they are migrating and how is it all related to habitat and land management. While we are there field station biologists will be working the trapping blind providing the […]

Date Fri, 10/04/2019 Time 7am-11:30am Location Horse Lake Reserve Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while being part of a small team collecting bird species data?  Community Science Projects are collaborations between scientists and volunteers that expand opportunities for scientific data collection and help answer real-world questions. Learn more about becoming a CDLT citizen scientist volunteer by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org or call 509-667-9708. Please note: contact Susan by cell phone 24-hours […]

Wenatchee River Institute Fall Salmon Walks, Oct. 4th and 11th, witness the return of the Pacific Salmon The fall Pacific Salmon migration has begun. Walk along the banks of the Wenatchee River guided by a WRI naturalist to watch these fish jump fully out of the water while in search of spawning grounds. The females move gravel to build a ‘nest’ for their redds (salmon eggs), as males battle over fertilization. This is an amazing experience for nearby residents as […]

Lake Wenatchee Geology Tour October 5 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm $40 – $45 This is geologic tour in the Leavenworth area, up the Wenatchee River Valley to Lake Wenatchee. We’ll look at everything from Chumstick sandstone, to the glacial features from both the Icicle Creek and Lake Wenatchee Glaciers. We’ll see the Leavenworth fault, identify glacial moraines, discuss how streams change with time, and examine 90 million years old igneous rocks and even older metamorphic rocks! Tour goers […]

Hosted by Ted Driven. A stunningly beautiful course in the scenic town of Leavenworth. Marathoners will start near the renown Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. Runners will run a loop through the Icicle Canyon the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth through wooded riverfront trails. Mixed surface of asphalt and dirt trails. Surrounded by impressive mountains, you'll likely see salmon spawning in the Wenatchee River and Icicle Creek. The half marathon events welcomes both runners and walkers. The marathon is limited to runners […]

Hosted by Leavenworth Mountain Association Picking up trash in Icicle and Tumwater Canyons to keep our climbing areas clean! Free camping is available for 35 vehicles and 85 individuals Friday and Saturday nights at the Eightmile Campground Group Site. From 8AM to 1PM we will pick up trash, then there is some time to climb in the afternoon. We will provide beverages, a bonfire, a grill and good company at the Eightmile Group Campsite afterwards. We provide everything you need […]

Event: Hike For A Cause Date: October 5th Time: 11:30am to 2pm Location: Walla Walla Point Park Website to Register: https://wenymca.networkforgood.com/events/13591-hike-for-a-cause Description: Step up for kids in our valley! Walk, Bike, Run, Skate-it doesn't matter just participate! Go one mile, go 11 miles, but help us represent our collective impact as far as you can!This joint event with CASA and the YMCA has a collective goal of impacting 5000 children by year end. Both CASA and the Y have incredible outreach […]

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 8 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. “Searching the Okanogan Drainage for Multiple Ice Age Events and Catastrophic Flooding: A FOOLS Journey” Glacial features of the Okanogan area have stories to tell, and a FOOL has come to tell them. Don Hruska, retired mining geologist, is one of four Okanogan residents who formed the FOOLS, Friends of the Okanogan Lobe. […]

Pacific Salmon in a changing climate Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Red Barn, Wenatchee River Institute, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth Pacific Salmon have survived volcanic eruptions, repeated glaciations, shifting rivers, the commercial fishing boom of the late 1800s, an era of dam building, and many other human-related changes to their environment. They now face additional stressors related to climate change, including increased stream temperatures and altered river flows. Join local biologist Tracy Bowerman in a discussion about […]

Date Thu, 10/10/2019 Time 7am-10:30am Location Mountain Home Preserve Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while being part of a small team collecting bird species data?  Community Science Projects are collaborations between scientists and volunteers that expand opportunities for scientific data collection and help answer real-world questions. Learn more about becoming a CDLT citizen scientist volunteer by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org or call 509-667-9708. Please note: contact Susan by cell phone 24-hours ahead (509-669-7820) to confirm, because […]