Date: Sat, 03/17/2018 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 2018 Foothills Hiking Challenge. 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. You can complete the hike on your own, or join […]
March 19 is Washington State Park's 105th birthday, a Discover Pass free day for day visits in the parks. Eight more Discover Pass free days remain for 2018. The park system offers 125 state parks, a variety of heritage sites, trails and more. We hope you’ll take some day trips to state parks, visit old favorites and find new special places for your explorations.Visit their website for all the free days in 2018.
Where: Wenatchee Valley Museum When: Tuesday March 20th 7pm Sponsor: Chelan Douglas Land Trust Cost: Free suggested donation is $5 The Elwha River is resurgent with new life thanks to the largest dam removal project anywhere in the world. A true watershed-scale recovery, Elwha River Chinook are swimming once again to the foot of the Olympic Mountains, with 70 miles of habitat reopened to them. Come hear the unfolding story of the Elwha's renewal with award winning author Lynda V. […]
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 7:00pm Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA Wenatchee River Institute ADMISSION BY DONATION, ALL AGES WELCOME! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM FOR NO HOST REFRESHMENTS In late July of 2016, four men from Wenatchee pushed off from the shores of Point Lake in Canada's Northwest Territory and launched down the Coppermine River. After 25 days and 350 miles of paddling, the four reached their destination: The Arctic Ocean and the […]
Date: Thu, 03/29/2018 Time: 6-7:45pm Location Wenatchee Public Library FREE and open to all! Find out how to identify the 15 most noxious weeds that threaten our shrub-steppe plant communities - especially after wildfire. Join the Land Trust and the Chelan County Weed Board for a slide lecture that will teach you how to identify these "invaders" and what to do about them. Take home a free weed I.D. booklet! RSVP appreciated: susan@cdlandtrust.org
Hosted at Arlberg Sports on April 4th at 6pm. This event is put on by Summit Sales NW & Cascade Designs. They will discuss how to pack a backpack for either day hiking and over night trips along with the right gear to have while in the outdoors. A silent auction will take place and the proceeds from that will go to the Chelan Douglas Land Trust.
Saturday, April 7, 2018 ShareOn December 18th, 1994, Steve Burchett died from injuries sustained in an avalanche burial while doing avalanche mitigation work at Mission Ridge Ski Area. Steve loved to ski and golf. Proceeds from this event go toward avalanche education. This event is hosted by the Mission Ridge Pro Patrol. This Event Includes: -18 Holes at Three Lakes Golf Course -Lift Ticket at Mission Ridge -2 runs on the race course at Mission Ridge -Tournament Souvenir -Awards banquet […]
Date: April 7, 2018 at 9am is an event by Central WA Evergreen and the Chelan Douglas Land Trust called Sagefest. Building off the success and effectiveness of Evergreen's work-party weekend that has maintained Devil's Gulch and the Mission Ridge Trail for the past several years, Evergreen and CDLT are partnering for a one day work party to maintain trail, break new trail, and ride in the Sage Hills before finishing the day with a BBQ at the Horse Lake Trailhead. If […]
TICKETS $14 General Admission / $16 at the door $7 Student / $9 at the door The REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to live audiences throughout the world. The film tour is the definitive annual event for climbing communities globally. REEL ROCK 12 brings you stories from the edge, featuring big names and breakout stars. Starring Margo Hayes, the first woman to climb 5.15; Brad Gobright, an up-and-coming free soloist with a […]
WVC Continuing Education presents- Learn the art and science of fly fishing. You will learn about equipment, knot tying, casting and fly tying. You will gain the skills you need to successfully fish lakes and streams. Members of the Wenatchee Fly Fishers, a local club, will also help you understand the nature of trout, their feeding habits and other mysteries surrounding this elusive fish. Join us to learn tips and skills to catch the big one. Tues 7-9pm April 10-May […]
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 10 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Ice Age Megafloods of the Pacific Northwest Ice Age megafloods, from at least three different sources, left a dramatic mark on the Pacific Northwest that is clearly visible today. Our speaker, Bruce Bjornstad, will show evidence for dozens of floods from glacial Lakes Missoula and Columbia, as well as Lake Bonneville, via maps, […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 7:00pm Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA Wenatchee River Institute ADMISSION BY DONATION, ALL AGES WELCOME! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM FOR NO HOST REFRESHMENTS It feels like not a day goes by without a story in the news that relates to some water issue. Whether it’s lead in schools, drought in California, or dwindling snowpack in Washington, water scarcity is a challenge that needs our attention—now. In this talk, […]
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