Events

Avalanche Terrain Observation* This is a follow up to the popular Companion Rescue Skills course. Avalanche terrain recognition skills Safe travel decisions WAC avalanche hazard discussion Avalanche rescue drill ​Workshops begin at 9am. Participants will meet outside the Mission Ridge Base Patrol First Aid Room. Please be prepared with all your ski and snowboard gear to ride the chairlift to the summit at 9am. For information about these workshops, CLICK HERE. *This workshop requires Advanced Skiing/Riding skills and the completion of […]

Date Sat, 03/10/2018 Time 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location White River (Carpool from Leavenworth Park & Ride) The Chelan Douglas Land Trust Presents-Join wildlife biologist Heather Murphy for a naturalist’s snowshoe tour of the White River. Heather will discuss this special area’s importance to forests, birds, mammals and salmon. Stops on the tour will also highlight the American Indian and historical use of the land and current conservation projects. We’ll have a chance to warm up at Tall Timber Ranch […]

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 7:00pm Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA ADMISSION BY DONATION, ALL AGES WELCOME! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM FOR NO HOST REFRESHMENTS Wenatchee River Institute Presents a film inspired by a curiosity about our country's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. […]

O’Grady’s St. Paddy’s 5K Run & Walk — the runnin’ and wearin’ o’ the green — will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort near Leavenworth. The 5K will start and finish adjacent to O’Grady’s Pantry at the entrance to Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Afterwards, there will be a post-race party (beer, food and other refreshments) at O’Grady’s! Description: The course utilizes a trail on the Sleeping Lady property and an out-and-back stretch on Icicle Road. Please […]

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 […]