Events

July 6 – July 10 Naturalist Camp (Grades 1-6) 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: $125/members & $150/non-members Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) is reimagining summer camps for 2020 as we adapt to COVID-19. Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! We will spend the days outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute (in Leavenworth) and the surrounding park, leading us through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Camp groups will investigate and learn about […]

A note from the WenOut Staff: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please contact the organization hosting the event or check their website or Facebook page to verify if the event is continuing to take place. Thank you. Brent Cunderla will lead a tour from Wenatchee to Leavenworth that highlights the different rock types and geologic processes that occurred over the last 100 million years. The Wenatchee Valley is unique in that all three major rock types: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary, […]

July 13 - July 17 Nature Trekkers (Grades 1-6) 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: $125/members & $150/non-members Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) is reimagining summer camps for 2020 as we adapt to COVID-19. Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! We will spend the days outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute (in Leavenworth) and the surrounding park, leading us through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Camp groups will investigate and learn about […]

July 20 – July 24 Explorer Camp (Grades 1-6) 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: $125/members & $150/non-members Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) is reimagining summer camps for 2020 as we adapt to COVID-19. Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! We will spend the days outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute (in Leavenworth) and the surrounding park, leading us through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Camp groups will investigate and learn about […]

July 27 – July 31 Forest Friends Camp (1-6 grade) 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: $125/members & $150/non-members Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) is reimagining summer camps for 2020 as we adapt to COVID-19. Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! We will spend the days outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute (in Leavenworth) and the surrounding park, leading us through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Camp groups will investigate and learn […]

A note from the WenOut Staff: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please contact the organization hosting the event or check their website or Facebook page to verify if the event is continuing to take place. Thank you. Description: Beat the heat on an evening hike to Castle Rock. A beautiful view of Wenatchee is to be had along this trail. The upper portion of this trail is narrower and steeper than the lower portion. Only go as far as you […]

Making Strides has always been more than just a walk, it’s a movement. Because of the pandemic, how we unite and fight back this fall will look different but our passion to end breast cancer is the same. In 2020, we are making it easier for anyone, anywhere to make an impact. Join us for the FIRST EVER Nationwide Kickoff event! RSVP today @ www.MakingStridesWalk.org/KickoffRSVP to reserve your space! For more information click here.

Music on the Lawn! Enjoy beautiful outdoor lights with recorded music on the lawn, a glass in hand, taking in the beauty of the PNW from a safe distance! The IRW Family looks forward to serving you! Wine, meats, cheeses and artisan crackers are here for your purchase enjoyment. Or, if you bring your own picnic lunch, that’s great too. It’s always a perfect summer evening…seventy five degrees….a light breeze, birds singing, the pond fountain spraying high into the air […]

We've rescheduled the inaugural Bloom Metric Century to August 15th! Come join us for a day of fun in the sun on bikes, then head to downtown Wenatchee for the Tour de Bloom Criterium. This ride is part of the Tour de Bloom Stage Race festivities. Choose which ride works best with 100K and 50K options. Start Times: 100K - 7:30 am 50K - 9:00 am Elevation Gain: 100K - 3772' 50K - 1690' The ride route will feature some […]

Native Plants 101: Identification and Gardening (online) Public · Hosted by UW Botanic Gardens Advanced registration required. $20/person. Learn how to identify some of our native Washington plants! We'll cover several of our common native plants as well as their growth preferences and how to best incorporate them into your garden at home. This class will include several plants found in the Union Bay Natural Area at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Children are welcome, but class content will be geared […]

Good information for foragers, gardeners and herbalists to know! If you'd like to forage in the wild, the first plants you should learn are the ones that kill you. With a healthy respect for these deadly plants, you can forage with more confidence and safety. This class will focus on the identification, toxic symptoms and background of the five most poisonous plants in Washington with ample visuals to back it up. The plants are: poison hemlock, Indian hellebore, water hemlock, […]

A note from the WenOut Staff: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please contact the organization hosting the event or check their website or Facebook page to verify if the event is continuing to take place. Thank you. Music on the Lawn! Enjoy beautiful outdoor lights with recorded music on the lawn, a glass in hand, taking in the beauty of the PNW from a safe distance! The IRW Family looks forward to serving you! Wine, meats, cheeses and artisan crackers […]