Events

Name: Color Rush Date: August 20, 2017 Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Website: http://www.colorwenatchee.com Event Description: Color Rush is an outrageously fun, non-timed 5K fun run/walk where your are blasted with five different colors throughout the route. All ages are encouraged to participate this fun family oriented event. The 3.1 mile course is easy for all abilities, level paved surface. Proceeds from the Color Rush 5K Fun Run supports the Youth United program, a youth engagement program organized […]

The Wenatchee Valley Museum Presents-Solar Eclipse Viewing Party Monday August 21st 8:15 am-12:00 pm Join us as we travel by bus to the Mission Ridge Ski & Resort to celebrate this amazing natural phenomena.  This family-friendly event includes a chartered bus ride to the ridge, special viewing glasses, a commemorative t-shirt, hands-on activities, themed music and refreshments. For more information CLICK HERE

WenatcheeOutdoors.org presents- New Experiences "WenOut" Indoor Rock Climbing When and Where: 4:15pm on August 23rd at Riverfront Rock Gym in Wenatchee The purpose of these outings with the "New Experiences WenOut group" is to introduce families to new experiences, to make new friends, to support one another and to know that IT IS possible to get out with young children. The third outing will be at Riverfront Rock Gym in Wenatchee on Wednesday August 23rd at 4:15pm. This is a great place […]

Date: Thu, 08/24/2017 Time: 6:00am - 11:00am Location: Horse Lake Reserve Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust 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?  Citizen Science Project 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 […]

Presented by Stevens Pass The Kids Adventure Games features a kid sized adventure race where teams of two navigate our one of a kind ‘natural terrain’ inspired obstacle course. Kids can expect mountain biking, hiking, zip-lines, a Tarzan rope swing, giant Slip-n-Slide, cargo nets, climbing wall and more. This is a fun and confidence building outdoor experience for kids ages 6-14.  A great day out for all the family and spectators are encouraged! For more information CLICK HERE

Wenatchee FIDO presents- Pack Walks. Every Saturday until September. Location: Behind Pybus on the Loop Trail in Wenatchee Time: 9 a.m. Small group outing that you can feel comfortable with your dog going at any comfortable speed, and spreading out as you like to make sure your pup is enjoying himself too! Meet us on the Loop Trail behind Pybus market on Saturday mornings at 9 am. Once the dog park opens (Hale Park) we can walk down to the […]

Date: Wed, 08/30/2017 Time: 7:30am-9:45am Location: Walla Walla Point Park Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust Come along with naturalist and Land Trust Conservation Fellow Susan Ballinger on this low-key morning birding outing. From beginner to expert, learn from fellow birders and hone your bird ID skills. Find out about "eBirding" and how to contribute to the online birding tool eBird, which lets you track your findings and contribute real data used by scientists to monitor bird populations around the […]

September 1-4, 2017.  In keeping with our commitment to serve the whole family, the Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp will once again offer an opportunity for families to spend quality vacation time together. Join us Memorial Day or Labor Day weekends for an old fashioned Family Camp experience. The price includes a rustic cabin, with a fireplace or wood stove, that sleeps up to 8 people (bunk bed style), meals, programming and family campfire activities. Leave the cooking and dishes to us!   […]

The Great Escape Geology Tour Saturday, September 9: 9:00am to 5:00pm The Wenatchee Valley Museum Presents- Ice Age Floods using the Grand Coulee and the Upper Crab Creek drainages, filled the Quincy Basin at a rate up to 16.5 million cubic meters of water per second. This tour will examine the incredible erosive consequences of the floodwaters escaping the Quincy Basin, via Lynch, Potholes and Frenchman Springs Coulees. In addition, we examine the eight mile wide Drumheller Channels, through which most […]

Wenatchee River Institute presents- Bree Loewen "Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue" Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 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 Bree will share stories and images from her newly released book Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue.  An inspiring exploration of the drama and camaraderie of search and rescue, "Found" conveys the intensity of rescue operations, the […]

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 10:00am Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA Free guided exploration of Barn Beach Reserve every Thursday at 10am- 11am. No need to register, all ages welcome, and groups meet outside the River Haus at 347 Division Street, Leavenworth. Discover native plants and animals, birds, local history, enjoy the Reserve before or after at our picnic tables and great river beach location. Ages: All […]

Hosted by Team Naturaleza Location: Carpool from USDA Forest Service Okanogan. Here's a map Date: Sep. 16th from 9 am to 3 pm. Let's explore Bridge Creek Campground on a hike into nature to discover its true beauty with US Fish & Wildlife Service biologists. Please join us to get into the water to collect and examine aquatic invertebrates specimens on an outdoor activity, where we will use microscopes and equipment to identified them. Find more information on Team Naturaleza […]