Events

Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow. This is a great opportunity to learn about eBird, the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world, and utilize it to record our observations of local wild birds. Total walking distance is ½ mile, over a gravel path with two moderate hills. Come prepared for the weather. These walks will happen on the […]

North Cascades Institute is offering this Science and Story: A Conversation with Betsy L. Howell online. WHEN: Nov 13, 2024 from 06:00 PM to 07:15 PM WHERE: Anywhere you want!! INSTRUCTOR: Betsy L. Howell CLASS TUITION: $10.00 With three decades of experience as a wildlife biologist and 25 years as a published writer, Betsy L. Howell lives at the intersection of conservation and communication. She began work in Pacific Northwest forests in the mid-1980s and worked as a wildlife biologist […]

The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center is honored to host a screening of the award-winning documentary Inhabitants on Thursday, Nov. 14, 7-9 PM. Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities are restoring their […]

Fuel your stoke for the upcoming ski season with a viewing of WARREN MILLER’S 75, the latest Warren Miller film, and help out the Mission Ridge Volunteer Patrol. Price: Pre-sales at Arlberg and Java Dog in Wenatchee $17.00 Adult, $12.00 Youth 12 and under At the door night of the film: $20.00 Adult $13.00 Youth *Donations to support the Mission Ridge Volunteer Ski Patrol purchasing of equipment and supplies will be gratefully accepted. About The Film: Warren Miller is going […]

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The Community Foundation of NCW is excited to host the 2nd annual Give NCW Turkey Trot, Thanksgiving Day run in Wenatchee to kick off the Give NCW annual giving campaign! The event will offer timed 5K and 10K options along the Apple Capital Loop Trail as well as an untimed, fun kids race (in the boat launch parking lot). All proceeds from the event will benefit Give NCW nonprofit participants. First 750 registrants get a commemorative beanie! (New color this […]