Wenatchee Outdoors

Group Road Rides with Cycle Central
2018-05-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-05-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-05-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-05-01 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
Cycle Central hosts Tuesday evening Road rides every week! Click here for updates on the location and schedule information.
Road rides
3 groups
1. about 15-18 miles 13 mph avg speed
2. about 25 miles 16 mph avg speed
3. 30 miles+ 17+mph avg speed.

Safety Around Water
2018-05-22 16:30 - 20:00, 2018-05-21 16:30 - 20:00
Make water safety awareness a priority. Every day, ten people in the US loose their lives to drowning. About 1 in 5 of those fatalities are children under 14. The Wenatchee Valley YMCA is offering FREE community swim lessons to 500 youth, teens, and adults as part of our Y SPLASH outreach. Registration for the weeklong event opens on March 23. In addition to learning lifesaving water safety and self-rescue skills, participants can increase their physical activity by swimming. Swimming is also a motivation for self improvement, sportsmanship, and lifelong health.

WHEN: May 21—May 25 TIME: 4:30—8:00 pm LOCATION: EASTMONT YMCA AQUATIC CENTER 930 3rd ST NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509.662.2109 www.wenymca.org

Group Mountain Bike Rides with Cycle Central
2018-05-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-05-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-05-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-04-30 18:30 - 20:30
Group mountain bike rides are offered by Cycle Central on Monday evenings starting at 6:30-6:45 every Monday until September.
Location of the rides changes weekly so click here to see Cycle Central’s Facebook page for the most up to date information.
There are three groups of riders:

Newer riders, plan for a five mile ride with many stops.
Some experience, plan for an hour to an hour and a half ride with few stops.
Shredders that get out and ride hard for a few hours.

Xeriscape Water-Wise Gardening
2018-05-21 17:30 - 19:00
A FREE Workshop presented by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at Wenatchee Valley College. This event will share great ways to have fantastic looking landscaping while using little to no water. Master Gardener Terry Anderson will be leading the workshop.
May 21st 2014
8039 Batjer Hall, WVC
5:30-7pm
For more information CLICK HERE

Summer Ride Series-Echo Ridge
2018-05-20
Summer Ride Series with EMBA

Date: Sun, May 20, 2018

Riding Area
Echo Ridge

Location: Echo Valley Ski Area
For more information CLICK HERE

Directions

From Chelan head north of Chelan on Manson Highway 150 about 2 miles to Boyd Road. Turn right and follow Boyd Road approximately 7 miles to Cooper Gulch Road. Follow signs to the Ski area.

Address
1700 Cooper Gulch Rd, Manson, WA 98831, USA

Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest!
2018-05-20, 2018-05-19, 2018-05-18, 2018-05-17
Thursday, May 17, 2018 – 6:00am to Sunday, May 20, 2018 – 1:00pm

Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA
Wenatchee River Institute

For more details about festival field trips, activities, sponsorship and how to volunteer, check out
www.leavenworthspringbirdfest.org
Come bird with us the third weekend in May and celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest! Enjoy the unforgettable experience of witnessing the vast array of returning migratory birds in the midst of the peak wildflower season in the incomparable natural beauty of North Central Washington’s Wenatchee Valley.
The Leavenworth area features spectacular habitats ranging from snow-capped mountains to sunny ponderosa pine forests, lush riparian zones to shrub-steppe. Educational and recreational opportunities abound with field trips led by area birding and wildlife experts and professionals.
While birding is the heart of the weekend, also enjoy wildflower walks, art events, and family activities to ensure fun and learning for birders and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels.

CDLT/CVCH Hiking Challenge
2018-05-19 09:00 - 11:00
Date: Sat, 05/19/2018

Time: 9 AM – 11 AM

Location
Apple Capitol Loop Trail – Pybus

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 us for our Third Saturday hikes. At the Third Saturday, we’ll be stationed at the bottom of the trail to check people in and hand out tickets for prizes! A guided hike will begin one hour after the start of the check-in time.
Win prizes, have fun, get healthy, and find new places to explore.

Women's Weekly Ride with EMBA
2018-05-17 18:00 - 20:00
Date: Thu, May 17, 2018

Time: 6pm – 8pm

Riding Area-Sage Hills

Details

Evergreen members Courtney Feeney and Julie Ellington are partnering up to lead and sweep a no drop mountain bike group for ladies every week on trails between Leavenworth and Wenatchee. Questions? Contact Courtney cjenefeeney@gmail.com.

Number 2 Canyon Trail Work Party!
2018-05-17 16:00 - 20:00
Date: Thu, May 17, 2018

Time: 4-8pm

#2 Canyon

Work Party Lead: Travis Hornby
Central WA Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

Project Description

1 mile done!!! Meet up location is on the new meadow trail. Ride or walk to the concrete pad and into the bottom of the meadow. We are now working on the left side going up or working clock wise. Come join the fun for an hour or all evening.

Living with Wildfire
2018-05-16 18:00 - 19:00
May 16, 6-7pm, Saddle Rock Trailhead. Presenter Jon Riley, Chelan Fire District 1 Community Wildfire Liaison, will talk about Washington Fire Adapted Communities, that work to integrate education, planning, and support, before, during, and after wildfire. Jon will give examples of on-going work with neighbors in the Wenatchee Foothills.
For more information go to www.cdlandtrust.org

The Garden
2018-05-15 19:00 - 20:00
When: Tuesday May 15th at 7pm
Where: Wenatchee Valley Museum
Cost: Free with $5 suggested donation
Sponsor: The Trust for Public Land
The Garden follows the plight of a 14-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles, the largest of its kind in the U.S. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods by growing their own food, feeding their families and creating a community. When the property is sold to a wealthy developer, the farmers organize, fight back and demand answers. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American Society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality and justice.

e-Bike Burrito Ride!
2018-05-12 10:00 - 14:00
Saturday 12 May 10 AM – 2 PM e-Bike riders are invited to join Plug-In NCW at the Pybus Public Market to share experiences, show their pedal assist bikes to the public and ride the Apple capital Trail. For more information please contact Jack Anderson (509) 293-1195 or plugincenter@gmail.com.

Basics of Outdoor Survival
2018-05-12 09:00 - 12:00
WVC Continuing Education Presents-
We live and play close to nature and the outdoors, but would you know what to do if you got lost and had to survive out in the wild? Learn the basics of outdoor survival, including how to build a shelter, selecting the right location, how to make fire by friction, flint and steel and how to purify water by both primitive and non-primitive methods. One day will be spent in the classroom and one day at an outdoor field location using what you have learned in the field.
Instructor: Brad Townsend
Sa 9am-12pm May 12th
WVC Wenatchi Hall, Room 2207
and Sa 9am-3pm May 19th
Field Location
$89

The Columbia Rolls On: A Vision for the Future
2018-05-08 18:00 - 21:00
The Columbia Rolls On: A Vision for the Future

Modernizing a treaty to sustain a river and its people into the 21st Century
Presented by the Wenatchee Valley Museum:
Speaker panel discussion highlights the history, status and opportunities related to the historic Columbia River Treaty and its renegotiation. Panelists include Chelan County PUD General Manager Steve Wright, “A River Captured” author Eileen Delahanty Pearkes and John Sirois of the Upper Columbia United Tribes. The program is moderated by Museum board member Sara Rolfs and sponsored by the Wenatchee River Institute and the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group. It is a part of the Wenatchee Valley Environmental Film and Lecture Series.
Each speaker will share their unique perspectives and stories about how the 50-year-old Columbia River Treaty has impacted river communities and offer insights into what an updated, modernized Columbia River Treaty has the potential to create in terms of sustaining and restoring the Columbia River and its people during a time of climate change and uncertainty. The treaty is an agreement established 50 years ago between Canada and the United States to jointly manage hydropower production and flood management. While this agreement brought important benefits to the Northwest, it also caused catastrophic harm to the river’s health and communities on both sides of the international border.
The panel discussion is in four parts beginning with Steve Wright’s experiences with the treaty and his ideas for a balanced solution providing broad benefits to the Pacific Northwest. Author Eileen Delahunty Pearkes’ portion of the presentation is titled “Healing the Columbia” and features historical images and details the losses to the river basin as the result of the original treaty. John Sirois shares the historical perspective of the river from a First Nations point of view and talks about the importance of restoring salmon runs above Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams. After the three presentations, there will be an opportunity for guests to ask questions of the panel.

Foothills Wildflower Field Study
2018-05-08 18:00 - 19:30
This class at WVC Continuing Education program (wvc.edu/ced) will use all your senses to explore and learn about blooming wildflowers in the Wenatchee Foothills. Each week, you will study 3-5 plants on site, learning key identification characteristics and creating a personal field journal (provided). The study will include learning about each wildflower’s habitat, ecological role, and its use by animals and people. Loaner magnifying lens and a field identification guide will be provided. This class is in partnership with Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and we will use trails at the Jacobson Preserve. In case of rain, we will meet at a nearby covered location. Fitness Level: Participants need to be able to walk on uneven surface of an uphill and downhill trail. The course will cover up to 1 mile total roundtrip, walking at a slow pace. The class will be sitting on the ground to conduct close-up field study.
6 hours
Instructor: Susan Ballinger
Tuesdays 6-7:30pm
May 8-29
CED554 $59
Jacobson Preserve Trailhead

Leavenworth RockFest
2018-05-05 - 2018-05-06
LMA’s mission is to strengthen the community through climbing and what better way to do that than by hosting the annual Leavenworth Rockfest! A grassroots rock climbing event, Rockfest has been Washington’s largest climbing festival for the past 18 years. Now it’s hosted by the Leavenworth Mountain Association as their largest fundraiser of the year and supported by several amazing people and companies, all of which have played an integral part in the success of past Rockfests as well as this years.
The festival has several different elements aimed at educating and introducing climbing to everyone as well as encouraging seasoned climbers to push their limits in fun and competitive ways. The culmination of these elements is a festival for climbers and non-climbers alike! Check out the list below to see all the different things going on this year:
• Der Klettergarten Bouldering Competition • Climbing Clinics • Responsible Climbing Series • Stewardship Project with USFS • Food & Drinks • Climbing Shoe Demo
• Campground Climber Competitions • Special Guest Speaker: Mikey Schaefer • Giant Raffle • Onsite Camping
o Giant Raffle with prizes from Petzl, Mountain Gear, Black Diamond, La Sportiva, Five Ten, Scarpa, Feathered Friends, Cilo Gear, Outdoor Research, C.A.M.P., Thermarest, and MORE!
For more information click here.

Horse Lake Half-Marathon
2018-04-28
The Horse Lake Half-Marathon, 7-Mile and 5-Mile Trail Runs are held on the 1,700-acre Horse Lake Reserve, located in the Wenatchee Foothills near the city of Wenatchee, and owned by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. The reserve is known for its plant life and stunning views of the North Cascades and the Wenatchee River and Columbia River valleys. This 6th-annual trail run event is again a fundraiser for the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. Proceeds will be go directly to trail construction and maintenance at the Horse Lake Reserve.
The Horse Lake event is part of the three-event Wenatchee Valley Trail Run Series put on by RunWenatchee. Other races in the series include the Red Devil Challenge Trail Runs (June 2, 2018) in the Wenatchee National Forest near Cashmere; and the Oktoberfest Trail Runs (Oct. 20, 2018) at Leavenworth.
Click HERE for more information.

Spring Bird Fest Art Exhibit
2018-04-27 08:00 - 17:00
Friday, April 27, 2018 – 9:00am to Sunday, May 20, 2018 – 5:00pm

Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA
Wenatchee River Institute

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in collaboration with the Wenatchee River Institute and the 2018 Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest Art Exhibition “Pacific Northwest Birds and their Habitats.” This juried exhibition will serve as an opportunity for a diverse range of artists in the four county area of North Central Washington to display their work in the Snowy Owl Theater during the celebrated 2018 Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest.
Exhibition Dates: April 27 to May 20, 2018
Reception: May 17 from 5-7PM

Wildflower Hike at Jacobson Preserve
2018-04-26 17:30 - 19:00
Date: Thu, 04/26/2018
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Location
Jacobson Preserve
Sign Up Online Here
The Chelan Douglas Land Trust and the Wenatchee Valley Native Plant Society presents:
Celebrate the beauty of springtime during Native Plant Appreciation Week! Join us for a weeknight wildflower walk at Jacobson Preserve, lead by Wenatchee Naturalist and CDLT Membership & Education Coordinator Hillary Clark. We will explore what’s blooming, and learn about what we can do to encourage native plants in our area. Leave with a list of plants found at Jacobson Preserve.
This is a joint Wenatchee Valley Native Plant Society and CDLT event. This walk will last from 5:30 to 7 pm. Please RSVP online, or call or email Hillary with any questions (hillary@cdlandtrust.org , 509-667-9708). Participants will receive more information prior to the walk.
Hope to see you there!

Fence Building at Horse Lake Reserve
2018-04-25 09:00 - 15:00
Date
Wed, 04/25/2018

Time
9am-3pm

Sign up online here!

Build a short (0.1 mile) section of wildlife-friendly fence on the western boundary of the Horse Lake Reserve. Expect to dig postholes, pound steel t-posts, and pull and staple wire. Wear sturdy shoes, tough clothing, and bring gloves. If the weather is bad, we’ll try again on May 1. Please RSVP online or contact Neal; neal@cdlandtrust.org
