Events

Boat Birding with Team Naturaleza Location: Carpool from Leavenworth PARK & RIDE. Here's a map Date: Sep. 20th from 7am to 12:30pm Come in an unique adventure with Team Naturaleza to bird at Fish Lake during Fall Bird Migration! We will navigate around the lake with expert birders to learn about bird habitat and bird identification. Thanks to Heather Murphy, a local wildlife biologist and great artist, to introduced us to Upper Basin Birders adventures. We will have the opportunity […]

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 10:00am Location: The Barn @ Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute 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 Ages Activity […]

Date: Fri, 09/22/2017 Time: 3:15 PM and 5:15 PM Location: Saddle Rock Trailhead Join the Chelan Douglas Land Trust at Saddle Rock Trailhead for weekly kid-focused hikes. Explore our trails with fun, hands-on activities to get up close and personal with nature. Learn how to help your child love healthy, active, and safe play in the outdoors. These hikes are about 1.5 hours long and are offered twice a day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We'll take lots of […]

Date Mon, 09/25/2017 Time 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Presented by-the Chelan Douglas Land Trust Join geologist Kelsay Stanton at CDLT's Sam Hill property to look at the geology underfoot and in the surrounding landscape. We'll check out Icicle Creek, then head to the property for some moderate trail walking to see evidence of glaciers and identify local rocks. We'll be done by 6 pm at the latest. Bring sturdy walking shoes and a jacket, since autumn evenings might be cool. […]

Date-Thu, 09/28/2017 Time-6-7pm Location-Saddle Rock Trailhead Presented by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust American Indians of our area, including the Wenatchi and Entiat tribes, have long told stories to pass down history, information about natural resources, and to teach children how to be in the world. Join Wendell George, a leader of the Colville Confederated Tribes, in an exploration of some of these stories and their importance to our local area. Wendell George is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes […]

September 30, 2017 The third-annual Dark Side Festival will be held from 10 a.m to 12 a.m., Saturday, Sept.30, 2017, at Squilchuck State Park featuring a mountain bike race and a beginner skills clinic during the day, and mountain bike rides and trail runs during the evening hours. There also will be live music, a beer garden and food by Smoke Blossom. Weekend camping is available. Tickets are $20 per person pre-event (online only) and $25 per person the day-of at the state […]

Location: Squilchuck State Park Hosted by: Ridge Cycle Sport and Wenatchee Valley Velo Cross country mountain bike race at Squilchuck State Park near Wenatchee. Racing for all ability levels and ages. Part of the Dark Side Festival so plan on coming early and hanging around all weekend for fantastic riding and fun! CLICK HERE for more information.

Date: Sat, 09/30/2017 Time: 9 AM and 11 AM Location: Saddle Rock Trailhead Join the Chelan Douglas Land Trust at Saddle Rock Trailhead for weekly kid-focused hikes. Explore our trails with fun, hands-on activities to get up close and personal with nature. Learn how to help your child love healthy, active, and safe play in the outdoors. These hikes are about 1.5 hours long and are offered twice a day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We'll take lots of […]

When: Tuesday Oct. 3rd at 7pm. Where: Wenatchee Valley Museum Cost: Free with suggested donation of $5 Historian E. Richard Hart and biologist/musician Ken Bevis team up to deliver a fun, scholarly program on the history of the Methow tribe, the Columbia Reservation and the beautiful valley and river system that sustained indigenous hunter/gatherer populations for centuries. Hart will use slides of newly discovered images featured in his book "Lost Homeland," while Bevis will perform original songs inspired by the […]

Date: Saturday, October 7 at 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT Where: Pybus Public Market Ready, set, GLOW! Serve Wenatchee Valley presents: Light The Loop 2017. Grab your friends and family and take a short stroll (or run!) down a fun, lighted part of the trail. The night will be filled with glowing costumes, music from local musicians, activities for children and more. Registration and festivities begin at 6pm and the race starts at 7pm. All proceeds benefit the work […]

Team Naturaleza presents a Fall Migration Walk Sunday, October 8 at 1 PM - 3 PM Location: Walla Walla Point Park Let's adventure on town! Team Naturaleza invites you to a FREE and family-friendly walk with us at the Walla Walla Park to observe beautiful migratory birds returning to South America. Marjie Loodwick, a local USFWS biologist who loves to share about nature with others, will introduce us to the Columbia River Basin on a 2-3 mile walk on a […]

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 10 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Big, bigger, biggest: Catastrophic flooding on Earth and Mars The Wenatchee Valley Erratics go to Mars, two meetings in a row! Dr. John Buchanan, EWU professor of geology, will talk about catastrophic outburst flooding by various mechanisms that have been occurring on Earth and Mars through geologic time. Dr. Buchanan will examine how the […]