Events

El Sendero presents the Winter Wildland Alliance's Backcountry Film Festival is Back. Dates: Jan. 13-Feb. 10th 2021 The film festival is also our annual fundraiser; funds raised are used for advocacy work to support winter recreation opportunities for those of us that value the quiet winter backcountry. This is your chance to give back to protect your favorite winter playground. 85% of the film festival proceeds are returned to El Sendero. The festival will be available online from January 13th to February 10th Cost […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute North Cascades Institute is excited to partner with Skagit Audubon Society to welcome award-winning author and photographer Paul Bannick for a two-part series on owls. We hope you'll join us as Paul shares an intimate look into the life histories of two of North America’s most charismatic birds, the Great Gray Owl and the Snowy Owl! For both presentations, Paul will combine his breathtaking images, first-hand accounts, video, sound, and science to help inspire conservation and […]

Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute Join Tribal Historian, Richard Hart, for your lunch break! A leader of the Psquosa signed the 1855 Walla Walla Treaty, which guaranteed them a 6 by 6 mile reservation where Icicle Creek meets the Wenatchee River. The United States never surveyed the reservation and refused for over a century to recognize the tribe’s fishing rights. In a federal trial in May of 2008 the Psquosa argued they had fishing rights and eventually the court (and […]

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: Voices of Transition Hosted by Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and sponsored by Sustainable Wenatchee Join us in viewing the documentary Voices of Transition, and participate in a follow-up Zoom Q&A Sessions with a local panel on Tuesday, February 2 at 7 PM. Powered by the conviction that crisis can be a major catalyst for change, Voices of Transition present paths towards a new model of human existence: one which is fair, environmentally sound […]

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21 Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding. For more information click here.

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21 Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding. For more information click here.

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21 Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding. For more information click here.

Introductory Series to Wildlife Tracking Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute Every time we step outside of our door, there are myriad stories to be told of the comings and goings of animals in the world, and one of the oldest human capacities is to read and interpret these stories. The art and science of tracking offers a holistic ecological window into the happenings of the living world around us. In this 3-part series, you will gain a foundational introduction to […]

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21 Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding. For more information click here.

Healing The Big River masterfully combines the art of visual storytelling with passionate essays. From the source, a tiny spring in the Canadian Rockies, to the sea, readers are guided on a journey back to the origins of the 1243 mile river and learn about the complicated history and impact of the Columbia River Treaty .The twelve contributing authors, a mix of first nations, tribes, and salmon recovery advocates, speak of their relationship to the Columbia and advocate for a […]

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21 Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18 Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding. For more information click here.

Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust REGISTER HERE In honor of Black History Month, join noted writer and ornithologist, Dr. Drew Lanham, along with Derek Sheffield and Dr. Joan Qazi, and other members of the WVC Sustainability Committee, for a reading and conversation on the many intersections between race and the environment during this species moment when the life of the planet hinges on the decisions we make today. CDLT is a co-sponsor of this event. This event will happen via Zoom […]