Events

As always we'll be closing out the season with our retro, tropical-themed scavenger hunt, Flamingo Days!! Dust off your best neon ski gear and soak up some sun while you search for the plastic flamingos hidden around the mountain. More information to come.

Hosted by Riverfront Rock Gym and Courageous Kids Climbing Free opportunity for children between the ages of 3-months and 103-years with special needs, physical or developmental, to experience rock wall climbing at Riverfront Rock Gym. Location: 1319 Walla Walla Avenue, Wenatchee WA 98801 For more information click here.

Join the Washington Native Plant Society (W.N.P.S.) to celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Month! Join W.N.P.S. for a free webinar on Heather Ecology and Restoration Efforts which will help us all learn more about restoration efforts in popular day-hike locations along the North Cascades Highway: “Heather Ecology and Restoration Efforts” with Kelly Baraibar, USFS Biologist in the Methow Valley Ranger District. Heather provides some subalpine plant communities with the essential requirements to exist in harsh conditions. They form hardy mats which […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Class Tuition: $15 After nearly being eradicated in the early 1900s, the gray wolf (Canis lupus), a native Washington species, has naturally returned to the state. A wolf pack with pups was confirmed in July 2008 in western Okanogan and northern Chelan counties and represented the first fully documented breeding by wolves in the state since the 1930s! Since then, the state’s wolf population has increased at an average rate of 28% every year, […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Instructor: Scott Fitkin Class Tuition: $15 This is an online class. What reptiles and amphibians call this place home? What adaptations do they use to weather all four seasons? Whether you're simply learning from home or plan on joining the Snake Count field course that weekend, be prepared for special insights to the world of herptiles. Hosted by Scott Fitkin, this course focuses on identification, adaptations, beautiful imagery and fun facts. If you can't […]

Horse Lake Trail Runs Hosted by Run Wenatchee Horse Lake 25K, 10-Mile and 5-Mile Trail Runs Horse Lake Reserve, Wenatchee, WA Presented by Subaru/Cascade Autocenter We are excited to be back on these historic Wenatchee Valley trails! The 25K, 10-mile, and 5-mile Horse Lake Trail Runs are held on an amazing 1,700-acre reserve, owned and managed by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, in the Wenatchee Foothills. Start times 25K — 7 a.m. 10-Mile — 7:30 a.m. 5-Mile — 8 a.m. COVID-19 Protocols Depending on […]

Come join us for the Annual Manson Apple Blossom 5K/2K Fun Run and help Celebrate the 100+1 Anniversary of Manson Apple Blossom. Proceeds go towards supporting the Manson Apple Blossom Scholarship Fund. LOCATION Manson, Washington 145 Wapato Way DESCRIPTION Annual Manson Apple Blossom 5K/2K – Come Celebrate the 100+1 Anniversary! Proceeds go towards supporting the Manson Apple Blossom Scholarship Fund. RACE SCHEDULE 7:30am – Packet pick-up, day-of registration 8:30am – Race Starts 9:30am – Awards 10:00am – Course closed, breakdown […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Instructor: John Rohrer and Scott Fitkin Class Tuition: $110 At first glance, our snake friends get a bad rap, yet they become fascinating, even personable, once you learn about their special niche within our local ecosystem. These cold-blooded creatures need hiding spaces to take refuge from the hot and cold, while also needing places to bask in sunlight to warm their bodies, and the Methow Valley is a premier classroom for finding them in […]

Rise and Climb! Hosted by Arlberg Sports Haus Event by Larry Peterson and Leavenworth Cycling Location: Arlberg Sports Haus in Leavenworth This is a free event If you missed last Sundays Climb....which many of you did.... heres another chance. Derby! likely a Derby out and back so as to avoid the snow, mud, water going down into Eagle Creek. Join me!! It'll be fun I said! For more information click here.

Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest Come birding with us! Join Wenatchee River Institute for the 19th annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest! This year, we will be following a hybrid model, offering both virtual workshops and small, in-person field trips, so there is an event for everyone. Listed on our schedule, you will find many field trips, bird walks, hikes, art workshops, educational workshops, and more throughout the whole weekend. Field trips occur all around the Wenatchee […]

Hosted by Lake Chelan Trails Alliance Upper Gorge Trails (at Lake Chelan) Opening Self Supported-Run/Walk You are invited to discover Lake Chelan Valley's newest trail just a short five minute drive from Downtown Chelan. Run or walk Eagle and Cutthroat Loops or Eagle and Cutthroat and Coyote Loops. Be one of the first on the trail and help spread the word about this new local gem! Put on your best trail shoes, grab your phone and post your pics on […]

Expedition Reclamation-Its here in Nature We Belong Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute Step behind the scenes with filmmakers and characters from Expedition Reclamation, a short documentary highlighting 12 Washington-based Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color exploring their joyful, resilient, and transformative relationships to outdoor recreation. Six of the characters are from the Wenatchee Valley! In this live, virtual event you'll get a peek into the filmmaking process, view the trailer, hear dynamic panel discussions, and dig into what it […]