Events

Hawkwatch International at Chelan Ridge Sunday, September 16 from 10-4:30 with the Chelan Douglas Land Trust Here’s your chance to get up close to live birds of prey! Thousands of raptors fly over our heads every year on their way south for the winter. Hawkwatch International is a community science effort to study their migration. Come watch and learn from volunteers. Sign up online here. Join Forest Service Biologist Janet Millard, Land Trust Ambassadors Ed & Jet Quaid, and Team Naturaleza […]

Date Sun, Sep 16, 2018 Time Ride Starts At 4pm Riding Area Leavenworth Ski Hill Details Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Presents-Summer Ride Series Local trail rides go out once a month April - September. Join us this month on Sunday the 24th at Squilchuck State Park. All riders and abilities welcome. Rides are guided so its a great way to see new trails and meet local riders! Free for Evergreen members. Not a member? Join Evergreen day of the ride. […]

SEPTEMBER 18 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 2018-19 Wenatchee Valley Environmental Film & Lecture Series-Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Award-winning and fiber artist Lauralee Northcott’s presentation included the performance of original and classic western songs along with poetry inspired by her time in the wildnerness. She draws on 20 years of experience as a guide in Washington State in her performance art. For more information click here.

Date Fri, 09/21/2018 Time 6am-11am Location Horse Lake Reserve Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while being part of a small team collecting bird species data?  Community Science Projects are collaborations between scientists and volunteers that expand opportunities for scientific data collection and help answer real-world questions. Learn more about becoming a CDLT citizen scientist volunteer by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org or call 509-667-9708. Please note: contact Susan by cell phone 24-hours ahead (509-669-7820) to confirm, […]

East Wenatchee YMCA Roll Sessions every Friday Sept 14th - October 5th. 7:00 - 8:30pm - this is open to the public. Cost is $10 and is brought to you through the YMCA.

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 20 & 21, 2018 are School Days and are by reservation only. Teachers can find more information here. Saturday, September 22, 2018 is the Free Family Day from 10 am – 5 pm and is open to the public and all ages. The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is held each year to celebrate the return of the salmon to our northwest rivers. The rivers that are home to the salmon also provide sustenance for birds, frogs, salamanders, foxes, deer, […]

Date Sat, 09/22/2018 Time 9 AM and 11 AM Location Saddle Rock Trailhead Join the 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 each day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We'll take lots of breaks to explore […]

Ice Age Floods Geological Trails Tour with Wenatchee Valley Musuem September 22 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | $40 Richard Waitt and Jim O’Conner of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), two of the preeminent experts on the Missoula Floods, will give a field trip on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The exact route is still under development but will be within the Wenatchee, Washington vicinity. Topics to be included will be Missoula and other floods and the relationship down […]

Date Sun, 09/23/2018 Time 1pm - 4pm SIGN UP ONLINE HERE! Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents- White River Salmon Tour Experience and learn about sockeye salmon’s return to the White River with local fish biologist Chuck Peven. Bright red sockeye salmon journey to the beautiful, blue-green waters of the White River each year and are visible from the riverbank as they spawn and guard their eggs. The trip will also include an overview of the Land Trust work in the […]

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center As a naturalist, author, and conservationist, Mardy Murie was an ordinary American who was an exceptional advocate for wilderness and is now known as the mother of the American Conservation movement. She and her husband, Olaus, worked as advocates for wilderness conservation and were instrumental in the establishment of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge Act and the passage of the Wilderness Act. Following the documentary co-sponsor FUSE will provide a voter registration training as […]

Date Thu, 09/27/2018 Time 5:30-7pm Location Jacobson Preserve SIGN UP ONLINE HERE! Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents-Fall Bugs & Blooms When you think of wildflowers and insect life, don’t think of spring, think of FALL! Join entomologist Julie Banken and Native Plant Society Board Member/Land Trust employee Olivia Schilling for an exploration of the fall bloomers in the shrub-steppe. Get ready to look closely at the interesting insects that make their living in fall flowers. Enjoy an evening out in […]

East Wenatchee YMCA Roll Sessions every Friday Sept 14th - October 5th. 7:00 - 8:30pm - this is open to the public. Cost is $10 and is brought to you through the YMCA.