Events

WENATCHEE COMMUNITY EVENT SATURDAY, JUNE 19 | 1-4PM PIONEER PARK Come celebrate Freedom Day! Bring your family and friends, a blanket and a picnic lunch. We are recognizing this holiday in celebration of the 1856 liberation of Black enslaved peoples. There will be music, yard games, poetry, dancing, history and story telling for all ages. Join us for this community event on this day of restoration and celebration. Recognition, Restoration, Celebration   EVENTO COMUNITARIO DE WENATCHEE SÁBADO, 19 DE JUNIO […]

Event by Plain Valley Adventure Women Location: Tall Timber Ranch 27875 White River Road Leavenworth, WA Mary is a local bird enthusiast and enjoys sharing the joy birds can bring to your life. Bring your curiosity and let's see what we can discover about our local birds as we walk the varied habitats of the Tall Timber valley between the Napeequa and White River confluence. We will stroll through meadows, forests and wetlands exploring the riparian habitat and learning the […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Cost for class: $50 Among the most quizzical and overlooked of all life on our planet is the lovely lichen. Lichen can be found on every corner of the earth, from the poles to the tropics. They are fascinating organisms with many properties, such as, food, medicine, and dye. Bridging two kingdoms of life, lichens are a composite life form. They feature a fungal component as well as a botanical. This accessible workshop provides […]

Date Mon, 07/06/2021 Time 7:00am-11:00am Location Mountain Home Preserve Mountain Home Preserve eBird Monitoring Project 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. Dates: Wednesday May 5, […]

Looking to get those wheels off the ground? Our Stump Jumpers class focuses on the building blocks necessary to tackle jumps and drops. Sail over jumps safely, and fly through dirt with confidence. This class is for kids 9-12 who want to acquire technical trickery skills. Students are required to have attended a prior advanced dirt camp. Each student will be responsible for supplying their own working bike and a helmet. Scholarships and bikes are available for those who need help. […]

WSU Chelan/Douglas County master Gardeners presents Plant and Insect Clinic Thursdays 4pm-7pm Location: Community Education Garden at Western and Springwater Avenue WSU Master Gardener volunteers are excited to return to serving our community in-person! Stop by the garden with your plant and insect questions and samples...or just stop in and say hello! For more information or to make sure the event isn't cancelled due to extreme heat, check the WSU Chelan/Douglas County Master Gardeners Facebook Page. For additional questions email […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Instructor: Mari Schramm Class Tuition: $110 Plant identification is an essential naturalist practice. Wherever you go, you can introduce yourself to the botanical residents you meet! As the poet Gary Snyder instructs us: While seemingly complex at first blush, plant ID is simplified if you learn to recognize not the species, not the genus, but the family of the plants you find. This workshop takes place on the quintessential Sauk Mountain with a marvelous meander […]

The fun times are back and the laughter will be echoing from the Bomber Cliffs to Bowl Four Saturday night, July 10th. Join us for Stand Up & Suds At The Chair 5 Pub and enjoy an evening of live stand-up comedy featuring comedians Ryan McComb and Gabe Rutledge. Dinner will be served prior to the show with doors opening at 6:30 pm.  The show starts at 8 pm. You deserve a good laugh or two and what could be […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Instructor: David Williams Class Tuition: $15 What lies beneath the surface of the waters near Seattle? How have people and other living creatures engaged with Puget Sound? What are today’s challenges and opportunities? Join Institute Education Manager Molly Harrigan as she interviews David B. Williams about his newest book, Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound. In offering a hopeful perspective on how we can work together to make Puget Sound more habitable […]

Scouting for Butterflies Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute Thursday, July 15 9am-2pm Everyone loves butterflies, but how much do you really know about them? Are they all migratory? Aren't they in decline? How are they different than moths? Join David Droppers as we trek through the trails of Mountain Home Road in search of summer butterflies. Learn what makes each species unique, and how Lepidopterists study them. We will be using catch-and-release methods to observe them up close. Bring your […]

WSU Chelan/Douglas County master Gardeners presents Plant and Insect Clinic Thursdays 4pm-7pm Location: Community Education Garden at Western and Springwater Avenue WSU Master Gardener volunteers are excited to return to serving our community in-person! Stop by the garden with your plant and insect questions and samples...or just stop in and say hello! For more information or to make sure the event isn't cancelled due to extreme heat, check the WSU Chelan/Douglas County Master Gardeners Facebook Page. For additional questions email […]

WSU Chelan/Douglas County master Gardeners presents Water Conservation for Gardening Saturdays from 8am-1pm Location: Pybus in Wenatchee WSU Master Gardener volunteers are excited to return to serving our community in-person! Learn about water wise gardening and landscaping practices to conserve water. For more information check the WSU Chelan/Douglas County Master Gardeners Facebook Page. For additional questions email chelanmastergardeners@gmail.com