Location: Horse Lake Trailhead June 20th marks the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year! What better way to celebrate than by immersing yourself in nature's beauty? Join us for this enchanting walk and make the most of this extraordinary day. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with others and explore the wonders of Horse Lake Reserve. We look forward to sharing this solstice experience with you! Celebrate the longest day of the year with CDLT […]
Thursday, June 6, 2024 7:00 pm-8:00 pm HYBRID EVENT: WRI's Red Barn 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA 98826 or livestream via our YouTube Channel This is a FREE event with a donation basket at the door. Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm. Red Barn Events are now hybrid; you may join us in person in the Red Barn or livestream virtually. Pacific Northwest forests face […]
Discover Pass Free Days! The Washington State Discover Pass Program has designated the Discover Pass free days for 2024. On these days, visitors will not need a Discover Pass to park a vehicle at a Washington state park or on lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The 2024 Discover Pass free days are: Monday, Jan. 1 - First Day Hikes and New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 15 - Martin […]
Spend two full days in the greater Leavenworth area, with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, educator and author, David Moskowitz. This class is a wildlife track and sign evaluation through CyberTracker North America. David's approach to this class is highly interactive, engaging participants in identification and interpretation of tracks and signs. Lots of time for questions and discussion is built in. This style is an excellent way to learn and investigate, with the chance to achieve a wildlife tracking certificate through […]
Join us for a field trip to a ponderosa pine dry forest site to learn more about land management and fire risk reduction. This site, managed by Tyler Larson as a family forest, has had a variety of fuel reduction treatments including a prescribed burn in October 2023. Participants will learn the basics of conducting a forest inventory and how stocking density is measured. We will also showcase some examples of wildlife habitat that has been created through this process. […]
Spend two full days in the greater Leavenworth area, with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, educator and author, David Moskowitz. This class is a wildlife track and sign evaluation through CyberTracker North America. David's approach to this class is highly interactive, engaging participants in identification and interpretation of tracks and signs. Lots of time for questions and discussion is built in. This style is an excellent way to learn and investigate, with the chance to achieve a wildlife tracking certificate through […]
Discover Pass Free Days! The Washington State Discover Pass Program has designated the Discover Pass free days for 2024. On these days, visitors will not need a Discover Pass to park a vehicle at a Washington state park or on lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The 2024 Discover Pass free days are: Monday, Jan. 1 - First Day Hikes and New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 15 - Martin […]
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee. Or via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84520197937 Our speaker will be Philip Long of the Lake Chelan Research Institute (LCRI). Phil will talk about “Exploration of Geomorphic Features in Lake Chelan with an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)”Swath bathymetry, chirp sub-bottom reflection profiles, and sediment cores…. These were techniques recently used by […]
Scott and Dorothy Baker will help us make our own Woof’em Sticks. You are in for a treat! Max 12 people. Who are the Plain Valley Adventure Women? Plain Valley Adventure Women (PVAW) seek to bring women together to explore, connect, improve their outdoor skills and enjoy the diverse activities our community offers, in a fun and supportive environment. PVAW support the Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT) through volunteering and program fees that are used to support the PVNT Scholarship […]
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 8:00 am-9:30 am Wenatchee River Institute, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow. This is a great opportunity to learn about eBird, the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world, and utilize it to record our observations of local wild birds. Total walking distance is ½ mile, over a gravel path with […]
This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Run Club Event Summary: Wednesday night weekly Description: Come join us from 5-7 pm at the Taproom by Hellbent at Pybus for check in. We will have a 5k group start run at 5:30pm or you can run on your own. Stay and hang out! Hellbent will be offering 10% off after the run for all participants. Location: The Taproom at Pybus More Info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556162716960
This is a FREE event with a donation basket at the door.Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm. Are you someone who frequents risk-inherent environments like the mountains? Join us for a community engaged mental health discussion in the Red Barn. Instructors, Aimee Huffman and Sasha Dingle, will explore the power of mind-body training like breathwork, yoga, meditation, and nervous system regulation exercises. We'll talk about […]