Events

October 6 @ 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Location: Horan Natural Area Registration is not required We are pleased to announce that the NCWAS Friends of Horan monthly bird walks through Walla Walla Point Park and the Horan Natural Area are beginning again after months of pandemic denial. We follow the latest CDC guidelines for Covid protection. If you are vaccinated, you can participate in these bird walks without using a mask. Carpooling to the parking area is fine if everyone is […]

Hosted by the North Cascades Institute Class Tuition: $15 Look at a map of the North Cascades and you’ll see a jigsaw puzzle of land designations and labels. How did one of the most remote, wild regions in the contiguous United States come to be carved up into these disparate pieces? And why is North Cascades National Park among the least visited in the country? The answer is a tale of politics, passion, and people. The park jump-started the modern […]

Oct 7, at 11:00 am Location: Memorial Park (outside) across the street from the Wenatchee Library The North Central Regional Library is hosting a nature/outdoor themed story time and activity for our young kiddos. They will have nature backpacks and Discover Passes highlighted and available for check out! The activity and story time are aimed for younger kiddos and their families, but all are welcome. This event is part of the Wenatchee Moves campaign.

October 7 @ 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM NW Cascade Ave, East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Sustainable Wenatchee has recently “adopted” NW Cascade Avenue in East Wenatchee through Douglas County’s Adopt-A-Road program! We’re committed to cleaning up this road at least twice a year. Join us as a part of Wenatchee Outdoors Wenatchee Moves campaign, happening the first two weeks of October. Do some good, get some exercise, and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Anyone over age 15 is welcome, those under 18 […]

Registration opens August 3, 2021. Event by Cascade Bicycle Club Location: Don Morse Memorial Park Tickets: Click Here Join us for a weekend of riding around beautiful Lake Chelan. Take in the gorgeous scenery with some great rides around the lake, through vineyards and orchards, and in the surrounding hills. Multiple paces and route distances will be offered each day ranging from 37 miles with an elevation gain of 2,800 feet to 56 miles with 5,000 feet of climbing. The […]

Walk a little, read a little. Come take a walk at Jacobson Preserve and bring along the children in your life. The StoryWalk® book is up until Oct.15. This is a great chance to combine literacy and getting outside! A Stick is an Excellent Thing by Marilyn Singer is a collection of poems about outdoor play! The story walk is hosted by C.D.L.T. This event is part of the Wenatchee Moves campaign.

On Oct 12, at 4:00pm Location: Memorial Park (outside) across the street from the Wenatchee Library The North Central Regional Library is hosting a nature/outdoor themed activity for teens and tweens. They will have nature backpacks and Discover Passes highlighted and available for check out as well! Come join us for some outdoor fun! This event is part of the Wenatchee Moves campaign.

The Wenatchee Valley Erratics, Ice Age Floods Institute’s next ZOOM program will be on Tuesday, October 12 at 7:00 PM. Joel Gombiner, PhD candidate at U. of Washington will discuss “Moses Coulee Megafloods.” Moses Coulee is unique from other Scabland canyons because it lacks an obvious tie-in to the Columbia River. It heads in the middle of the Waterville Plateau, but lacks clear feeder channels or flood-scoured surfaces that link to the Columbia River. How did it get there? How […]

Join the Chelan Douglas Land Trust at Jacobson Preserve for annual fall maintenance on the trail system. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 2 miles and using hand tools such as hoes and McLeods along the way. Everyone’s safety is our top priority at these events. Please read CDLT’s COVID Safety Protocol and do not attend the event if you are feeling unwell. Remember to bring a face mask to wear when you’re around other people, work […]

Thursdays in October (except 10/7) 10am-12pm @ WRI Join the Wenatchee River Institute for a two-hour autumn amble with one of our knowledgeable naturalists. Walk with us through Waterfront Park as the air begins to cool and the leaves turn gold. You will learn about the natural and cultural history of Leavenworth with many scenic views along the way! What are plants and animals doing to prepare for winter? Can we find all 5 types of salmon that are spawning […]

Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust and Cascade Fisheries About Nason Creek – Every year, endangered Spring Chinook and threatened steelhead migrate up hundreds of miles of river, making their way to Nason Creek. Join Cascade Fisheries and Chelan-Douglas Land Trust for light to moderate work that includes a variety of tasks such as removing invasive plants, seed collecting, and brush clearing. Your work here will help us prepare for a fish habitat restoration project next year. Everyone’s safety […]

Join WRAC Personal Trainers Tammi Flynn and Dean Marney Saturday October 16th for a guided hike up Jacobsen followed by a relaxing and restorative yoga session in the club.  The hike will start at 9am with Tammi and Yoga with Dean at 10:00.  Please bring your own yoga mats.  Free to the community. This event is part of the Wenatchee Moves campaign.