Events

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.

Date Sat, 09/29/2018 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 […]

Join us at Ohme Gardens for a Class with a Glass experience like no other! While on site at the gardens, you will learn how to paint “Ode to Ohme Gardens” – a new original by CWAG instructor Nicole Haskey. Lunch and beverages will be served from the Totem Pole structure next to the Lower Lawn (ADA accessible) where the painting class will take place. The event begins at 1 pm, rain or shine – although if it does rain, […]

Date: Thu, 10/04/2018 Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM SIGN-UP ONLINE HERE! Join us for a rewarding afternoon of brush clearing on the trails at Horse Lake Reserve. This work will involve working in small groups with hand tools and hiking 2-4 miles. The Land Trust will provide snacks, water to refill your own bottle, gloves and tools. Please wear clothing you can get dirty, sturdy, closed-toe shoes, bring your own work gloves if you have them, and pack a small […]

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.

Date Sat, 10/06/2018 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 […]

Wenatchee Valley Museum Presents-Ice Age Flooding & Glaciation in the Columbia River Valley Geology Tour Jim O’Connor of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), one of the preeminent experts on the Missoula Floods, guides a tour focused on the ice age floods and glaciation in the Columbia River Valley from Moses Coulee to Pateros. The tour, slated for 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, Oct. 6 begins and ends at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Topics for the […]

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 9 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. “Exploring the Southern Ocean: Two Months in Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic” Dr. John Buchanan, Prof. of Geology, EWU, takes us to unfamiliar territory with stunning photographs from trips to the Southern Ocean. From Ushuaia, Argentina, we go to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the Shetland Islands, and finally to the land of ice, the […]