Events

The Trouble With Wolves Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center March 19th, 7pm-9pm Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in the middle. The Trouble With Wolves takes an up close look at the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation debate of our time. The film aims to find out whether coexistence is really possible by hearing from the people directly involved. The film captures the controversy, as ranchers and ecologists square off with wolves caught in […]

View PDF Date Wed, 03/20/2019 Time 5:30-7:30pm Location Wenatchee Public Library FREE and open to all! What do scentless mayweed, yellow star thistle, and jointed goatgrass all have in common?  All are noxious weeds we don’t want to find in our Wenatchee Foothills!  CDLT is recruiting trail users to help us locate new populations of troublesome weeds so we can eliminate them before they spread.  Find out how to identify the 15 most noxious weeds that threaten our shrub-steppe plant […]

Today is WenatcheeOutdoors day! This is the Friday closest to the spring equinox which was March 20th this year. We at WenatcheeOutdoors celebrate by getting outside this Friday and playing hookie while having fun in the great outdoors. We invite you to do the same. Please read this article for more information on how WenatcheeOutdoors day got started!

Date Sat, 03/23/2019 Time 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM SIGN-UP ONLINE HERE! Join the Chelan Douglas Land Trust at Jacobson Preserve to perform annual trail maintenance. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 3 miles and using hand tools such as loppers, hoes and McLeods along the way. The Land Trust will provide trail maintenance instruction, snacks, water to refill your own bottle, gloves and tools. Please bring a water bottle, and wear clothing you can […]

Banner Bank presents Mission Ridge's most popular event back for its 19th season! Participants use their creativity to design, build and launch their dummies off a massive jump. Prizes given in multiple categories such as Longest Launch, Most Creative, Most Likely to Survive, Judge’s Choice, and Best Carnage. -RULES- Must have human or animal characteristics. Must be at least 36" tall. Must be on a snowboard or skis - no sleds. Must weigh no more than 100 lbs. No motorization […]

Sunday, March 24, 2019 4:00 pm 6:30 pm Red Barn Wenatchee River Institute Presents-False Promises: The Lost Land of the Wenatchi Doors open 4pm for no-host bar and social half hour, meet with the Wenatchi tribal members! Admission is free, $5 donation suggested at door! First come, first seated for this event! Carrying capacity for our Red Barn is 90 people. Please join us for a showing of "False Promises: the Lost Land of the Wenatchi" Tribal members will be […]

Fly Tying Classes Wenatchee River Institute Tuesdays March 12-April 9 6-8:30pm $60 regular, $48 WRI member Join Wenatchee River Institute, Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited for five nights of tying flies specifically for catching fish in local waters! All fly tying equipment provided for the class. Go home with 1-3 flies each night! Don't worry if you miss a class! Limit of 12 participants!

Science on Tap! Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition Wenatchee Valley Brewery 3/27/2019 6pm Free-but donations are welcome. Join Wenatchee River Institute and Corrine Hoffman from CWSC at Wenatchee Valley Brewing Company for Science on Tap! Our region is dealing with giant wildfires of unprecedented size yearly. Smoke fills our air in the summertime, making enjoying the outdoors hazardous – even if you don’t happen to be near a fire. Corrine has an exciting hands-on demonstration, with real fire!, looking at healthy […]

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division St., Leavenworth Wenatchee River Institute Presents-Arctic Solitaire Join adventure traveler, photographer, author and "barfly in training, Paul Soaders on a hilarious and evocative ride of misadventures in the Arctic. In his book Arctic Solitaire, Souders shares exploits across four summers, thousands of miles of a vast inland sea, and the unpredictable Arctic wilderness—while offering an insightful look at what compels a person to embark on adventure. His […]

SAS (Sisters in Action Sports) Monthly Climb Night’s at Riverfront Rock Gym in Wenatchee, are an all ages and abilities opportunity for those ladies (or as we say “sisters”) that want to get into climbing OR progress their climbing! Our motto... you can climb with us!  This is not a closed group.  All welcome.  These are open arm welcoming fun nights to meet other active sisters and get the support you need to try something new at whatever level you […]

Trails in Motion Film Festival The Trails In Motion International Film Festival brings the world’s finest trail-running and ultra-running films to Wenatchee on March 29 as part of its 2018 world tour. Hosted by RunWenatchee and presented by Visit Wenatchee, the event features eight short films. Overall running time is 1 hour and 50 minutes. There will also be a raffle benefiting Wenatchee Valley TREAD, a mini-expo before the films are screened, and beer, wine & other refreshments. Location: Numerica Performing Arts Center Start time: 7 […]

SAS (Sisters in Action Sports) Ambassador, Courtney Feeney, will be leading a low-key snowshoe hike at Leavenworth Ski Hill in Leavenworth, WA. This is a girls/women’s only hike. All sisters all ages welcome. Bring your own gear. Please make sure you have the appropriate layers, outwear, gloves, hat, waterproof shoes/snowshoes/micro spikes, poles, etc.  Depending on conditions, snowshoes may not be needed.  Bring snacks and hydration.  No alcohol please. Let's socialize while we exercise! Meet new people and spend quality time […]