Events

The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute’s next program will be on Tuesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission St., Wenatchee.  Dr. Ralph Dawes, Professor of Earth Science, Wenatchee Valley College, will discuss the “Glaciated landscape that formed beneath the Okanogan Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet” in north central Washington. This area, including Douglas County north of Waterville and all of Okanogan County, was studied early in the […]

Birding by the River Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute Second Wednesday of every month from 8-9:30am @ WRI (Dates: 6/14, 7/12, 8/9, 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13) Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus the second Wednesday of each month! All birding skill levels are welcome. This is a FREE program and no registration is required. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/seasonal-nature-walks.html

Title: Wildlife of the Entiat River | Vida Silvestre del río Entiat Date: Sat, 10/14/2023 Time: 8:00am-1:00pm Location: Stormy Creek Preserve in Entiat, WA This event is hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust and Cascadia Conservation District Description: The Entiat River Valley’s dramatic landscape is home to a variety of native plants and wildlife. The river begins at Entiat Glacier, and its clear waters are one of the most productive spawning grounds for endangered spring Chinook salmon, threatened steelhead, […]

This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute Class Tuition: $75 This is an online event. Learn how to create a hand-tinted block print in this fun online session with popular Institute instructor and artist, Molly Hashimoto. Molly will take you from design and carving on easy-carve material to printing proofs, and then making oil-based ink prints which you can then hand-tint with watercolor paints. You might not finish your print during the live session, but you can take […]

Event by Matchstick Productions and Numerica Performing Arts Center Numerica Performing Arts Center Tickets numericapac.showare.com/ordertickets.asp Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook Doors Open 6:30pm Showtime 7:30pm Land of Giants (2023) “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” -Issac Newton The story of man vs. mountain is one that has captured our imaginations for centuries. But what if MSP flipped the script? What if, instead of focusing on the human element, we took a closer look at the […]

This event is hosted by Sustainable NCW Green Drinks is a fun opportunity to socialize with others who are just as passionate about environmental sustainability as you are. Offered every third Thursday, Green Drinks is part of an international self-organized movement. We hang out in an informal setting and chat about what is going on in the NCW and beyond. This month we are featuring NCW Libraries. Come learn about this great organization's offerings including their Library of Things and […]

Thursday, October 19th from 7-8pm in Wenatchee River Institute (WRI’s) Red Barn OR via Zoom Poet, naturalist, and co-editor Derek Sheffield will lead us on a saunter through the wilds and words of an extraordinary collection which fuses image, science, cultural knowledge, and the ineffable singing we call poem to honor the beings and place of our bioregion. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/10/19/red-barn-event-cascadia-field-guide-art-ecology-poetry/448697

This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Join Ken Lacy on a tour of the Moses Coulee and Waterville Plateau. During this tour, we will learn about the lava flows seen in the coulee walls and landforms and the erosional features created by enormous glaciers and floods that occurred over 15,000 years ago. These landforms include gulch fills, more terraces, volcanic dikes, “haystack” rocks, and even Turtle Rock. On Saturday, Oct. 21, from 8:30-9 AM, Lacy […]

This event is hosted by Mission Ridge Date: October 21st, 2023 Time: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Where: Mission Ridge Base Area / Hampton Lodge As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, the anticipation for the winter season intensifies. Autumn in the Cascade mountains unfolds as a breathtaking spectacle, with nature's transition from green to gold. At Mission Ridge, we invite you to partake in this magnificent display at the Tamarack Festival. Join us for a day of live music, guided hikes, […]

Hosted by the Mission Ridge Ski Team Location: Wenatchee Golf and Country Club The Bomber Wing Benefit Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year. Your support helps the Mission Ridge Ski Team by subsidizing our athletic programs and keeping tuition as low as possible for athletes. MRST is dedicated to quality training and a competitive experience for all levels of racers. Our coaching promotes athletic development from beginner to world class competitors. We strive to create a healthy competitive […]

Wednesday, October 25th and November 22nd from 7:30-9:30am at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee Go birding with knowledgeable Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) staff around Walla Walla Point Park and the Horan Natural Area in Wenatchee! All birding skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just meet us there! More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/11/22/wednesday-wenatchee-birding/448103

Beyond Borders: Transboundary Conservation in an Interconnected World (online) This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute Class Tuition: $10 Nature knows no borders. Despite this, the political boundaries of the modern world have a profound influence on our landscape. The North Cascades Mountains retain large tracts of wild land that support a great diversity of species, but these mountains are split by the 49th parallel, the international border between Canada and the United States. While this line has […]