Events

Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill: 10701 Ski Hill Dr, Leavenworth, WA This event is hosted by Waste Loop as part of the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour Let's talk food! Come dream and scheme our way into an in(ter)dependant food future for the Upper Wenatchee Valley. With an eye towards climate change, infrastructural uncertainty, and social equity for all beings, we'll discuss truly local subsistence pathways. Informed primarily by indigenous strategies from our biome and beyond, we'll also be calling on […]

This event is hosted by the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour by Waste Loop This session will give you an introduction to pruning basics. Dana will cover topics such as what to prune when, choosing the right tool for the task, disease prevention, and more. Dana owned and operated an organic landscaping business for 8 years in Seattle, WA before moving to Leavenworth last spring. For plant health and productivity, she is a proponent of choosing the right plant for […]

Location: Infuse Organics Medicinal Herb Farm, 13688 Chumstick Hwy, Leavenworth, WA This event is hosted by the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour by Waste Loop Join us for a tea walk through the medicinal herb gardens of Infuse Organics. Everything will be provided for this event, an herb journey into native and common herbs that can be used for nutrient-rich teas and remedies. Grab your provided scissors and basket and go home with your very own fresh bundle of fragrant, […]

Join CDLT staff as we water & woodchip recently planted native shrubs at the new Kenzie's Landing Trailhead. We will be using on-site water to fill buckets and carry them to pour onto our shrubs. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 0.25 miles. The plant species consist of Wax Currant, Serviceberry, Blue Elderberry, Rose, Rabbitbrush, and Bitterbrush. Come learn more about these wonderful native plants! Keep an eye out! This is a recurring event throughout […]

Location: Squilchuck State Park The first installment of Championships at the 'Chuck is back (since 2018) beginning Tuesday Sept 5th and will continue every week through September, so come on up to get your fitness on and invite your friends and fellow riders. Racing starts at 5:30pm but get up there early to register and warm up on the course. Spread the word and lets bring back some midweek racing to the Wenatchee Valley! Your participation will help make our […]

The Forest Service is holding an in-person recruitment event to fill approximately 150 entry level wildland firefighter permanent seasonal positions. Join us in Wenatchee, Washington on September 20, 2023, from 9 AM to 4 PM PST, at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisors Office, 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801. Applicants are invited to come and meet regional fire staff, get application help, and learn about the benefits of working for the Forest Service. Applications will be accepted on USAJOBS.gov August 31–September 29, […]

You're invited! TREAD is convening three community input events where you can tell us all your biggest wishes and ideas for outdoor recreation opportunities in Douglas County. This will be a fun event where you get to draw on maps and use stickers to make your voice heard. If you have any thoughts on what you'd like to see improved, enhanced, or developed in regards to outdoor recreation in Douglas County please join one of the events. All the ideas […]

Red Barn Event: Fall Color Hikes with Tami Asars Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute Friday, September 22nd from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR via Zoom Fall is a spectacular time of year for hiking in the Pacific Northwest! Join guidebook author Tami Asars as she walks us through some of her favorite autumn hikes and colorful scenic drives from her latest book, Fall Color Hikes: Washington. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/22/red-barn-event-fall-color-hikes-with-tami-asars/420351

Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages use of open space for education, recreation, and health benefits. National Public Lands Day falls on September 23, 2023. Enter National Parks for free today.

Tour Bilingüe de Desove de Salmó | Bilingual Salmon Spawning Tour Location: Wenatchee River Institute On this driving tour hosted by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and the Wenatchee River Institute, you'll visit three locations to observe and learn about the last stages of a salmon's life. Education for this event will be bilingual in English and Spanish. Cascade Fisheries', Jen Herdman, will join us and share about the amazing world of fish and how fish need our help. Register here: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/09/23/tour-biling-e-de-desove-de-salm-bilingual-salmon-spawning-tour/446392

Get ready for the 31st anniversary Wenatchee River Salmon Festival: Location: Rocky Reach Dam and Discovery Center Celebrating Salmon People! Salmon Festival is a fun, family-friendly event where visitors get with hands-on natural resources activities, education, exhibits and entertainment! Our School Days are scheduled for September 21-22 from 8am-3pm and our Community Day is scheduled for September 23 from 10am-5pm. We can't wait to celebrate Salmon Festival with you! Details are here.

This event will be held from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 155 N Worthen Street (the parking lot near the pedestrian bridge and little railway, just north of Pybus). These events are FREE and open to everyone in our community ages 5 to 105+ with cognitive, physical, and/or sensory impairments. As with previous events, Outdoors for All will be providing a wide variety of adaptive bikes including handcycles, trikes, recumbents and tandems for participants to ride on the Loop Trail. We will not […]