Events

Hosted by Trek Bicycle Wenatchee Location: 155 North Worthen Street, Wenatchee WA. Join us on a loop trail ride this Saturday in support of our ongoing canned food drive in association with the Wenatchee Rescue Mission. We will collect non-perishable donations before the event. The ride will start at the Wenatchee Riverfront Railway lot (155 N Worthen St,) at 12 pm. The Ride: -Open to riders of all skill levels -Dress warm, temps are dropping -This is a fun ride, […]

Hosted by Chelan Douglas Land Trust Join us for an afternoon of planting native grasses at Horse Lake Reserve. Volunteers can expect light/moderate work and walking 0.5 mile from the parking area to the planting location, elevation change of 100 feet (an optional planting location is 1-1.5 miles with an elevation change of 200-250 feet). The walk to the site is about half a mile along a dirt road (may be muddy). Planting will require digging and bending to plant […]

Hosted by Mission Ridge and Devils Gulch and the Missionaries Save the date! Join us for Pray for Snow at the Badger Mountain Brewing parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 5th, from 6 pm to 10 pm. We are theming it up this year and throwing it back to the 90s with the Altered 90's Cover Band performing grunge and alternative rock hits from that era to close the night and Devils Gulch and the Missionaries kicking it off. Tickets will […]

Hosted by: Leavenworth Winter Sports Club The evening will be a time to mingle with fellow winter sports enthusiasts while supporting great skiing in Leavenworth! Who: You! And your friends and family, too. What: A winter kick-off party Where: Sleeping Lady Salmon Gallery When: Saturday, November 5th,  7 - 10:00pm Tickets: $50/per person - first beverage included. Attire: As dressed up as you want to be Program: 7:00 pm Appetizers and Silent Auction 8:30 pm Raise the Paddle All proceeds from this event get us closer to paying […]

Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center On April 16, 2019, three climbers went missing on Howse Peak in the Canadian Rockies. Two had received at least one prestigious Piolet d’Or international mountaineering award, and the third nominated multiple times. All were members of the elite North Face athlete team. Early the next morning, the Canadian Park service dispatched a search and rescue helicopter. They spotted evidence of a tragedy in avalanche debris at the base of the east face. […]

Beginner Bird Walks with Wenatchee River Institute November 9th, December 14th (every second Wednesday of the month) 8am-9:30am @ WRI Join WRI for a birding walk around the WRI campus! All birding experience levels are welcome. Loaner binoculars are available, too! You’ll also learn to use eBird, the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world. These walks happen once a month. Join for as many as you can! For more information click here.

Free entrance to National Parks to honor Veterans Day. Many national parks have direct connections to the American military—there are dozens of battlefields, military parks, and historic sites that commemorate and honor the service of American veterans. In addition, every national park is part of our collective identity that defines who we are and where we came from as a nation. They are tactile reminders of the values, the ideals, and the freedoms that our veterans protect. The majestic landscapes, natural wonders, and […]

Hosted by Chelan Douglas Land Trust Join us for trail maintenance at Horse Lake Reserve. We will be clearing drainages and water bars along selected trails at Horse Lake. This is our annual "preparing the trails for winter" maintenance. The event involves a nice 2-mile hike with a grubbing tool. We are happy to have both experienced and new volunteers. Most volunteer work can be adapted to include everyone. Please inquire at the contact below about possible adaptations to the […]

This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute Join us online for a FREE poetry reading with Washington State's Poet Laureate Rena Priest, the first Indigenous poet laureate of our Evergreen State. Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, and she earned degrees from Western Washington University and Sarah Lawrence College. Her literary debut, Patriarchy Blues, was honored with a 2018 American Book Award, and her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. In […]

This event is hosted by Wenatchee River Institute HYBRID Event: In person at WRI’s Red Barn or virtual via Zoom Description: Join WRI for a Red Barn Event with professional snowboarder, Jeremy Jones! Jones will be discussing his new book, The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains. Jones is also the owner of Jones Snowboards and the founder of Protect our Winters. More information: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2022/11/12/red-barn-event-lessons-from-the-mountains-with-jeremy-jones/402716

Salmon: Showing Us the Way Home Monday, November 14th, 7-8:30pm via zoom Learn about the collaborative efforts to return salmon to their historic habitats of the Upper Columbia River. This FREE virtual program is put on by the Upper Columbia United Tribes, NCW Libraries, Wenatchee River Institute, and Cascade Fisheries. More information and registration link here: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2022/11/14/salmon-showing-us-the-way-home/403600

Hosted by Pybus University, Class by Wild Birds Unlimited It’s time to bring joy into your life through the hobby of bird feeding. In any given yard, you can attract 50, 100 or even more species of birds. That’s a lot of joy and awe right outside your window!  Participants will learn how to attract the widest variety of birds to their yards without the mess and without pesky critters like mice, rats, squirrels and pigeons; get ideas to help […]