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Red Barn Event: Geologic Fluids and Plant Life Wednesday, March 29th from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR livestream via Zoom Join WRI, Washington Native Plant Society, and local geologist, Ralph Haugerud for a Red Barn Event! You'll learn about the four types of geologic fluids. The effects of these fluids govern how water moves in and through our landscape, thereby shaping our plant communities. This is a hybrid event. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/03/29/red-barn-event-geologic-fluids-and-plant-life-/420392

Garden Planning Workshop Thursday, March 30th from 5-6:30pm in WRI’s Red Barn Have you always wanted to grow your own food, herbs, or flowers, but have never known where to start? Or maybe you were worried about not having enough space for your dream garden. Come learn from avid gardener and WRI Community Programs Educator, Chelsea Trout. More info and registration: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/03/30/garden-planning/421135

This event is hosted by Waste Loop Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Colchuck Consignment: 5653 Sunset Hwy, Cashmere, WA Do you have outdoor gear that needs fixing? What about skills or tools that could help fix things? Or do you want to learn some new DIY repair skills? Join us for a night of helping each other mend our well loved gear so we can keep it out of the landfill! ‍If you are interested in volunteering as […]

This event is hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust Date: Fri, 03/31/2023 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Location Kenzie's Landing Trailhead Join CDLT in building a short segment of trail connecting Sage Hills trail around the new Kenzie's Landing parking area. We are excited to get this build prior to the Foothills Trails opening April 1st. Kenzie's Landing will be open the public in late-April. This work will be light to moderate and involve hiking up to 0.25 […]

Saturday, April 1st from 10am-12pm in WRI’s Red Barn Join WRI and Wenatchee Bee and Supply to learn more about how to be a friend to the bees! These pollinators do a very important job, and we can help support them in our own gardens. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/04/01/helping-our-pollinator-friend-the-bee/426538

Come learn more about Wenatchee Outdoors’ new mission, vision, advocacy, and outings programs at the first WenOut Friends and Member Meetup of the year, Tuesday, April 4th from 5:30 to 6:30 at the River Rock Gym. We look forward to having you join us! Please RSVP below so that we can plan food and beverages.

This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute Class Tuition: $10 This class is virtual To register for this event click here. Do you want to learn how to use knowledge and skill to thrive in the outdoors? Join us for an online presentation to learn the keys to effective natural shelter-building, primitive water purification, friction fire-making, wild edibles foraging, and other skills that will keep you alive in emergencies and enhance your outdoor experiences. Jason Knight is the author […]

This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Join us on Thursday April 6th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM for our Environmental Film Series featuring A Nesting Story discussing hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are one of nature’s greatest hits. This program highlights the four hummingbird species of North Central Washington in a general appreciation of the beauty and biology of hummers. The program ends with an exquisite short video: “Celebrate the Anna’s – A Nesting Success Story”. Bruce […]

Come experience the magic of the Ancient Lakes in the heart Washington Desert in this unique trail race! These trails are truly spectacular and will allow you to experience the best the desert has to offer, taking you on a journey through canyon-like gorges, along the shores of ancient desert lakes and to the base of cascading waterfalls. You will feel like you are in the desert southwest but with a Washington flare. With a distance for everyone, and the […]

Hosted by Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Join The Wells House for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Wells House on April 8th!  This will take place on the Wells House lawn and begin at 11:00 AM sharp Checkin begins at 10:45. $5.00 and we ask that you BRING YOUR OWN BASKET.  For more information and to register click here.

This event is hosted by Waste Loop Monday, April 10, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Icicle Brewing Company: 935 Front Street, Leavenworth, WA Come hang out, reduce your textile waste, and practice mending with us! Do you know that 34 billion pounds of textile 'waste' is generated in the US  alone, every single year?  In this series of DIY workshops, we will be meeting monthly to learn different mending and repair techniques. Please bring any garments or other textiles you would […]

Date: Wed, 04/12/2023 Time: 4:00pm - 6:30pm Location Horse Lake Reserve Trailhead Join Elisa and Tiffany, CDLT's Communication Inclusion Coordinator and Stewardship assistant, for a mellow hike along the Old Ranch Road at Horse Lake Reserve. We will aim to make it up to the western point of Glacier View trail, where we hope to see snow douglasia in bloom. We may also see blooming balsamroot, desert-parsleys, serviceberry, pussytoes, brodiaea, lupine, springbeauty, blue-eyed Mary, yellow bells, waterleaf, prairie-star, Oregon grape, […]

Red Barn Event - Belted Kingfisher: Messenger of Waterways Thursday, April 12th from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR livestream via Zoom Join WRI and author, Marina Richie, on a visual journey featuring Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher, a first-person narrative threading natural history, myth, and memoir. This is a hybrid event. Learn more: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/04/12/red-barn-event-belted-kingfisher-messenger-of-waterways/422426.

Nature Writing: Come to Your Senses Thursday, April 13th from 2-4pm at WRI Ready to get curious about nature and put words on a page? Join WRI and author, Marina Richie to learn how to employs all five senses to and inspire creativity in your nature writing. The class is open to all levels. Learn more and register: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/04/13/nature-writing-come-to-your-senses/422487

Spring Stoke! Beer, raffle, movies, beer, swag, and then beer. This is a great opportunity to support your local trails, win prizes, watch some good movies, and hang out with local riders. Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance is hosting this event at Pybus Friday, April 14th from 5:30 pm - 9 pm. There will be three short mountain bike videos to build the stoke for the upcoming season! Also, one free raffle ticket with entrance purchase for a chance […]

Ted Driven is hosting this event. Presented by Wenatchee Valley Brewing 26.2 Marathon. 13.1 Half Marathon. 10k. 5k. All races will start at the Performing Arts Plaza on Wenatchee Avenue. 6:30 AM: Early Bird Start for Marathon walkers (26.2 miles only) 8:00 AM: MARATHON 8:20 AM: HALF MARATHON (runners and walkers) 8:45 AM: 10K 8:50 AM: 5K The Wenatchee Marathon is a certified Boston Qualifying course with a new certification in 2023. Registration for 2023 is now open here. For […]

This event is hosted by Chelan Douglas Land Trust in partnership with Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Date: Sat, 04/15/2023 Time: 9:00am-1:00pm Location Horse Lake Reserve Trailhead Join us at Horse Lake for our 5th Sage Fest - hosted by CDLT and Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Saturday April 15th. Our main task will be basic trail maintenance (clearing drainage dips) along mountain bike trails.  Volunteers can expect a light to moderate work party, walking a total distance of […]

Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited in Wenatchee, WA. Marilyn Sherling will present a special program on "Finding Birds and Other Critters in Douglas County: Where and When to Look and What You Just Might See!" We'll have plenty of room so bring a friend to come hear Marilyn's recommendation of great places to go bird watching in Douglas County! For more information click here.  

This event is hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust. Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while learning about the birds in the area? The bird species we view during our walk will be entered into eBird, a community citizen science-based data website. Birders of all ages and abilities are welcome! Learn more and sign up for this event by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org. All participants will meet at the Leavenworth […]

Hosted by: A Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth WA, Wenatchee Valley College and Derek Sheffield Location: Wenatchee Valley College​​ Cascadia Field Guide brings together art, poetry, and stories holding scientific, sensory, and cultural knowledge to celebrate and illuminate Cascadia, the diverse ecoregion stretching from Alaska’s Prince William Sound to Northern California and from the Pacific Coast to the Continental Divide. ​ This unique book contains 13 communities (from Tidewater Glacier to Shrub-Steppe) and 128 beings (from Geoduck to Cassia Crossbill), offering any reader, […]

This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center The Region Through Native American Eyes Randy Lewis grew up with a strong understanding and sense of place within Native American Columbia Plateau indigenous society. Lewis traces his roots to the Wenatchi band. Lewis’ enthusiasm for the history of his people, the stories of his ancestors, and their relation to the surrounding landscape comes from a hope for a deeper understanding and respect of ancient cultures. Tour-goers will […]

Hosted by Sustainable NCW Located at Pybus Public Market Join us in celebrating the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day! Enjoy educational booths, activities for kids, and shop local, eco-friendly goods. Check out an electric Link bus, several models of electric vehicles, and snag some awesome giveaways. ​ This FREE event is hosted by Sustainable NCW at Pybus Public Market. It is indoor/outdoor, in the event center room, back patio (toward the river) and the parking plaza on the south end […]

Sunday, April 23, 2023 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Enchantment Park: 300 Enchantment Park Way, Leavenworth, WA Come celebrate Earth Day with Waste Loop! The Leavenworth Community Earth Day Fair is a free event open to all. It will be a day full of activities, music, food, education, and fun for all ages. Join us to celebrate Mother Earth and all the environmental and community sustainability work being done in our Valley! For more info, check out the event page HERE

Wenatchee Pride and the Chelan Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) are hosting a series of Community Nature Walks for the LGBTQ+ community and allies. Our walks will focus on community building as we learn about our local flora and fauna. Here are the details for the series: April 26th - Jacobson Preserve - 5pm-7pm May 24th - Horse Lake Reserve - 5pm-7pm June 17th - Cashmere Canyons - 8am-11am At Jacobson Preserve we will walk 2 miles with 300 feet elevation […]

This event is hosted by the North Cascades Institute Wolves are a keystone predator that plays a valuable and important role in the health of our ecosystems. After nearly being eradicated in the early 1900s, the gray wolf (Canis lupus), a native Washington species, has naturally returned to our state. A wolf pack with pups was confirmed in July 2008 in western Okanogan and northern Chelan counties and represented the first fully documented breeding by wolves in the state since […]

Wednesday, April 26th from 7-8pm in WRI’s Red Barn OR livestream via Zoom Join WRI and Washington Native Plant Society to learn more about the Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project! The Project provides education and outreach to manage human-beaver conflicts, relocates beavers, and constructs beaver dam analogs to restore aquatic and riparian environments in Central Washington. More info: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2023/04/26/red-barn-event-beaver-powered-restoration-the-wenatchee-entiat-beaver-project/425962

A FREE virtual presentation by Author and Biologist, Eric Wagner. In partnership with NCW Libraries and CDLT, as part of Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau program. Eric Wagner explores not just the surprising ways plants and animals survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played. To register click here

Saturday April 29, 2023 | 9 am - 2 pm Pybus Public Market, Wenatchee, WA Save the date! Our Annual Plant Sale is coming up on Saturday April 29th from 9-2. The Master Gardener Foundation of Chelan County is excited to host our community once more for this anticipated Spring event. Come shop through award-winning tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. We'll also have locally grown perennials, herbs and more! Ask about which plants are firewise and waterwise from our selection, and […]

Join SAGE and the Chelan-Douglas CASA Program for their 2nd annual Wenatchee Valley Color Rush during the 2023 Apple Blossom Parade! Run, jog or walk. Strollers and wheelchairs welcome. Adults: $40 Kids: $25 Family Pack: $100 For more information and to register click here. START LINE : OLD BASEBALL FIELD OFF OF MILLER STREET FINISH LINE : 7TH STREET

Location: Horse Lake Reserve Get out on the trails and explore spring wildflowers in April! Join CDLT's Elisa Lopez and Team Naturaleza for a wildflower identification walk. We will walk 3.8 miles with 300 feet elevation gain along the Old Ranch Road and Burts Trail. During this walk we hope to see lupine, balsamroot, barestem biscuitroot, spring beauty, yellow bells, blue bells, and more. This walk will be guided in English and Spanish, all ages are welcome. Registration required. Please register […]

This event is hosted by the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club Spring Gear Swap 11am-2pm Osborn Property-Outdoor Covered Area. No admission fee for attendees. Buy Sell Trade

Location: Lower Castle Rock Even land that’s been severely disturbed can provide a home for rare wildflowers if we give it enough care and attention. On this outing, join CDLT Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger and Elisa Lopez to view the Fuzzy-tongue Penstemon in the wild in early May. We will learn a little bit about the process of caring for a highly disturbed area, and how the pandemic led to the local discovery of this rare plant. After the guided […]

Come share stories (or plans) of your hikes, camping, skiing, and other adventures with a great community. Tuesday, May 2nd from 5:30 to 6:30 at the River Rock Gym. Additional details to follow. We look forward to having you join us! Please RSVP below so that we can plan snacks and beverages.

Coping with Climate Change: Which plants can make the move to cooler locations? This event is hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute and the Methow Conservancy Tuesday, May 2nd from 7-8pm via Zoom Join WRI and the Methow Conservancy to learn about how plants are coping with climate change. Dr. Nathalie Chardon will talk about the data collected last summer to answer the question of why many plant species aren't moving to higher elevations to keep up with climate change. More […]

Got questions about plants or pests in your garden? Come join our weekly plant clinic at your local extension office! Live - in person - on Wednesdays from 1-4 pm. Our WSU Master Gardener diagnosis team is available to help identify problems with plants or pests and recommend solutions to manage them in your garden. Please bring a sample, photos, and as much information as you can with you to your visit. Read more information about our clinic services on […]

Get out on the trails and explore spring wildflowers in May! On this outing, join CDLT's NEW Community Inclusion Coordinator, Elisa Lopez, to view the wildflowers that grace our open hillsides in the lower Foothills. Join us for a spring hike along the first 2 miles of Cashmere Canyons Preserve. On this wildflower walk, we hope to see lupine, balsamroot, barestem biscuitroot, larkspur, serviceberry, blue-eyed Mary, and more. The hike is on a narrow dirt trail with 1100 feet of elevation gain for […]

LOCATION: Parade Route to Riverfront Park, Staging @ Apple Bowl in Triangle Park REGISTRATION: 8:00-9:30am (Registration includes chipped timing and a fun commemorative shirt. Choose between the Kids 2K (for grades 1-8), the 5K Walk or the 5 or 10K Runs) 2K (GRADE 1-8): FREE, 5K WALK: $20 ($25 on Race Day), 5K or 10K Runs: $20 ($25 on Race Day) TIME: All Races Start @ 9:40am at Triangle Park (Football Field) Join Confluence Health and Ballard Ambulance for this […]

Come watch Nascar on 2 wheels as the BEST bike riders in the PNW ascend to Wenatchee to compete in the Tour de Bloom! A HUGE beer garden, featuring Wenatchee Valley Brewing, food truck, and some FAST, FAST, FAST bike racing! For more information click here.