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Wenatchee Native Plant Society Leader:  Joan Frazee Difficulty Level:  Easy Limit: 10 Have you ever been flummoxed by the complexity, size and technical jargon in the Flora of the Pacific Northwest (2nd edition) based on the original manual published in 1973 by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist.  Join retired Forest Service Botanist Joan Frazee for a fun ‘intro to keying’ session at Ski Hill.  We will gather outside the lodge for a general orientation session.  Hand lenses will be available. Our […]

Washington Native Plant Society Leader: Stephen Easley Trip Difficulty: Easy - 3 miles Limit: 8 This walk will start at the Echo Ridge main parking lot and includes the Nuthatch, Chickadee, Morning Glory, and Upper & Lower Ridge View trails.  It is easily walkable with minor changes in elevation, covering 3 miles in about 3 hours.  We will be looking at pussy-toes, hawksbeards, rock cresses, blue umber lilies and death camas.  The views of the surrounding valleys are spectacular from […]

Who: Washington Native Plant Society-Wenatchee Chapter Leaders:  Tiffany Theden, Susan Ballinger Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate Length of Walk: 2-5+ miles depending on interest and goals of the group Limit: 20 Come join us on a plant walk at the spectacular Moses Coulee Preserve with Joe Veverka from the Nature Conservancy! The spectacular landforms of Moses Coulee reflect some of the most dramatic geological history on Earth – steep-walled coulees carved by Ice Age floods, pothole lakes, haystack boulders, waterfalls and […]

Wenatchee River Institute Presents- Do you love the beautiful natural areas and gardens at WRI? Are you interested in learning about the native plants that grow here, and ways to protect them and the ecosystem they are a part of? Then come join our newly revived Weed Warriors Volunteer Group! You will learn all about the common invasive plant species that threaten the local plant and animal communities here in Leavenworth, all while helping to increase biodiversity at WRI. Tools […]

Wenatchee River Institute Presents- Our previous offering of this workshop was wildly popular, so we are having it again! Since our last workshop filled quickly, those that weren't able to attend last time now have another chance to experience the fun of learning about fungi. Come learn how to grow your own mushrooms on logs, in containers, and in garden beds at this interactive workshop. Our instructor, Seth Beu, has years of experience growing mushrooms for restaurants with his business […]