Summer Ride Series with EMBA
2018-08-15 16:00 - 18:30 UTC
Summer Ride Series with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

Date
Wed, Aug 15, 2018

Riding Area
Leavenworth Ski Hill

Location

Leavenworth Ski Hill Parking Lot

Directions

From Leavenworth turn right off US2 onto Ski Hill Drive. Follow Ski Hill drive for 1.4 miles to the parking lot for Ski Hill.

Address
10701 Ski Hill Dr, Leavenworth, WA 98826, USA

8th Annual Tomato Gala
2018-08-18 10:00 - 12:00
Washington State University Extension Master Gardener Program Presents-
8th Annual Tomato Gala
Location: 1100 North Western Ave. Wenatchee, WA 98801
Taste test many varieties of tomatoes, including heirlooms, slicers and paste tomatoes. Enjoy them now, and know how to preserve them for later.

Group Mountain Bike Rides with Cycle Central
2018-08-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-08-27 18:30 - 20:30
Group mountain bike rides are offered by Cycle Central on Monday evenings starting at 6:30-6:45 every Monday until September.
Location of the rides changes weekly so click here to see Cycle Central’s Facebook page for the most up to date information.
There are three groups of riders:

Newer riders, plan for a five mile ride with many stops.
Some experience, plan for an hour to an hour and a half ride with few stops.
Shredders that get out and ride hard for a few hours.

Group Road Rides with Cycle Central
2018-08-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-08-28 18:00 - 20:00
Cycle Central hosts Tuesday evening bicycle road rides every week! Click here for updates on the location and schedule information.
Road rides
3 groups
1. about 15-18 miles 13 mph avg speed
2. about 25 miles 16 mph avg speed
3. 30 miles+ 17+mph avg speed.

Riverfront Rock Gym Speaker Series!
2018-09-06 19:00 - 21:00
New Route Adventuring in the North Cascades.
Where: Riverfront Rock Gym
When: 9/6/18 at 7 pm
Who: Jason Schilling will be presenting on his time in the North Cascades.
$4 pints will be offered as beverages while listening to the speaker.
For more information click here.

Railroad History Tour
2018-09-08 09:00 - 17:00
Railroad History Tour with Wenatchee Valley Museum

September 8 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
$40

On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in North American history swept down the snowy Cascades, burying two trains and killing 96 people. The Wenatchee Valley Museum is offering a guided tour of the Wellington site from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. The tour also will visit several other sites between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass that played important roles in the history of the Great Northern Railway Company.
Historian and museum curator Melanie Wachholder of Wenatchee will lead the tour. Tour goers will meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum at 9 a.m. to board a tour bus. The bus will then will travel west on U.S. Highway 2, stopping for discussion at different points of interest. The final stop will be the interpretive site at Wellington, where participants will have lunch and take a half-mile walk around the area of the disaster.
$45, $40 members

Roll Sessions for Kayaking!
2018-09-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-09-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-09-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-10-05 19:00 - 20:30
East Wenatchee YMCA Roll Sessions every Friday Sept 14th – October 5th.
7:00 – 8:30pm – this is open to the public. Cost is $10 and is brought to you through the YMCA.

Hiking Challenge
2018-09-15 09:00 - 11:00
Date
Sat, 09/15/2018

Time
9 – 11 AM

Location
Homestead Trail (Horse Lake Parking Area)

REGISTER FOR THE HIKING CHALLENGE HERE!

The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and Columbia Valley Community Health invite you to hike for your health!
Join us for the 2018 Foothills Hiking Challenge. Improve your health, be part of a team, take home prizes and be entered to win one of many grand prizes at the end of the hiking season.
You can complete the hike on your own, or join us for our Third Saturday hikes. At the Third Saturday, we’ll be stationed at the bottom of the trail to check people in and hand out tickets for prizes! A guided hike will begin one hour after the start of the check-in time.
Win prizes, have fun, get healthy, and find new places to explore.
For more information, visit our registration page.
Future Hike Schedule:

October 20: check-in from 9-11 AM, Saddle Rock to summit (2 miles, 2.5 hours)

Fungi and Other Decomposition Wizards
2018-09-15 10:00 - 12:00
WSU Extension-Master Gardener Program Presents-
Fungi and Other Decomposition Wizards
Location: 1100 North Western Ave. Wenatchee, WA 98801
Fungi are incredibly important to our soil and forest ecology. Learn what fungi are and do, see how to maintain a high quality, productive compost, and imagine other wizards in a fantasy terrarium garden.

Color Rush
2018-09-16
Color Rush is a fun untimed 5k event promoting healthy living, while supporting Youth United. Participants are blasted with colored powder in each of the 4 blast zones and during the group victory powder toss at the end.
Register online at www.colorwenatchee.com
Kids 5 and under are FREE!
Adults and Youth 13 and up: $35
Kids 6-12: $20

Hawkwatch International at Chelan Ridge
2018-09-16 10:00 - 16:30
Hawkwatch International at Chelan Ridge
Sunday, September 16 from 10-4:30 with the Chelan Douglas Land Trust
Here’s your chance to get up close to live birds of prey! Thousands of raptors fly over our heads every year on their way south for the winter. Hawkwatch International is a community science effort to study their migration. Come watch and learn from volunteers. Sign up online here.
Join Forest Service Biologist Janet Millard, Land Trust Ambassadors Ed & Jet Quaid, and Team Naturaleza at Hawkwatch International on Chelan Ridge during peak raptor migration. We will hike to the ridge, then be treated to a short talk by Janet, and follow that by watching and learning from trained Hawkwatch volunteers as they count migrating raptors flying overhead. You may get to see raptors being caught and banded as well – this is an opportunity to see these magnificent flying predators up close!

Participants leaving from the Wenatchee Valley will carpool from Wenatchee at 10, returning by 4:30 pm at the latest. Chelan Ridge is accessible to all vehicles. Please indicate your willingness to be a carpool driver in the note section of the event sign up. Expect to be on the ridge from 11:30-2:30. Bring a water, lunch, warm layers, sturdy shoes and expect all kinds of weather and a rocky trail. Participants will be emailed prior to the event with more details.

Summer Ride Series with EMBA
2018-09-16 16:00 - 18:30
Date
Sun, Sep 16, 2018

Time
Ride Starts At 4pm

Riding Area
Leavenworth Ski Hill

Details

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Presents-Summer Ride Series
Local trail rides go out once a month April – September. Join us this month on Sunday the 24th at Squilchuck State Park. All riders and abilities welcome. Rides are guided so its a great way to see new trails and meet local riders! Free for Evergreen members. Not a member? Join Evergreen day of the ride. Annual memberships are just $35. Meet, Ride, Eat, Repeat!
For more information click here.

Mountain Music & Pine Needle Basketry
2018-09-18 19:00 - 21:00
SEPTEMBER 18 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

2018-19 Wenatchee Valley Environmental Film & Lecture Series-Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
Award-winning and fiber artist Lauralee Northcott’s presentation included the performance of original and classic western songs along with poetry inspired by her time in the wildnerness. She draws on 20 years of experience as a guide in Washington State in her performance art.
For more information click here.

eBird Monitoring at Horse Lake Reserve
2018-09-21 06:00 - 11:00
Date
Fri, 09/21/2018

Time
6am-11am

Location
Horse Lake Reserve

Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while being part of a small team collecting bird species data? Community Science Projects are collaborations between scientists and volunteers that expand opportunities for scientific data collection and help answer real-world questions. Learn more about becoming a CDLT citizen scientist volunteer by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org or call 509-667-9708. Please note: contact Susan by cell phone 24-hours ahead (509-669-7820) to confirm, because changing weather conditions can result in cancelling the route.
CDLT is recruiting volunteers to help with two once/month bird monitoring projects.

Mountain Home Preserve eBird Monitoring Project, prior to the thinning project that will restore a pre-settlement open ponderosa-pine forest. Meeting at 6am at the Safeway store in Leavenworth, or Susan will pick up carpoolers in Wenatchee at 5:30am at the Penny Road Park and Ride. We walk a 2.2-mile route, stopping at 5 points to conduct 10-minute counts. Upcoming Dates: Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 15.
Horse Lake Reserve eBird Monitoring Project: Meeting at 6am at the end of the pavement on Horse Lake Rd. to carpool up the gravel road, we walk a 5-mile route, stopping at 7 points to conduct 10-minute counts. All data is entered into eBird. Our goal is to learn about bird use within the variety of habitats that include areas burned in 2015 wildfire. Upcoming Dates: Sept. 21, Oct. 11, Nov. 8.

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival!
2018-09-22
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 20 & 21, 2018 are School Days and are by reservation only. Teachers can find more information here.
Saturday, September 22, 2018 is the Free Family Day from 10 am – 5 pm and is open to the public and all ages.
The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is held each year to celebrate the return of the salmon to our northwest rivers. The rivers that are home to the salmon also provide sustenance for birds, frogs, salamanders, foxes, deer, bugs, bears and countless trees, bushes, and flowers.
We depend on these same waters to provide electricity for our homes, irrigation for our crops, livelihoods for our fishermen, and a place for our families to play, picnic, camp and hike.
The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is a two-day natural resource education event held every fall to celebrate the return of the salmon to the Wenatchee River. The Festival is held on the grounds of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, located at the mouth of the scenic Icicle Canyon near Leavenworth, Washington.
Our theme this year is “Salmon On the Move!”. An exciting menu of hands-on activities and “edutainment” gives students from throughout North Central Washington a unique opportunity to discover and appreciate the complexities of the natural world and the significance of salmon to people of the northwest.
For more information click here.

Fall Family Day Hikes-Bug Hunt
2018-09-22 09:00 - 11:00
Date
Sat, 09/22/2018

Time
9 AM and 11 AM

Location
Saddle Rock Trailhead

Join the Land Trust at Saddle Rock Trailhead for weekly kid-focused hikes. Explore our trails with fun, hands-on activities to get up close and personal with nature. Learn how to help your child love healthy, active, and safe play in the outdoors.
These hikes are about 1.5 hours long and are offered twice each day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We’ll take lots of breaks to explore and learn.
Learn more about the creepy crawlies that live in our foothills. Build your own bug and then go on a bug hunt to see what we can find! Learn about collecting insects for your own insect collection.
This event is made possible because of a partnership with the City of Wenatchee Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services.
Sign ups coming soon! Please visit the registration page to sign up when it becomes available.

Ice Age Floods Geological Trails Tour
2018-09-22 09:00 - 17:00
Ice Age Floods Geological Trails Tour with Wenatchee Valley Musuem

September 22 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
| $40

Richard Waitt and Jim O’Conner of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), two of the preeminent experts on the Missoula Floods, will give a field trip on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The exact route is still under development but will be within the Wenatchee, Washington vicinity. Topics to be included will be Missoula and other floods and the relationship down the Columbia River valley, Moses, and Grand Coulees. History of the Okanogan glacial lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet will also be highlighted.

$45, $40 members

White River Salmon Tour
2018-09-23 13:00 - 16:00
Date
Sun, 09/23/2018

Time
1pm – 4pm

SIGN UP ONLINE HERE!

Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents- White River Salmon Tour
Experience and learn about sockeye salmon’s return to the White River with local fish biologist Chuck Peven. Bright red sockeye salmon journey to the beautiful, blue-green waters of the White River each year and are visible from the riverbank as they spawn and guard their eggs. The trip will also include an overview of the Land Trust work in the White River. Join Chuck and the Land Trust for this unique perspective on our natural world.
RSVP required. Limited to 15 participants so please sign up online, email info@cdlandtrust.org or call 667.9708. Participants will be emailed prior to the event with directions and details.

Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story
2018-09-25 19:00 - 21:00
Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
As a naturalist, author, and conservationist, Mardy Murie was an ordinary American who was an exceptional advocate for wilderness and is now known as the mother of the American Conservation movement. She and her husband, Olaus, worked as advocates for wilderness conservation and were instrumental in the establishment of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge Act and the passage of the Wilderness Act. Following the documentary co-sponsor FUSE will provide a voter registration training as a way for citizens to engage as advocates in our community.
For more information click here.

Fall Bugs & Blooms
2018-09-27 17:30 - 19:00
Date
Thu, 09/27/2018

Time
5:30-7pm

Location
Jacobson Preserve

SIGN UP ONLINE HERE!

Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents-Fall Bugs & Blooms
When you think of wildflowers and insect life, don’t think of spring, think of FALL!
Join entomologist Julie Banken and Native Plant Society Board Member/Land Trust employee Olivia Schilling for an exploration of the fall bloomers in the shrub-steppe. Get ready to look closely at the interesting insects that make their living in fall flowers. Enjoy an evening out in the Foothills.
This hike will last about 1.5 hours and there will be plenty of stops for closer looks. Families are welcome.
RSVP required. Limited to 15 participants. Email Hillary at hillary@cdlandtrust.org or 509-667-9708 if you have any questions.

Art on the Trail-Fall Family Day Hikes
2018-09-29 09:00 - 11:00
Date
Sat, 09/29/2018

Time
9 AM and 11 AM

Location
Saddle Rock Trailhead

Join the Land Trust at Saddle Rock Trailhead for weekly kid-focused hikes. Explore our trails with fun, hands-on activities to get up close and personal with nature. Learn how to help your child love healthy, active, and safe play in the outdoors.
These hikes are about 1.5 hours long and are offered twice each day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We’ll take lots of breaks to explore and learn.
This event is made possible because of a partnership with the City of Wenatchee Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services.
Sign ups coming soon! Please visit the registration page to sign up when it becomes available.

Class with a Glass at Ohme Gardens!
2018-09-30 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at Ohme Gardens for a Class with a Glass experience like no other! While on site at the gardens, you will learn how to paint “Ode to Ohme Gardens” – a new original by CWAG instructor Nicole Haskey. Lunch and beverages will be served from the Totem Pole structure next to the Lower Lawn (ADA accessible) where the painting class will take place.
The event begins at 1 pm, rain or shine – although if it does rain, you will enjoy the shelter of pop up canopies, so dress accordingly. All art supplies will be included, expert instruction provided, and most importantly, you will experience the stunning beauty of this local treasure while hearing a narrative of how the Ohme family created these gardens, stone by stone and one tree seedling at a time.
You won’t want to miss this incredible afternoon, Sunday September 30, 1 – 4 pm at Ohme Gardens. *Instruction, art supplies, food, drinks and Ohme admissions fee all included.
For more information click here.

Trail Maintenance at Horse Lake Reserve
2018-10-04 15:00 - 18:00
Date: Thu, 10/04/2018

Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

SIGN-UP ONLINE HERE!

Join us for a rewarding afternoon of brush clearing on the trails at Horse Lake Reserve. This work will involve working in small groups with hand tools and hiking 2-4 miles.
The Land Trust will provide snacks, water to refill your own bottle, gloves and tools. Please wear clothing you can get dirty, sturdy, closed-toe shoes, bring your own work gloves if you have them, and pack a small pack with layers of clothing–the weather at the Horse Lake Reserve is often different from Wenatchee. If you have dietary restrictions, we recommend bringing your own food.
Please sign-up online ahead of time so we can get an accurate headcount and provide you with details for the work party. This work party is weather-dependent, and we want to be sure we can get you the latest information.
Questions? Please contact Olivia Schilling, Stewardship & Trails Assistant: olivia@cdlandtrust.org, 667-9708.

Fall Family Day Hikes-Scavenger Hunt
2018-10-06 09:00 - 11:00
Date
Sat, 10/06/2018

Time
9 AM and 11 AM

Location
Saddle Rock Trailhead

Join the Land Trust at Saddle Rock Trailhead for weekly kid-focused hikes. Explore our trails with fun, hands-on activities to get up close and personal with nature. Learn how to help your child love healthy, active, and safe play in the outdoors.
These hikes are about 1.5 hours long and are offered twice each day. They will be on easy to moderate terrain. We’ll take lots of breaks to explore and learn.
This event is made possible because of a partnership with the City of Wenatchee Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services.
Sign ups coming soon! Please visit the registration page to sign up when it becomes available.

Ice Age Flooding & Glaciation-Columbia River Valley
2018-10-06 09:00 - 17:00
Wenatchee Valley Museum Presents-Ice Age Flooding & Glaciation in the Columbia River Valley Geology Tour
Jim O’Connor of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), one of the preeminent experts on the Missoula Floods, guides a tour focused on the ice age floods and glaciation in the Columbia River Valley from Moses Coulee to Pateros. The tour, slated for 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, Oct. 6 begins and ends at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center.
Topics for the tour include the Missoula and other floods and the relationship of these floods to the landscape of the Columbia River Valley, Moses and Grand coulees. The history of the Okanogan glacial lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet will be highlighted.
O’Connor majored in Geological Sciences at the University of Washington and earned an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Arizona. Since 1991, he has worked at the USGS, intent on improving understanding of the processes and events that shape the remarkable and diverse landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. His primary research and writing activities center on stream channel and floodplain processes, glaciers, floods, debris flows, landslides, geologic and hydrologic hazards and the history of geology.
O’Connor is a current member of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of American, and has served on the Pima County Flood Control Advisory Board, the Hatfield Science Team. He is the current editor of Quaternary Research. The journal’s scope is global, building on its nearly 50-year history in advancing the understanding of earth and human history through interdisciplinary study of the last 2.6 million years.
A leader in scientific geology studies, O’Connor received the USGS Director’s Award recognizing his work in landslide response, the USGS Excellence in Science Award and received a Fulbright Fellowship for work in U.S.-Spain Cooperative Science in 2000. His academic publications are numerous, including six pages of professional citations.
$40
Date: October 6
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cost:$40
Website:https://61981.blackbaudhosting.com/61981/Ice-Age-Flooding–Glaciation-wJim-OConnor
