Wenatchee Outdoors

WRI Wenatchee Bird Walk
2025-09-11 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Go birding with staff from the Wenatchee River Institute by the Columbia River! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow.
We will enjoy birding this spring in Wenatchee on the second Thursday and in Leavenworth on the last Thursday of April, May, and June.
Trail difficulty level: beginner. Walk will be on paved and grassy level pathways. We will travel up to 1 mile round trip at an easy-going pace with frequent stops.
Bathrooms available at the start and end of the walk
Meet at Walla Walla Point Park at the North parking lot near the bathrooms at 8am and plan to be finished by 10am.
This is a FREE event and no registration is needed.
Event Link

CONTACT INFO
Virginia Shoup
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Wenatchee Run Club
2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Pybus, 3 N Worthen St, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Run Club

Event Summary: Wednesday night weekly

Description: Come join us from 5-7 pm at the Taproom by Hellbent at Pybus for check in. We will have a 5k group start run at 5:30pm or you can run on your own.
Stay and hang out! Hellbent will be offering 10% off after the run for all participants.
Location: The Taproom at Pybus
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556162716960

Movies in the Park
2025-09-06 19:30
City of Wenatchee Presents
Finish the Summer Under the Stars!
When: September 6, 7:30pm
Where: Lincoln Park
Movie: Wicked

When: September 13, 7:30pm
Where: Lincoln Park
Movie: Inside Out 2

Enjoy FREE Movies in the Park brought to you by Wheatland Bank, Wenatchee Valley Medical Group, and Thriving Together NCW.

Pack your blankets, grab your friends and family, and join us for this night of fun, community, and great films under the open sky.

For any other questions, please contact Parks, Recreation and Cultural Service Department.

First Friday – Favorite Plants at the CEG
2025-09-05 09:00 - 09:30
WSU Chelan Douglas Master Gardeners. The Community Education Garden has something for everyone. Are there favorites? And why?
Event Link

From Snow to Ash: How Increasing Wildfires Threaten North Cascades Canada Lynx
2025-09-03 18:00 - 19:15
North Cascades Institute is offering this online course.
WHEN: Sep 03, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:15 PM
WHERE: Any where you want!!

INSTRUCTOR: Carmen Vanbianchi

ACTIVITY LEVEL: 1.0

CLASS TUITION: $10.00

Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are reshaping landscapes at an unprecedented pace, impacting both human communities and the wildlife that call these forests home. Among the most vulnerable is the elusive Canada lynx—an iconic predator of the North Cascades that relies on dense, high-elevation forests for survival.
Over the past two decades, wildfires have rapidly altered lynx habitat, pushing this already rare species to the brink. Conservationists need new tools to confront this era of mega wildfires, and Home Range Wildlife Research is working hard to provide them.
Join Carmen Vanbianchi, Research Director at Home Range, for an inside look at their lynx and wildfire research. Learn about the dynamics between lynx and wildfire, how researchers study this elusive carnivore during harsh winter months in the mountains (hint: snowmobiles, roadkill deer, and cat toys), and what their findings mean for the future of lynx conservation.
If you can’t make the specific date or time of a class you want to take, you can still register and we will send you a link to view the program on your own time! All registrants will have access to the class recording for a limited time to re-watch too.

Event Link and to Register

Lake Astro Program
2025-08-31 21:00 - 22:00, 2025-08-09 22:00 - 23:00 | Lake Wenatchee State Park, 201 Washington St, Cashmere, WA, United States
About the Program
Grab a blanket or a chair and lay out under the stars on the beach of Lake Wenatchee South Park where WVAC members will answer your deepest cosmic questions, dive into the depths of the cosmos, explore our small harmonious Solar System, and massive chaotic celestial objects.
Every program is different in this series and is catered to the curious and imaginative. So, bring your deepest cosmic questions and let’s blast off into space!
This program is subject to cancellation or change based on weather conditions. Check back here or call 218 403-1345 to see if the program is cancelled or changed in anyway if weather looks inclement.
This program can be either telescope based or a constellation tour depending on wind.
Program Rules
During the program, please avoid the use of white light, red lensed lights are allowed. If you’re driving to the event, please try to avoid pointing headlights towards the beach while parking.
Please arrive 10 minutes early, dress appropriately for the weather and possible wind; insect repellant may be necessary. The event is free. Day use visitors will require a Discover Pass on their vehicle for parking.
Location
This program will take place on the large South Beach at Lake Wenatchee South Park. There will be a red-illuminated sign at the event. Please arrive early to avoid shining white lights onto the beach.
Cost
While this program is free, we do accept donations. All donations will be used to expand WVAC’s programming and outreach efforts. A Discover Pass ($30) or a Daily Permit ($10) is required for parking in State Parks, be sure to display this permit on your dashboard. A credit card machine is available in the parking lot.

WRI Paint and Stroll
2025-08-29 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-28 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-22 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-21 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-15 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-14 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-08 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-07 13:30 - 14:30 and 1 more date
Most Thursdays and Fridays at Village Art in the Park
Meet at the gazebo at 1:30pm. Paint and Stroll will last ~1hour
Free! Donations are appreciated
Get inspired by the amazing artists at the outdoor market, then join us for a short walk down to the river and take some creative time for yourself. Join the Wenatchee River Institute for this free program suitable for children and adults!
What’s provided?
-Guided nature walk to the Wenatchee River, 0.3 miles from the Front St Gazebo
-Simple supplies for drawing or watercolor painting
-Tips for beginners
-Time to create your own work of art!

CONTACT INFO
Virginia Shoup
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181, x5

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Village Art in the Park

Hatchery Star Party
2025-08-28 21:30 - 22:30 | Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery(12790 Fish Hatchery Rd)
This is WVAC’s flagship event. This event is for the whole community; members and non-members; those just curious and advanced amateurs. No registration is required, come on out and show up.

Have a telescope but don’t know how to use it? or want some pointers? this is an opportunity to get to know your telescope.

No telescope? No problem! Astronomy is for sharing. Members will have red lanterns below their telescope. Come on up and see what we are looking at. Every member will have a different telescope and looking at something else. The secret password is “Whatchya Looking at?” This is a place for exploration of the curious and answering any questions you have from deep cosmic questions to what type of telescope you should get.

Have a telescope and know what your doing? Great! Come on out and meet our members. This is an event for astronomers of the community. This event allows all of us to connect to one another and to our cosmos.

Every person will be greeted by a WVAC member so new-comers know where to start and how the event works. Come on out and we can all enjoy the stars together in a comfortable environment.
Bathrooms will be made available on nights that USFWS staff is available in the main building.
Program Rules

During the program, please avoid the use of white light, red lensed lights are allowed. White lights are allowed for emergency use.
Please dress appropriately for the weather and possible wind; insect repellant may be necessary.

Location
We all will park at the USFWS Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Parking Lot just outside of the gate. The gate will be half closed, but please do not drive beyond the gate.
The Telescope Area is just beyond the main building, about 50 yards from the parking lot. Walk beyond the gates and follow that main roadway straight until you see our red illuminated light sign board.
How to Sign Up
No registration is required. No need to sign up, just come on out and show up. Stay as long as you would like. But please arrive on time, so we can start introductions and explain how the event works.
Cost
While the event is free, donations are gladly accepted. All donations go to Friends of the Hatchery non-profit organization where they will use the proceeds to install a Sky Quality Meter to quantify light pollution growth.
Google Map Location Hyperlinks:Parking Lot Telescope Area

CDLT Nature Journal Workshop
2025-08-28 17:00 - 18:30
Date: August 28, 2025
Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM
Details: Join Ayla Medina Ulloa, CDLT Community Inclusion Coordinator, and Jane Zanol from North Central Washington Audubon, on an introductory workshop about Nature Journals. Through this workshop, you will learn the benefits of nature journaling and practice basic drawing techniques. Jane will be joining us to share her insights about nature journaling. Our focus will be on starting a nature journal and developing skills that can be used to journal anytime and anywhere. Afterward, we will explore the outdoors, with plenty of free time to practice what you learned and journal your observations, thoughts, and sketches. All materials will be provided, which will include a nature journal and pens.
Location: We will meet in the Sagebrush Meeting Room in the basement. The Wenatchee library has an elevator to access the basement. Registration is required to make sure we purchase the right number of materials. Space is limited; please register through the CDLT website.
Accessibility: The Land Trust is working to make all of our events as accessible as possible. Please let us know at least one week in advance if there’s anything we can do or provide to help you fully participate in this excursion, and we will accommodate as much as possible.
✨Questions? Contact Ayla, Community Inclusion Coordinator, at ayla@cdlandtrust.org or (509) 667-9708.

Birding by the River
2025-08-28 08:00 - 10:00
Go birding with staff from the Wenatchee River Institute at our campus by the Wenatchee River! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow.
We will enjoy birding this spring in Wenatchee on the second Thursday and in Leavenworth on the last Thursday of April, May, and June.
Trail difficulty level: beginner
Trail is wide enough for ADA access, but trails are gravel
Bathrooms available at the start and end of the walk
Meet outside the River Haus at 8am. This is a FREE event and no registration is needed.
Event Link

CONTACT INFO
Virginia Shoup
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Confluence Health Adaptive Cycling
2025-08-23 11:00 - 15:00
Confluence Health has four adaptive cycling events planned for this year! These events are FREE and open to everyone in our community ages 7 to 105+ with cognitive, physical, and/or sensory disabilities. Outdoors for All will be providing a variety of adaptive bikes including handcycles, trikes, recumbents and tandems for participants to ride on the Loop Trail at their leisure. We will not be scheduling specific appointments so participants can drop in and ride at any time during event hours.
Please come join us at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee on:

Saturday, May 31, 11:00 to 3:00
Friday, June 27, 3:00 to 7:00

Saturday, August 23, 11:00 to 3:00

Saturday, September 27, 11:00 to 3:00

Please see the attached flyers and distribute to anyone that might be interested in joining us. You are also welcome to post flyers and share on social media to help us get the word out. If you are interested in volunteering at any of these events, please let me know.
Please note: events will be cancelled if the Air Quality Index is > 150 per airnow.gov.

These events are made possible by the generous donors to the Confluence Health Foundation.
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Doggie Paddle Swim 2025
2025-08-16 16:00 - 19:00
Bring your Dog to Swim and Play!
Saturday, August 16th
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wenatchee City Pool

WRI Wenatchee Bird Walk
2025-08-14 08:00 - 10:00
Thursday, August 14, 2025
8:00 am10:00 am

Meet at Walla Walla Point Park’s North parking lot (near the bathrooms)

Go birding with staff from the Wenatchee River Institute by the Columbia River! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow.
We will enjoy birding this spring in Wenatchee on the second Thursday and in Leavenworth on the last Thursday of each month.
Trail difficulty level: beginner. Walk will be on paved and grassy level pathways. We will travel up to 1 mile round trip at an easy-going pace with frequent stops.
Bathrooms available at the start and end of the walk
Meet at Walla Walla Point Park at the North parking lot near the bathrooms at 8am and plan to be finished by 10am.
This is a FREE event and no registration is needed.

CONTACT INFO
Virginia Shoup
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Entiat Watershed Planning Unit Meeting
2025-08-13 16:00 - 18:30
Quarterly Meeting for the Entiat Watershed Planning Unit
Location: Entiat Fire Station 2200 Entiat Way & Zoom
Time 4:00pm-6:30pm
Email marki@cascadiacd.org in order to be added to email list.

Stuart Lake Trash Cleanup Hike
2025-08-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Stuart Lake Trail
This is a test event (but could become a real event)
Help keep The Enchantments enchanting!
Note: Participation in this event require arduous physical activity and requires a certain level of fitness. Prior to the event, an organizer will reach out to each interested volunteer to help determine fitness to participate in this event.

Backpacking Class- Outdoor for All Ages
2025-08-07 15:00 - 17:00
Join our all-ages backpacking class!
Discover the essentials for a safe and enjoyable adventure: learn about gear, Leave No Trace principles, trail etiquette, top destinations, and everything else you need to hit the trail with confidence. We’ll also guide you through workouts tailored to every fitness level, so you’re fully prepared for your next hike. We can’t wait to help you build the skills and confidence to explore the outdoors!
Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill, 10701 Ski Hill Dr, Leavenworth, WA 98826
If you have any questions please contact: dhartl@sl-fnd.org or krissy@wenatcheeoutdoors.org
