Wenatchee Outdoors

Courageous Kids Climbing at RRG
2021-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Hosted by Riverfront Rock Gym and Courageous Kids Climbing

Free opportunity for children between the ages of 3-months and 103-years with special needs, physical or developmental, to experience rock wall climbing at Riverfront Rock Gym.

Location: 1319 Walla Walla Avenue, Wenatchee WA 98801

For more information click here.

Flamingo Days at Mission Ridge
2021-04-24 10:00 - 2021-04-25 14:00
As always we’ll be closing out the season with our retro, tropical-themed scavenger hunt, Flamingo Days!!
Dust off your best neon ski gear and soak up some sun while you search for the plastic flamingos hidden around the mountain.
More information to come.

Caveman Roar N' Pour 5k Trail Fun Run & Wine Tasting Event
2021-04-24 09:00 - 13:30
Location: Cave B Estate Winery 348 Silica Road NW, Quincy WA
Registration is open for the 7th annual Caveman Roar n’ Pour 5K Trail Fun Run & Wine Tasting Event on Saturday, April 24, 2021.
Get your Caveman & Cavewoman outfits ready, grab some friends and make a team or join individually. Dilly Deli will be catering lunch, a Turkey Pesto Sandwich or Veggie Wrap meals and the Tri-Cities Steel Band Association is bringing multiple bands for your pre- & post run entertainment. Wine tasting on 4 of our award winning Cave B wines (for those over 21) and a long sleeved t-shirt are included in your registration. To guarantee a shirt please register before March 15, 2021. If running isn’t your thing you can always walk too. There are ample photo ops of vineyards and our gorgeous Gorge river view as you run along the cliff edge so get your phone cameras ready!!
For more information click here.

Alpinism & Consumerism: Montanismo y Consumismo no es lo mismo
2021-04-22 17:30 - 19:00
Hosted by the North Cascades Institute
This is an online class.
Instructor Stuart Vazquez
Class Tuition: $5
Join us for a conversation with Stuart Vázquez, founder and director of the Eco-Lógica Magazine educational project. For more than 20 years, Stuart has followed the solid waste route to understand how to reduce waste generation. As a mountaineer and environmentalist, Stuart includes proposals in his presentations that invite us to reflect and learn alternatives to reduce waste generation and its connection with the natural areas that we enjoy so much when we practice outdoor activities.
This conversation, primarily shared in English, will have Spanish weaved throughout so that both language speakers have a great experience. We will find that the connection with nature and outdoor activities is something personal that only you can experience in your own way and at your own pace, without the need to spend large amounts of money. We will learn alternatives that can help us to reduce waste generation, save resources, and enjoy nature.
We will talk about the way in which solid waste, as indicators of our consumption habits, can give us ideas to reduce consumerism, modify our lifestyles and move towards a more sustainable system that can help us reduce the impact of solid waste in the environment; one of the causes of climate change.
If you can’t make this specific date or time, you can still register and we will send you a link to view the class on your own time! All registrants will have access to the class recording for a limited time after the program.
For more information click here.
Acompáñanos a una conversación con Stuart Vázquez, creador y director del proyecto educativo Eco-Lógica Magazine. Por más de 20 años Stuart ha seguido la ruta de los desechos sólidos para entender cómo poder disminuir la generación de basura. Como montañista y ambientalista, Stuart incluye en sus presentaciones propuestas que invitan a reflexionar y aprender alternativas para disminuir la generación de residuos y su conexión con las áreas naturales que tanto disfrutamos cuando realizamos actividades al aire libre.
En esta conversación encontrarás que la conexión con la naturaleza a través de las actividades al aire libre es algo personal que solo tú puedes experimentar a tu forma y a tu ritmo, sin la necesidad de gastar grandes cantidades de dinero. Aprenderemos alternativas que nos ayuden a ahorrar recursos, generar menos desechos y disfrutar de la naturaleza.
Hablaremos de la forma en que los desechos, como indicadores de nuestros hábitos de consumo nos pueden enseñar el camino para disminuir el consumismo, modificar nuestros estilos de vida y avanzar hacia un sistema más sustentable que pueda ayudarnos a disminuir el impacto de los desechos sólidos en el medio ambiente; una de las causas del cambio climático.

Sign Tracking & Ecology
2021-04-20 18:00 - 19:30
Introductory Series to Wildlife Tracking
Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute
Every time we step outside of our door, there are myriad stories to be told of the comings and goings of animals in the world, and one of the oldest human capacities is to read and interpret these stories. The art and science of tracking offers a holistic ecological window into the happenings of the living world around us.
In this 3-part series, you will gain a foundational introduction to the vast world of wildlife tracking. We will explore:
• The art of inquiry and engaging curiosity in the natural world
• Basic wildlife foot physiology and morphology
• Clear print identification
• Concepts in behavior and wildlife sign interpretation
• How wildlife interacts with landscapes
Limit of 30 participants. You can sign up for individual classes or the whole series.
Cost: $15 per class, $32 (members) whole series, $40 (non-members) whole series
REGISTER FOR INDIVIDUAL CLASSES UNDER THE CALENDAR EVENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC DATE.
Each of the session will be online and last for 75-90 minutes. We will cover three core concepts of wildlife tracking:
April 20th – Sign Tracking and Ecology
In this final session, we will look at all the ways that animals leave “tracks” on the landscape that are not just from their feet. Sign tracking involves taking a larger ecological perspective into all of the ways animals go about their daily lives in the world. This practice brings us into the fuller story of the ways that animals use the landscape, and that the landscape has shaped them.
Environmental educators, naturalists, outdoor leaders, or simply amateur naturalists are who have been interested in reading the stories left behind on the landscape are sure to find this 3-part series fun and engaging.
Instructor Bio:
Marcus is a naturalist, educator, facilitator, and photographer. He has worked in wilderness education, outdoor leadership, and conservation for numerous organizations and communities across North America and Europe. He is engaged in telling stories that bring to light and life, the complexity of humans living in the 21st century. Marcus currently lives in the Snoqualmie Valley in Washington State, just east of Seattle. He is the Lead Instructor for an internationally renowned environmental leadership immersion program for adults at the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA, and is also an evaluator with Cybertracker Conservation, an organization dedicated to providing leading edge assessment and certification in the art and science of wildlife tracking across the globe.

CONTACT INFO
Rachel Bishop
rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Sustainable Wenatchee Earth Day Fair
2021-04-17 10:00 - 14:00
We’re so excited to be celebrating Earth Day with you again this year. Join Sustainable Wenatchee on the 17th, the Saturday before Earth Day, between 10am and 2pm outside of Pybus in the west parking lot. 25 organizations and vendors will be bringing you awesome educational booths, take-home kids activities, and eco-friendly goods. Please wear your mask.
Thank you to our Earth Day Fair sponsors: Chelan County PUD, Link Transit, The Nature Conservancy – WA, and Waste Management.

National Parks Free Entrance Day!
2021-04-17
Every April, during the presidentially proclaimed National Park Week, we join with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, to celebrate America’s treasures. National Park Week is a time to explore amazing places, discover stories of history and culture, help out, and find your park.
Join us celebrating National Park Week 2021 from April 17 to 25! Parks across the country will host a variety of special programs, events, and digital experiences. There were also special days during the week to highlight the different ways everyone can enjoy national parks.
It’s not too late to join us on social media, find graphics to use, or stay caught up on news. Try to check off as many experiences on a list of 20 virtual ideas inspired by National Park Week.
For more information click here.

Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest
2021-04-13 19:00 - 20:30
Zoom Lecture: The Wenatchee Valley Erratics of the Ice Age Floods Institute will begin its first series of programs in more than year on Tuesday April 13 at 7:00 PM with Bruce Bjornstad presenting “Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest.” The talk highlights Bruce’s new book by the same name. Using illustrations with descriptions and geologic interpretations of mostly aerial photographs, he will show the power and magnitude of repeated Ice Age floods in the Pacific Northwest as recently as 14,000 years ago. The book focuses on outburst megafloods from glacial lakes Missoula, Columbia and Bonneville.
View Bruce’s research, books, and aerial videos at his website, BruceBjornstad.com.
Please click the link below to join the webinar at 7:00 PM on April 13: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86120141272 Webinar ID: 861 2014 1272

Arbor Day 2021
2021-04-10 09:00 - 12:00
Arbor Day 2021
Hosted by Greater Wenatchee Arbor Day Association
Location: Wenatchee Cemetary & Mausoleum
Scheduled Pick-Ups ONLY. Pick up your Paperbirch, Golden current and/or Mountain Huckleberry during our selected times: 9:00-10:00, 10:00-11:00 or 11:00 – noon. Please order, pay for, and schedule your pick-up time

Ancient Lakes 50M/50K/25k/10k
2021-04-10 - 2021-04-11
Hosted by Run Super Series
Race is capped at 400 participants (200 each day)! Register today to secure your spot!
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 same great support and swag you have come to expect from Run Super Series events, this is an event you won’t want to miss at this exciting new venue!
With a unique cloverleaf design, our scenic course will allow you to experience the best of the Ancient Lakes area. The larger 25k loop features 3 smaller loops, each beginning and ending at a common aid station. The 25k loop features about 2,200’ of rolling up and down, with no single climb or descent more than 400’. The trails are primarily single track. The first loop will take you to the a spectacular waterfall and then run along the shores of the Ancient Lakes. The green loop will run out to yet another lake and feature a return trip through some canyon like desert terrain. The blue loop will drop you down into the Columbia River Gorge, and have you run along the river before climbing back out and rolling to the finish line. The 50k will run the 25k course twice and the 50M will run the 25k course three times. The 10k course will run on portions of the red and green loop and will have about 1,000’ of elevation gain. Trails are primarily single track.
For more information and to sign up click here.

The History of Rock: Geologic Knowledge in the North Cascades
2021-04-08 17:30 - 19:00
Hosted by the North Cascades Institute
Instructor: Gina Roberti
Class Tuition: $15
This is an online class.
What makes the mountains of the North Cascades so distinct? Why do these mountains rise so abruptly amidst the surrounding landscape? Why are river canyons cut so deeply, and the spires so jagged and sharp?
Learn about the complex geologic history of the North Cascades through the stories of people who came to read the rocks. Since the 1950s, geologists have sought to explain why the North Cascades host so many distinct types of rocks with such varied and complex metamorphic history.
Learn about the people who seek to explain what forces shape the landscape of the past and continue to shape the landscape into the future. Join Gina Roberti for the story of the geologic history of the North Cascades and how it has been interpreted over time.
If you can’t make this specific date or time, you can still register and we will send you a link to the workshop to view on your own time! All registrants will have access to the class recording for a limited time approximately one week after the workshop.
For more information click here.

Easter Egg Hunt at Mission Ridge
2021-04-04
Location: Mission Ridge
More information to come from Mission Ridge. Click here to check for more information.

Tour De Blues at Mission Ridge
2021-04-03 - 2021-04-04
Tour De Blues Presented by Pepsi
Location: Mission Ridge, all the Blue Square Runs on the Mountain
More information to come. Check back here for more information.

W.A. State Parks Free Admission Day
2021-04-03
Springtime Free Day at W.A. State Parks
Washington State Parks has announced free admission days, when the Discover Pass will not be required to visit a state park. Please note, free days apply only to day use (not overnight stays or rented facilities), A Discover Pass will still be required on these days to access lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (unless noted).
For more information click here.

Indigenous Language Class
2021-03-31 17:30 - 18:30
Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute
Join Annette Timentwa, Language Curriculum Coordinator for the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Department, for this 5-week basic introductory class on the nxaʔamxčín language. The class will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/orthography, vocabulary and grammar. Each class will cover 5-10 words or phrases, along with some simple grammar concepts to try and make simple nxaʔamxčín sentences. Classes will cover family terms, colors, numbers, and feelings because Annette feels that these are lessons that can be used at home and daily. Annette will be utilizing audio, visual, and video tools after the first class covers basic linguistic concepts and history. Participation is not mandatory, but always encouraged- as I know Zoom can be a little intimidating at first. Using your free time to learn another language can be difficult, but Annette commends anyone willing to try and get out of their comfort zone!
lámlamt/ thank you.
Cost: Pay What You Can
We want to make this class available to those looking to learn their own language. Part of the funds collected will go to the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Program.
Class limited to 20participants. Registration required.
Photo of Annette Timentwa (on left) and Pauline Stensgar, the last fluent nxaʔamxčín speaking elder (on right)

CONTACT INFO
Rachel Bishop
rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Mission Ridge Bomber Banked Slalom
2021-03-27
This year’s Bomber Banked Slalom will look a lot different than it has in past years but we are going to do it. We are still finalizing a few details and will post more information soon.
For more information click here.

Wild Ideas: Unbust the Crust: Restoring Unseen Desert Diversity
2021-03-25 18:00 - 19:00
The Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents: Wild Ideas-Unbust the Crust: Restoring Unseen Desert Diversity
This year for Wild Ideas, we are exploring the hidden aspects of our local ecosystems through short Zoom talks with experts on three Thursdays in March.
Explore the fascinating world of biocrusts, hidden in plain sight.
Biological soil crust (biocrusts) are the community of lichens, mosses, cyanobacteria, and more which bind together the soil surface in drylands. Often overlooked, biocrusts are an integral member of arid ecosystems and have complex influences on water infiltration, soil stability, nutrient cycling, and plant communities. This talk will cover their biology, ecological role, and the exciting new field of biocrust as a restoration tool.
Lydia Bailey is currently pursuing a PhD with Dr. Matt Bowker and Dr. Anita Antoninka at Northern Arizona University. Born in Alabama, she moved west to get her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science – Biology from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. I found a new home in arid landscapes and have spent the last ten years living and working across the western US. Beginning as a botanist, I worked for The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management before beginning graduate school in Flagstaff. My dissertation focuses on the use of soil organisms to improve restoration outcomes on highly disturbed areas of the Mojave Desert, in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management.
This event is free. Registration is required, but you can register up to the day of the event. Register here.
We’ll have a quick introduction, then a 15-20 minute talk (pre-recorded to reduce technical difficulties), followed by a Q&A with the speaker. So feel free to get comfy, grab a tasty beverage, and join us!

The Ethical Photographer: A Wildlife Photographer's Perspective
2021-03-25 17:30 - 19:00
Hosted by North Cascades Institute
Instructor Mukul Soman
Class Tuition: $15
This is an online class.
Mukul Soman manages to get some breathtaking shots of wildlife. Looking at his images you’d swear he was right there with the animals. But in fact Mukul works hard to acquire his images while impacting his subjects as little as possible, thereby preserving their wild way of life. And yet his photographs capture extremly evocative, dramatic, and beautiful moments.
This presentation by the Seattle-based photographer promises eye-popping work accompanied by a tempered and respectful approach to these subjects that Mukul, and all of us, so dearly love.
For more information click here.

Indigenous Language Class
2021-03-24 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-03-17 17:30 - 18:30
Join Annette Timentwa, Language Curriculum Coordinator for the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Department, for this 5-week basic introductory class on the nxaʔamxčín language. The class will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/orthography, vocabulary and grammar. Each class will cover 5-10 words or phrases, along with some simple grammar concepts to try and make simple nxaʔamxčín sentences. Classes will cover family terms, colors, numbers, and feelings because Annette feels that these are lessons that can be used at home and daily. Annette will be utilizing audio, visual, and video tools after the first class covers basic linguistic concepts and history. Participation is not mandatory, but always encouraged- as I know Zoom can be a little intimidating at first. Using your free time to learn another language can be difficult, but Annette commends anyone willing to try and get out of their comfort zone!
lámlamt/ thank you.
Cost: Pay What You Can
We want to make this class available to those looking to learn their own language. Part of the funds collected will go to the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Program.
Class limited to 20participants. Registration required.
Photo of Annette Timentwa (on left) and Pauline Stensgar, the last fluent nxaʔamxčín speaking elder (on right)

CONTACT INFO
Rachel Bishop
rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Native Planting 101 Workshop Series
2021-03-22 19:00 - 20:00
Hosted by the Cascadia Conservation District
Join us Mondays in March at 7-pm via Zoom to learn from our experts:
March 22: Using Native Plants in Landscaping with Betsy Dudash
RSVP at www.cascadiacd.org or by calling (509) 436-1601.

Retro Ski Days at Mission Ridge
2021-03-20 - 2021-03-21
Location: Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort
Are you ready to get Radical? What better way to celebrate spring skiing and snowboarding than by throwing a socially distanced Retro day. Dress up in your favorite retro ski gear and take a picture at one or all of the designated locations, and then share it on Instagram tagging @missionridge and using #MissionRetro21 or on Facebook by posting the picture in the comments of the Retro Day post, on Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st only. The pictures will be voted on by a retro committee and the winners will get a prize pack.
Locations:

Yeti
Bomber Wing
Jim Jack Sundeck
Wenatchee Express Chair by Chair 1 loading in base area.

For more information click here.

W.A. State Parks Free Admission Day
2021-03-19
Today is WA State Park’s 108th Birthday!!!
Washington State Parks has announced free admission days, when the Discover Pass will not be required to visit a state park. Please note, free days apply only to day use (not overnight stays or rented facilities), A Discover Pass will still be required on these days to access lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (unless noted).
For more information click here.

Wild Ideas: Everything You Wanted to Know About Pacific Salmon
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust: Wild Ideas-Everything You Wanted to Know About Pacific Salmon But Never Thought to Ask
This year for Wild Ideas, we are exploring the hidden aspects of our local ecosystems through short Zoom talks with experts on three Thursdays in March.
Everything you wanted to know about Pacific Salmon but never thought to ask.
Why do salmon travel hundreds of miles from freshwater to the ocean and back to complete their life cycle? Why are there seven species of Pacific salmon but only one Atlantic salmon species? How do salmon find their way home? Is there really such a thing as a saber-toothed salmon? Join fish ecologist and conservation biologist Tracy Bowerman for the answers to these questions and more.
Tracy has a Ph.D. in aquatic ecology and has studied salmon and charr throughout the Pacific Northwest for the past 14 years. Her research includes topics ranging from cutting open dead fish to count how many eggs they have left, to modeling how much energy it takes for an adult salmon to travel 600 miles upstream over 8 dams and 8,000 feet of elevation. Tracy loves learning about salmon, as well as fishing for and eating them. When not researching salmon, Tracy can be found exploring North Central Washington’s mountains and rivers.
This event is free. Registration is required, but you can register up to the day of the event. Register here.
We’ll have a quick introduction, then a 15-20 minute talk (pre-recorded to reduce technical difficulties), followed by a Q&A with the speaker. So feel free to get comfy, grab a tasty beverage, and join us!

Cosmic Crisp-Virtual Presentation
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted by the Wenatchee River Institute
It took 20 years to develop and release the Cosmic Crisp® apple to the Washington apple industry. Kate Evans, a professor in the department of horticulture, based at the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, will discuss the process and explain the background to the project.
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CONTACT INFO
Rachel Bishop
rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Coloring the Conservation Conversation
2021-03-16 19:00 - 20:30
Environmental Film & Speaker Series presents Coloring the Conservation Conversation
Hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
Join us in viewing the presentation Coloring the Conservation Conversation by Dr. J. Drew Lanham and participate in a follow-up Zoom Q&A Sessions with a local panel on Tuesday, March 16 at 7 PM.
In his presentation “Coloring the Conservation Conversation” Dr. Lanham will discuss what it means to embrace the full breadth of his African-American heritage and his deep kinship to nature and adoration of birds. The convergence of ornithologist, college professor, poet, author and conservation activist blend to bring our awareness of the natural world and our moral responsibility for it forward in new ways. Candid by nature — and because of it — Dr. Lanham will examine how conservation must be a rigorous science and evocative art, inviting diversity and race to play active roles in celebrating our natural world.
A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, Dr. J. Drew Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, which received the Reed Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Southern Book Prize, and was a finalist for the John Burroughs Medal. He is a birder, naturalist, and hunter-conservationist who has published essays and poetry in publications including Orion, Audubon, Flycatcher, and Wilderness, and in several anthologies, including The Colors of Nature, State of the Heart, Bartram’s Living Legacy, and Carolina Writers at Home. An Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Master Teacher at Clemson University, he and his family live in the Upstate of South Carolina, a soaring hawk’s downhill glide from the southern Appalachian escarpment that the Cherokee once called the Blue Wall.
Preview the presentation at your leisure and join us virtually for a Q&A Session with a local panel on Tuesday, March 16 from 7 – 8 PM.
REGISTER HERE
Special thanks to our sponsor: North Central Washington Audubon Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to enhance, protect, and restore healthy natural ecosystems and native biodiversity using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation to promote the welfare of birds in North Central Washington.

This film is a part of the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s Environmental Film & Speaker Series. Sponsorship support from foundations, community sponsorships, and individual giving allows us to offer these programs free to the community. This series helps connect our community to the world around us, raise awareness of issues impacting the environment upon which we all depend, and identify actions our community can take to improve and sustain our world and our Valley.
Please consider supporting the Wenatchee Valley Museum by joining us as a member and donor. Your support makes possible the programs, exhibits, and preservation of our local history that is an essential part of our community. Learn more at: https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/donate/

Foot Morphology & Track Identification
2021-03-16 18:00 - 19:30
Foot Morphology & Track Identification
Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute
Every time we step outside of our door, there are myriad stories to be told of the comings and goings of animals in the world, and one of the oldest human capacities is to read and interpret these stories. The art and science of tracking offers a holistic ecological window into the happenings of the living world around us.
In this 3-part series, you will gain a foundational introduction to the vast world of wildlife tracking. We will explore:
• The art of inquiry and engaging curiosity in the natural world
• Basic wildlife foot physiology and morphology
• Clear print identification
• Concepts in behavior and wildlife sign interpretation
• How wildlife interacts with landscapes
Limit of 30 participants. You can sign up for individual classes or the whole series.
Cost: $15 per class, $32 (members) whole series, $40 (non-members) whole series
REGISTER FOR INDIVIDUAL CLASSES UNDER THE CALENDAR EVENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC DATE.
Each of the session will be online and last for 75-90 minutes. We will cover three core concepts of wildlife tracking:
March 16th – Foot Morphology and Track Identification
This session will dive into the world of animal foot morphology and how physiological structures tell us deeper evolutionary stories about how animals are related to each other, and how they relate to their landscapes. Studying these concepts ultimately gives us the tools to walk up on a set of tracks and begin the process of figuring out who left them.
April 20th – Sign Tracking and Ecology
In this final session, we will look at all the ways that animals leave “tracks” on the landscape that are not just from their feet. Sign tracking involves taking a larger ecological perspective into all of the ways animals go about their daily lives in the world. This practice brings us into the fuller story of the ways that animals use the landscape, and that the landscape has shaped them.
Environmental educators, naturalists, outdoor leaders, or simply amateur naturalists are who have been interested in reading the stories left behind on the landscape are sure to find this 3-part series fun and engaging.
Instructor Bio:
Marcus is a naturalist, educator, facilitator, and photographer. He has worked in wilderness education, outdoor leadership, and conservation for numerous organizations and communities across North America and Europe. He is engaged in telling stories that bring to light and life, the complexity of humans living in the 21st century. Marcus currently lives in the Snoqualmie Valley in Washington State, just east of Seattle. He is the Lead Instructor for an internationally renowned environmental leadership immersion program for adults at the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA, and is also an evaluator with Cybertracker Conservation, an organization dedicated to providing leading edge assessment and certification in the art and science of wildlife tracking across the globe.

CONTACT INFO
Rachel Bishop
rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
509-548-0181 ext 5

Native Planting 101 Workshop Series
2021-03-15 19:00 - 20:00
Hosted by the Cascadia Conservation District
Join us Mondays in March at 7-pm via Zoom to learn from our experts:
March 15: Noxious Weed Control with Julia Sanderson
March 22: Using Native Plants in Landscaping with Betsy Dudash
RSVP at www.cascadiacd.org or by calling (509) 436-1601.

Watercolor Mountains in Monochrome
2021-03-13 11:00 - 13:00
Hosted by the North Cascades Institute
Easy to follow instruction on watercolor techniques for alpine scenery and work sessions followed by opportunities to share work with group.
Instructor: Claire Giordano
Class Tuition: $45
For more information click here.

Stevens Pass Shred it Sister
2021-03-13
Hello Shred it Sisters! If you are able to make a Stevens Pass reservation for March 13th and would like to join one of our Beginner, Intermediate or advanced group rides be sure to RSVP. If you would like to be a group leader please let us know.
We well be posting our COVID-19 safety protocols closer to the date and creating small groups based on skill level.
For more information click here.
