Wenatchee Outdoors

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 UTC
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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Indigenous Language Class
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

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.

Wild Ideas: The Salamanders of Central Washington
2021-03-11 18:00 - 19:00
The Chelan Douglas Land Trust presents: Wild Ideas-The Salamanders of Central Washington
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. Our first talk is all about salamanders from a local expert.
You might be within feet of a salamander right now, but not even know it! Join Torsten Watkins, local 14-year-old herpetologist (person who studies reptiles and amphibians), as we explore the secretive but fascinating and beautiful species of salamanders you might see when exploring wet pockets of our arid landscape.
Torsten Watkins has been studying reptiles and amphibians for 5 years. He has written a field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Chelan County and has worked with CDLT, Wenatchee Valley College, North Central Regional Library and others to further knowledge of herpetology in our area. Visit his YouTube channel, Iridophore, for more herpetofaunal education.
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!

Redefining Outdoorsy: BIWOC in Outdoor Recreation
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30
Hosted by Sustainable Wenatchee and Co-Sponsored by Wenatchee Outdoors
No registration necessary.
March 10th, 2021 7-8:30pm
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Join us as together we take in the powerful stories and natural beauty in several short films on the topic of the inclusion of brown and black people in outdoor recreation, especially women. After each video (10-20 minutes each), we’ll hear the thoughts and experiences from several local women of color.
Panelist bios coming soon.
Photo from: https://everyoneoutside.theoutbound.com

Marie Suize Pantalon, Itinerary of a Pioneer
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30
Virtual General Admission $5 / $10 / $15
Pay what you can! Your ticket helps support Icicle Creek and the filmmaker.

Includes Zoom Q&A after the film with Susan Butruille, author of Women’s Voices from the Mother Lode: Tales from the California Gold Rush

This is a virtual event, live-streamed from Icicle Creek to you, at home! We’ll email you the link to watch one hour prior to the event. Donations are also greatly appreciated.
This documentary tells the story of Marie Suize, who traveled from France to California during the Gold Rush in 1850 and was a successful goldminer and wine maker. She was arrested many times for wearing men’s clothes, and thus earned her nickname “Marie Pantalon.” Local expert Susan Butruille and other historians describe her singular life in this documentary by French filmmaker François Gaillard.

Join us after the film for a Q&A with Susan Butruille!
Film Runtime: 30 min
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/456612637/fef83e5c6b

For more information click here.

Indigenous Language Class
2021-03-10 17:30 - 18:30
Hosted by 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

Wolverines at Rainier with Cascades Carnivore Project-Virtual
2021-03-09 18:30 - 20:00
Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute
Price: Free
Wolverines have returned to Washington’s South Cascades. And scientists have discovered the first reproductive female wolverine and her two kits in Mount Rainier National Park in over one hundred years. Since 2008, Cascades Carnivore Project has been studying the natural recolonization of wolverines in Washington. Over the past decade, they have detected 9 individual wolverines from Mount Rainier National Park through the US Forest Service Wilderness areas south to Mount Adams. Wolverines are extremely rare in the U.S. and there may be fewer than 50 individuals in Washington. Join Jocelyn Akins, founder of Cascades Carnivore Project, for a chat about the project’s recent successes at Mount Rainier, their ongoing work throughout the South Cascades, and how you can join their efforts.
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Native Planting 101 Workshop Series
2021-03-08 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 8: Native Plants for a Firewise Home with Al Murphy
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.

Indigenous Language Class
2021-03-03 17:30 - 18:30
Indigenous Language Class
Hosted by 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

Native Planting 101 Workshop
2021-03-01 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 1: Native Plant Selection and Care with Mel Asher
March 8: Native Plants for a Firewise Home with Al Murphy
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.

W.A. Forest Owners' Online Winter School
2021-02-27 09:00 - 15:00
Event by WSU Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship
Virtual Event
Do you want to learn new things about enjoying and caring for your wooded property? Do you want to learn things like why so many trees are dying and what to do; how to protect your property from wildfire; agroforestry and nontimber product opportunities; how to improve wildlife habitat; how to successfully plant and care for young trees; and much more? Do you want to participate in roundtables and discussion panels to get stories and tips from your fellow landowners? If so, this Winter School is for you!
Winter School is the classroom counterpart to our summer field days. It is designed to let you attend multiple workshops on topics of interest to you all in the same day. Winter School will help you address challenges on your property, restore healthy forest conditions, and achieve your goals. Winter School will feature thirty seminars, expert panels, and roundtable discussions specifically for people with forested property in Washington. There will be both eastern and western Washington sessions
Whether you are a “novice” to family forestry, or your family has owned land for many generations, there is something new for everyone to learn.
Details and registration: https://forestry.wsu.edu/webinars/onlinews/

Canoeing the Vanishing Arctic
2021-02-23 19:00 - 20:00
Hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
Environmental Film and Speaker Series: Canoeing the Vanishing Arctic
Join us for a Zoom presentation of “Canoeing the Vanishing Arctic: Down the Hood River to the Arctic Sound” on Tuesday, February 23 at 7 PM. This presentation by Andy Dappen details a canoe trip that local Wenatchee residents embarked on in order to explore the rapidly-changing Arctic. The presentation is highlighted by a reading of Paul Hessburg’s ballad-style poetry that distills the essence of the trip in a compact, entertaining, and emotional way accompanied by a slideshow of pictures from the trip.
Join us virtually for this presentation and Q&A Session on Tuesday, February 23 from 7 – 8 PM.
REGISTER HERE
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/

Family Winter in the Wild Weekend & Day Adventures
2021-02-19, 2021-02-18 09:30 - 14:30, 2021-02-17 09:30 - 14:30, 2021-02-16 09:30 - 14:30, 2021-02-15 09:30 - 14:30, 2021-02-11
Family Winter in the Wild Weekend and Day Adventures
Weekends: 2/11-2/14 or 2/19-2/21
Days: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18

Basecamp Cascadia is teaming up with Winter Wildlands Alliance Snow School to provide day and weekend adventures to connect families (open to all ages) to the world of snow science and winter recreation. Both options (day or weekend) offer a four-hour winter adventure complete with snowshoeing, a winter ecology trek, snow science, and sledding.

For more information click here.

Race & the Environment in the Age of Climate Crisis
2021-02-18 13:00 - 14:00
Hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust

REGISTER HERE

In honor of Black History Month, join noted writer and ornithologist, Dr. Drew Lanham, along with Derek Sheffield and Dr. Joan Qazi, and other members of the WVC Sustainability Committee, for a reading and conversation on the many intersections between race and the environment during this species moment when the life of the planet hinges on the decisions we make today. CDLT is a co-sponsor of this event.
This event will happen via Zoom and is free and open to the public. Registration required.

More about Dr. Drew Lanham below and here on his recent interview on On Being.
J. Drew Lanham, PhD, is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Master Teacher of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. He is a cultural and conservation ornithologist whose work addresses the confluence of race, place and nature. Drew is the Poet Laureate of Edgefield County, SC and the author of Sparrow Envy – Poems (Holocene 2016, Hub City 2018), Sparrow Envy – A Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts (Hub City 2021) and The Home Place – Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature (Milkweed 2016/Tantor Audio 2018), winner of the Reed Environmental Writing Award (Southern Environmental Law Center), the Southern Book Prize and a 2017 finalist for the Burroughs Medal.
The Home Place was most recently named memoir and scholary book of the decade. (Lithub and Chronicle of Higher Education, respectively). Drew’s creative work and opinion appears in Orion, Vanity Fair, Oxford American, High Country News, Bitter Southerner, Terrain.org, Places Journal, Literary Hub, Newsweek, Slate, NPR, Story Corps, Threshold Podcast, Audubon, Sierra Magazine,This is Love Podcast and The New York Times, among others. Dr. Lanham is the winner of the Dan W. Lufkin Conservation Award (National Audubon Society ), Rosa Parks and Grace Lee Boggs Outstanding Service Award (North American Association for Environmental Education), and the E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation (Center for Biological Diversity). Drew is a Contributing Editor for Orion Magazine, a lifelong bird watcher and hunter-conservationist living in Seneca, SC.

For more information click here.

Healing the Big River-Salmon Dreams & The Columbia River Treaty
2021-02-17 18:30 - 19:30
Healing The Big River masterfully combines the art of visual storytelling with passionate essays. From the source, a tiny spring in the Canadian Rockies, to the sea, readers are guided on a journey back to the origins of the 1243 mile river and learn about the complicated history and impact of the Columbia River Treaty .The twelve contributing authors, a mix of first nations, tribes, and salmon recovery advocates, speak of their relationship to the Columbia and advocate for a new treaty that honors Indigenous knowledge and starts the process to restore one of the greatest salmon runs the world has ever seen.
The 2019 release of “Healing the Big River – Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty”, is timed to coincide with the re-negotiations of the Columbia River Treaty between the U.S and Canada, currently underway.
This book is for sale at A Book For All Seasons in Leavenworth!
Speaker Bio:
Peter Marbach‘s evocative landscapes reflect time spent working with light at the edges of day . He has produced six photo essay book projects and has had a diverse list of clients, from National Geographic to Travel Oregon. His work is part of a permanent collection at Oregon State University.
In 2011, Peter collaborated with writer Janet Cook to create a commemorative photo essay on the 25th Anniversary of the creation of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. In advance comments for the book, President Jimmy Carter said, “Peter Marbach’s exquisite imagery and Janet Cook’s eloquent text reminds us of the simple joys of connecting with the land and the importance of preserving precious sites for generations to come.”
Peter ‘s efforts to rescue the former White House solar panels from the dustbins of history were featured in two documentaries: The PBS show called Beyond the Light Switch and an international film fest winner entitled A Road Not Taken.
In 2013 Peter served as a volunteer photographer for a documentary film in Nepal about an inspiring Nepali trekking guide and humanitarian, Jagat Lama. In April 2015, Peter was involved in fundraising efforts to help Jagat’s village rebuild after the devastating earthquake and worked with local rotary to provide scholarship funds for a woman from Jagat’s village.
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Rachel Bishop
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509-548-0181 ext 5

Intro Series to Wildlife Tracking
2021-02-16 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:
February 16th – The Tracking Mindset
This session will introduce basic concepts of wildlife tracking, the different specific practices within the greater tracking skillset, and how to get into the mind of a tracker. We will discuss some key questions a tracker should always be asking and provide a couple of frameworks that help you think about the landscapes we are exploring in a new way.
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

Voices of Transition
2021-02-02 19:00 - 20:30
Environmental Film & Speaker Series: Voices of Transition
Hosted by Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and sponsored by Sustainable Wenatchee

Join us in viewing the documentary Voices of Transition, and participate in a follow-up Zoom Q&A Sessions with a local panel on Tuesday, February 2 at 7 PM.
Powered by the conviction that crisis can be a major catalyst for change, Voices of Transition present paths towards a new model of human existence: one which is fair, environmentally sound and fulfilling, with soil and people supporting each other in a balanced and sustainable system. In England, France and Cuba, we meet committed communities who are successfully establishing local, autonomous, ecological food systems and, in so doing, are taking back control of their food supplies from multinational corporations.
The stories told by these diverse Voices of Transition carry an emboldening message: by working more closely with nature, we can create incredible opportunities. And if we work together not only with nature, but with other people, we can change the world.

Registration is by donation. After registering you will receive an email with a link to preview the film at your leisure and join us virtually for a Q&A Session with a local panel on Tuesday, February 2 from 7 – 8:30 PM.

For more information click here.

P'squosa People & Their Fishing Rights
2021-01-20 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted by Wenatchee River Institute

Join Tribal Historian, Richard Hart, for your lunch break!
A leader of the Psquosa signed the 1855 Walla Walla Treaty, which guaranteed them a 6 by 6 mile reservation where Icicle Creek meets the Wenatchee River. The United States never surveyed the reservation and refused for over a century to recognize the tribe’s fishing rights. In a federal trial in May of 2008 the Psquosa argued they had fishing rights and eventually the court (and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals) ruled in favor of the tribe, so under the law, the matter is now settled. After more than 150 years the Wenatchis finally have their fishing rights.
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