Wenatchee Outdoors

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club-Seth Garrido
2024-09-25 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Date: 9/25/24
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Ski Hill Lodge
“Bringing the tree back to country, one classic hit at a time.”
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Plant Foraging Series: Elderberry
2024-09-24 18:00 | WA
When: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm7:30 pm

Where: Wenatchee River Institute, 347 Division St. Leavenworth, WA
Join WRI for our Plant Foraging Series. We will be hosting plant foraging workshops to introduce people to the abundance of local plants and their edible, medicinal, and functional uses. Each workshop will feature a new plant at its unique harvest time. Participants will learn hands-on how to identify, harvest, propagate, and make use of the plant. Our goal is to empower people to respectfully and reciprocally engage with the plants that live here.
This fall workshop will be with local herbalist Kyra Skaggs. The class is designed to instruct you on foraging and harvesting elderberries and what you can make with them. This will be a hands-on class to become more familiar with this plant.
Kyra owns and operates Balsamroot Botanicals, a small herbal medicine business focused on making high quality medicines and body care products using locally wildcrafted herbs. She grew up exploring the wildlands of the Pacific Northwest and has always had a special love for plants. Following this passion for plants and the outdoors, she received a BA in Environmental Education from Western Washington University in 2016 and completed a clinical herbalism program with Wildroot Botanicals in 2020. She started Balsamroot Botanicals in 2022 because she is passionate about using plant medicine to help others take ownership of their health and deepen their connection to the world around them.
Registration required.
Space is limited, so sign up fast! Class size: 15
Cost is Pay What You Can. Choose a price that is reasonable for you. WRI offers this in recognition that not everyone can afford to pay for classes. We hope that people who can, will pay to help those you cannot.
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WenOut Tuesday Series-Intro to Trail Running
2024-09-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Jacobson Preserve Trail, 1811 Skyline Dr, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Interested in trying out trail running? This event is for you! We were born to walk. Trail running is simply walking at a slightly faster pace on slightly uneven ground. This requires a little more coordination, which is what we’ll focus on as we explore the lower Jacobsen trails. Nothing fancy is required for this event. Wear your footwear of choice and come ready to have a great time!

Kula Yoga at Ohme Gardens
2024-09-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-08 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
This event is hosted by Kula Hot Yoga.

This month we will be having Yin practice in the beautiful Ohme Gardens. Come join us for peace, meditation and body movement! We will be having yoga in Ohme Gardens for June, July, August and September.

Price is 3 passes at $20 each.

6 passes at $18 each.

9 passes at $15 each.

12 passes at $12 each.

Drop in is $30.

These passes are separate from a Kula Membership. Purchase here or at the front desk of Kula Hot Yoga.

Dark Side Festival-Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
2024-09-21 00:00 - 23:59 | WA
Come to the Darkside Saturday September 21, 2024!
Central Evergreen is excited to bring back and expand upon one of our local favorites, The Darkside Festival, Sept 20-22 at Squilchuck State Park for a weekend of Mtn Bike Racing, Trail Running, Nighttime Adventures, and a BEER GARDEN! Camping, Bike Demos, and Food Trucks await!
Location: Squilchuck State Park

Directions: From Wenatchee head South on S Mission St which becomes Squilchuck Rd, follow the signs for Mission Ridge Ski area. About 7 miles from wenatchee turn left into Squilchuck state park.

Please note: A Washington State Discover Pass is required at Squilchuck State Park.

Address: 6431-6499 Squilchuck Rd, Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA

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Ohme Gardens-Movie in the Gardens Disney's Elemental
2024-09-20 19:00 | WA
Step into the enchanting world of Disney’s Elemental and embark on unforgettable adventures alongside magical characters. Let your imagination soar as you explore a world filled with wonder and excitement. Get ready to be captivated by the magic – join us on this extraordinary journey today!
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Soul Of the Skagit: Climate Change, Conservation and Connection-Online
2024-09-18 18:00 - 19:30 | WA
Instructor: Christain Murillo

The Skagit River is one of the great natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest. It’s watershed is the 2nd largest in Washington State and the largest in the Puget Sound Basin, contributing more than 30 percent of all the water that fills the deep trough of the Sound, nearly 10 billion gallons every single day.

The Skagit is around 120 miles long and drains over 3,100 square miles, including land in its headwaters in British Columbia. The USGS estimates that the Skagit River transports 2.8 million tons of sediment every year, delivering about 40 percent of all fluvial sediment entering the Sound at its’ North and South Forks deltas on Skagit Bay. The river’s estuary is the wintering home to a profound number and variety of migratory bird life, while the wild mosaic of marshes, farmlands, eelgrass beds, beaches and sloughs create habitat for a whopping 80% of western Washington’s waterfowl and 70% of the shorebird population.

Join photographer and author Christian Murillo for a 75-minute storytelling and Q+A session. Murillo will share stories from throughout the Skagit River Watershed, all the way from the glacial headwaters to the delta and the Salish Sea beyond.

We will explore how climate change, conservation and our relationship with the natural world can benefit from our understanding of the Skagits ecological interconnectedness.

Whether you have lived in this great watershed your whole life, or know next to nothing about it, you will certainly learn why they call our local valley “The Magic Skagit,” as well as a new way of looking at the natural world.

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club-Given to Fly
2024-09-18 18:00 | WA
Date: 9/18/24
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Ski Hill Lodge Leavenworth
Given To Fly is a Wenatchee, Washington, based regional band. Our play list includes a diverse set of music ranging from old to new country, classic rock and lots of 90’s to current songs. We play with vocals and guitar for small venues, add Cajon for medium sized venues and all out with bass guitar for larger events.
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Wenatchee Run Club
2024-09-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-04 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

PVAW Dry Foraged Plant Arrangements
2024-09-18 00:00 - 23:59 | WA
Dry Foraged Plant Arrangements. Julie England shares her talents!

Max 12 People

Who are the Plain Valley Adventure Women?

Plain Valley Adventure Women (PVAW) seek to bring women together to explore, connect, improve their outdoor skills and enjoy the diverse activities our community offers, in a fun and supportive environment. PVAW support the Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT) through volunteering and program fees that are used to support the PVNT Scholarship Fund. PVAW and PVNT are Plain Valley Ski Trails programs, a community supported 501 (c)(3) non-profit.

PVAW 2024 Summer Program Registration ($200.00)

* All net proceeds of PVAW support the PVNT youth ski education programs that train year-round.

WenOut Tuesday Series-River Walk Starting at Pybus
2024-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Pybus, 3 N Worthen St, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Join WenOut team member Jena for a fun and leisurely walk along the loop trail. Meet outside of Pybus on the South Plaza of the Pybus Public Market, at the top of the stairs to the loop trail. The walk will be about 3 miles total on the Apple Capital Loop trail, out 1.5 miles and back 1.5 miles, meeting and ending at Pybus. Please rsvp at the button below. Looking forward to having you join us!

City of Wenatchee Movies in the Park
2024-09-14 19:30 | WA
Finish the summer with our FREE movies in the park brought to you by the Abel Mendez Agency of Farmers Insurance and
Goodfellow Bros. It’s just like the drive-in except without the car!
So bring a blanket and the entire family for games and a lot of fun!
Where: Lincoln Park
When: September 14
Time: 7:30 pm
Movie: Migration

Hike for Health Series-September
2024-09-14 09:00 - 11:00 | WA
Location: Cashmere Canyon Preserve
Connecting with nature aids our physical, mental, and emotional health. Join CDLT and CVCH on a Hike for your Health, on Saturday, September 14th. This 8-month series of Saturday morning outings will take you to different areas in North Central Washington where you can connect to nature for FREE. A guided walk is offered for every event in the series. Arrive anytime between 7 am-9 am to walk the trails and receive a raffle ticket entry to win amazing health focused prizes. The guided walk for this date will begin at 7:15 am and end at 9:00 am. During the guided walk you will learn about the area’s plants, wildlife, and history. The event is open to all ages and will be led in English and Spanish. You do not have to participate in the guided walk to receive a raffle ticket entry.
September will take you up the Wenatchee River Valley to Cashmere Canyons Preserve in Cashmere, WA. This walk will be 3 miles and 762 feet of elevation gain on a wide dirt trail. Registration is not necessary to participate, but it is appreciated. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email.
✨If you have any questions please contact Elisa Lopez, Engagement Manager, at elisa@cdlandtrust.org or 509-667-9608
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CDLT Member Event: Salmon Viewing Driving Tour
2024-09-14 08:00 - 13:00 | WA
Location: Wenatchee River Watershed
Salmon return to the place they were born, to mate and spawn before they die. On this driving tour hosted by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust you’ll visit three locations to observe and learn about the stages of a salmon’s life and how you’ve helped protect their home. The first location will be the Swiftwater Picnic Area near Leavenworth. We’ll then drive to the Napeequa Crossing Campground along the White River. For our final destination, we’ll head to Nason Creek near Lake Wenatchee.
Education for this event will be bilingual in English and Spanish. Cascade Fisheries’, Jen Herdmann, will join us and share about the amazing world of salmon and how they need our help. Transportation is provided for 14 CDLT members.
Registration required, limited to 14 people, all ages are welcome.
Trail difficulty: easy, about 1-mile walking
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Elisa Lopez, CDLT’s Engagement Manager at elisa@cdlandtrust.org 509-667-9708.
If you are not a CDLT member, check out how to become one here!

Stewarding the Land Through Sustainable Gardening
2024-09-13 09:00 - 11:00 | WA
When:Friday, September 13, 2024
Time: 9:00 am-11:00 am

Where: 347 Division St., Leavenworth, WA 98826

Registration required, follow the link below to join.
This program is part of the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour in partnership with the Waste Loop which aims to educate, inspire & motivate action within the community to work towards a more sustainable future in which we are more connected with the natural world around us.
Come along on a tour of the many gardens on the stewarded land of Wenatchee River Institute. We’ll start in the E. Lorene Young Community Garden to learn about how a donated plot of land can turn into a bounty of food for a community. Next, we’ll walk the 13-acres that WRI uses for environmental education. Learn about noxious weeds, the benefits of native plants for humans and animals, and how to create a biodiverse native plant Heritage Garden at your own home. Participants will get a noxious weed ID booklet, a list of beautiful, pollinator attracting native plants for the home garden, and a pack of native wildflower seeds to jumpstart your own Heritage Garden.
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Film & Speaker Series Presents: The West is Burning
2024-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | WA
The 2024-25 Film and Speaker Series presents: The West is Burning
The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center is partnering alongside the U.S. Forest Service to host a screening of The West is Burning on Thursday, Sep. 12, 7-9 PM.
The West is Burning raises awareness about the conditions of forests in the western U.S. Told through a full-feature documentary, we examine the history of forest management and litigation that led to the current conditions causing catastrophic fires year-round.
Funds from this event support the Museum’s mission-serving programs, including featured exhibits, MakerSpace, robotics clubs, field trips, student scholarships, community cultural events, film and speaker series, and collection restorations.
Watch the full trailer for this film here.
Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. Registration is recommended and can be found here.
The 2024-25 Film and Speaker Series is sponsored by Gesa Credit Union. This screening of The West is Burning is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service. Thank you to the following organizations for also supporting this screening:
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Department of Natural Resources, Wenatchee CAFE, Cascadia Conservation District, Wenatchee Valley Fire, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, and Chelan-Douglas Health Department.

Birding by the River
2024-09-11 08:00 - 09:30 | WA
Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow.

This is a great opportunity to learn about eBird, the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world, and utilize it to record our observations of local wild birds. Total walking distance is ½ mile, over a gravel path with two moderate hills. Come prepared for the weather. These walks will happen on the second Wednesday of each month for the whole year. Join us for as many as you can!

Trail difficulty level: beginnerTrail is wide enough for ADA access, but trails are gravelBathrooms available at the start and end of the walk

Meet outside the River Haus at 8am and plan to be finished by 9:30am. This is a FREE event and no registration is needed.

PVAW TBD
2024-09-11 00:00 - 23:59 | WA
Who are the Plain Valley Adventure Women?

Plain Valley Adventure Women (PVAW) seek to bring women together to explore, connect, improve their outdoor skills and enjoy the diverse activities our community offers, in a fun and supportive environment. PVAW support the Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT) through volunteering and program fees that are used to support the PVNT Scholarship Fund. PVAW and PVNT are Plain Valley Ski Trails programs, a community supported 501 (c)(3) non-profit.

PVAW 2024 Summer Program Registration ($200.00)

* All net proceeds of PVAW support the PVNT youth ski education programs that train year-round.

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club-Yotes
2024-09-11 00:00 | WA
Date: 9/11/24
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Ski Hill Lodge Leavenworth
Yotes combines his rich baritone vocals with an energetic delivery, playing a mix of songs from 1950’s country, 1980’s neo rockabilly, modern Americana, and many genres and eras in between. He mixes songs by Johnny Cash, The Stray Cats, The Blasters, and Murder By Death with his own compositions. Old favorites are interspersed with some of his favorite songs by friends and up-and-coming artists he’s met through the years.

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WenOut Tuesday Series, Run and Pizza
2024-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | King Pizza, 30 S Wenatchee Ave #2B, Wenatchee, 98801, United States
Like running and pizza? Join Alli for a casual run starting at King Pizza on Orondo Street, run down Orondo to the loop, then run across the South End Pedestrian bridge, turn around and run back to King Pizza. Runners can grab a drink or table afterward to eat pizza and socialize.

City of Wenatchee Movie in the Park
2024-09-07 19:30 | WA
Finish the summer with our FREE movies in the park brought to you by the Abel Mendez Agency of Farmers Insurance and
Goodfellow Bros. It’s just like the drive-in except without the car!
So bring a blanket and the entire family for games and a lot of fun!
Where: Lincoln Park
When: September 7
Time: 7:30 pm
Movie: Wonka

Loos 4 the Lodge
2024-09-07 16:00 - 22:00 | WA
Come up to Ski Hill on Saturday, September 7th as we celebrate the end of Summer with live music, food from local vendors including Yodelin, La Javelina, Bavarian Bagel, and Shaved Icicle, and local beverages from Icicle Brewing Company, Blewett Brewing Company, Eagle Creek Winery, and more.
We will have music from Darnell Scott, Given to Fly, and the ever popular local favorite Dance Party with Abe Martinez!
This end of Summer party is a fundraising event for Leavenworth Winter Sports Club to support our ADA restroom project. You can learn more about where we are at with this project at skileavenworth.com. You can also learn more details as we get closer to the event via our social media and website.
Help us raise funds to continue our mission and promote health, fitness and fun through skiing and other winter sports by providing quality facilities, education, and activities to the community!

Lake Chelan Swim
2024-09-07 12:00 - 17:00 | WA
The Lake Chelan Swim is a 1.5 mile open water swim that a raises money to support free swim lessons It takes place at Manson Bay Park in Manson on Lake Chelan.

It takes place always the first Saturday after Labor Day. This year is is Sept. 7, The race starts at 12:00 pm. This is our 14th year!

For more details or to register click the links below.

CDLT Trail Ambassador
2024-09-07 00:00 - 23:59 | WA
Join us this Fall at trailheads in the Wenatchee and Leavenworth areas to gather data and welcome trail users.

We are collecting zip code and demographic data about trail users to help us apply for grants and secure additional funds to support trails, trail maintenance, trailhead infrastructure, and future land acquisitions. We also want to understand who is using our trails to better serve our community.

Volunteer dates are available on Saturdays and Sundays in September, October and November.

Sign up here. An email will be sent to you two days before the volunteer date with more information.

Contact Ayla at ayla@cdlandtrust.org or (509) 667-9708 if you have any questions.

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CDLT Member Event: Hike with Andy Dappen: A Twin Peaks to Horse Lake Traverse
2024-09-06 00:00 | WA
Date: Sunday, September 15
Time: Meet at the WRAC at 8 am, 8:00-4:00
Location: Twin Peaks to Horse Lake Reserve
Join the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) for a challenging adventure from number 2 canyon over Twin Peaks to Horse Lake road. This hike, led by seasoned outdoor enthusiast Andy Dappen, covers approximately 12 miles with a 2,500 feet of elevation gain. This trek is suited for experienced hikers—be ready for a moderately strenuous day navigating beautiful yet rugged terrain. CDLT will provide a shuttle to facilitate this outing.
Andy Dappen brings a wealth of experience to the hike. Known for his ambitious “The 70 Project,” where he set goals to complete hundreds of outdoor activities in his 70th year, Andy’s deep connection to outdoor pursuits and the local landscape makes him the perfect guide for this journey. His passion for human-powered sports and local exploration, highlighted through his numerous biking, hiking, skiing, and paddling excursions around Wenatchee, provides a unique perspective and inspiration for participants.
This hike offers an intimate and rewarding backyard experience. Pack plenty of water and a hearty lunch, as we’ll take a lunch break and several other stops to recharge. This travese is an excellent opportunity to connect with nature, enjoy breathtaking views, and draw inspiration from Andy’s active lifestyle.
Spaces are limited to 12 participants, so don’t miss out on this extraordinary adventure!
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PVAW TBD
2024-09-04 00:00 - 23:59 | WA
TBD

Who are the Plain Valley Adventure Women?

Plain Valley Adventure Women (PVAW) seek to bring women together to explore, connect, improve their outdoor skills and enjoy the diverse activities our community offers, in a fun and supportive environment. PVAW support the Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT) through volunteering and program fees that are used to support the PVNT Scholarship Fund. PVAW and PVNT are Plain Valley Ski Trails programs, a community supported 501 (c)(3) non-profit.

PVAW 2024 Summer Program Registration ($200.00)

* All net proceeds of PVAW support the PVNT youth ski education programs that train year-round.
