Week of Events
Flamingo Days at Mission Ridge
Mission Ridge is sending off the season in style with Flamingo Days, their season-ending tradition that is on the last two operating days of the season every year. There is the potential this date may change, depending on conditions. If the season is extended, Retro Days will be on this weekend. Join in on the Flamingo Scavenger hunt for your chance to win a 2022/2023 Premier Pass. One lucky flamingo hunter will be rewarded each day with a season pass […]
Miles for Monarchs
Community Science Project Miles for Monarchs, an individual or team program from Monarch Joint Venture. Walk, bike, swim, paddle, and run for monarch conservation, February-November, 2022. Designed to engage participants in personal wellness while supporting monarch conservation. A single monarch can fly 3,000 miles, so can we? Register, $10. Family teams welcome!
Steve Burchett Memorial with Mission Ridge
This event is hosted by Mission Ridge. The 28th Annual Steve Burchett Memorial. All Proceeds go to the Burchett fund, helping to send patrollers to avalanche education events/workshops Friday, April 15th Golfing at Three Lakes 4 person Teams $50 ea. / $200 team 12:00 registration, 1pm start Saturday, April 16th Skiing/Racing at Mission Ridge 9am registration/ lifts open 10am - dual slalom on Mimi 4 person teams $65 pp/ $260 team Poker Run *BBQ at the Hampton Lodge - 12:00ish […]
Wenatchee Marathon
GET your running shoes on! The Wenatchee races are going to happen on April 16th! Distances offered this year will be a Marathon, half-marathon, 10k and a 5k. For more information click here. TedDriven is committed to creating premier athletic events that inspire and celebrate the human race. We are a social purpose organization and invest profits into cancer research, cancer survivorship and local youth focused nonprofits.
Free Entrance Day to National Parks!
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. Celebrate National Park Week 2022 with us April 16 to 24! Parks across the country will host a variety of special programs, events, and digital experiences. Entrance fees are waived on April 16 to kick […]
Chelan Earth Day Fair!
Sat. Apr. 16 Chelan Earth Day Fair. Inquire about volunteering by emailing contactus@chelanearthdayfair.org Don’t miss this fun family friendly event! Saturday, April 16th, 2022 In-person fair this year! What we’ve had at previous fairs Garden Center Book Sale Children’s activities DIY exhibitors Music, and entertainment Food Educational displays/activities Electric vehicles Bike Rodeo & bike trip info Solar oven baked cookies! Emergency Preparedness Forest Service/Fire ecology, Columbia Breaks Fire Interp. Ctr. WSU Co-op extension Chelan & Manson Fire district & EMS […]
Cascades Track & Sign Evaluation w/ David Moskowitz
Cascades Track and Sign Evaluation with David Moskowitz Saturday and Sunday, April 16th & 17th 9am-4pm @ WRI Spend two full days in the greater Leavenworth area, with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, educator and author, David Moskowitz. This class is a wildlife track and sign evaluation through CyberTracker North America. CyberTracker classes provide an opportunity for quality, focused learning from some of the best trackers in the country. For more detail and registration, visit: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2022/04/17/cascades-track-and-sign-evaluation-with-david-moskowitz/358966.
How Are Mountains Made?
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics, Ice Age Floods Institute’s next Zoom program will be on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 PM. Dr. Ralph Haugerud, USGS/UW, will discuss, “How are mountains made? The origins of local relief in the North Cascades.”Mountains are made by uplift and erosion. In the North Cascades, folding, faulting, and granite intrusions thickened the crust about 105-50 million years ago. But the associated uplift probably eroded away fairly quickly. Volcanic activity created some modern high elevations, such as […]
Monthly eBird Surveys at WRI
Beginning Wednesday, March 9th (and go throughout the year) from 8-9:30am @ WRI Join WRI's knowledgeable naturalists on a birding survey around the WRI Campus! eBird is the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world. We will be utilizing it to record our observations of local wild birds. You will conduct four 15-minute stationary bird counts for an hour of birding. Total walking distance is ½ mile, over a gravel path with two moderate hills. All skill levels are welcome! […]
Botany Hike at Horse Lake
This event is hosted by the Chelan Douglas Land Trust Date: Thu, 04/14/2022 Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm Location Horse Lake Reserve Trailhead Join Olivia, CDLT's Botanist, for a mellow hike along the Old Ranch Road at Horse Lake Reserve. We will aim to make it up to the western point of Glacier View trail, where we hope to see snow douglasia in bloom. We may also see blooming balsamroot, desert-parsleys, serviceberry, pussytoes, brodiaea, lupine, springbeauty, blue-eyed Mary, yellow bells, waterleaf, […]
Spring Saunter
Spring Saunter Thursdays and Fridays in April & May from 10am-12pm (April 14&15, 21&22, 28&29, May 5&6, 12) Join the Wenatchee River Institute for a spring nature walk as the flower buds start to show and wildlife shake off the cold of winter. You will learn about the natural and cultural history of Leavenworth and the surrounding land with one of our knowledgeable naturalists. Registration is required beforehand. Visit the website for more information and registration: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/seasonal-nature-walks.html
Spring Saunter
Spring Saunter Thursdays and Fridays in April & May from 10am-12pm (April 14&15, 21&22, 28&29, May 5&6, 12) Join the Wenatchee River Institute for a spring nature walk as the flower buds start to show and wildlife shake off the cold of winter. You will learn about the natural and cultural history of Leavenworth and the surrounding land with one of our knowledgeable naturalists. Registration is required beforehand. Visit the website for more information and registration: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/seasonal-nature-walks.html
River Clean-Up by Foot
River Clean-Up by Foot Saturday, April 16th 10am-12pm @ WRI (Wenatchee River Institute) Join us this spring to clean up along the Wenatchee River! April is a great time of year for this work since we’ll be able to remove any garbage that has accumulated over the winter before the snow melts and the river rises to levels that will wash things downstream. No registration is required, just meet at WRI’s parking lot at 10am and you may leave whenever […]
Science Saturdays: Seed Paper
This event is hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 16 is Seed Paper. Have you ever wondered how to make your own paper? What about paper you can later plant to grow into flowers? Join us to learn how to make your own seed paper using recycled items and nature! You can make this paper decorative by using spices for color, lavender for the […]
River Clean Up by Raft
Please join us for a fun day of cleaning up trash along the Icicle and Wenatchee Rivers. We will be floating 3 miles via raft and stopping along the way to pick up litter from the banks. April is a great time of year for this work since we’ll be able to remove any garbage that has accumulated over the winter before the snow melts and the river rises to levels that will wash things downstream. Due to the logistics […]