With Summer Chinook spawning in the Wenatchee area right now and Coho coming back to spawn up the Icicle River near Leavenworth, now is a great time to get out with your family and view our local fish in their...Read More...
The Little Park that Could (and Does) by Ray Birks I’ll admit I’m a cheapskate and paying more to use parks that are already supported by tax dollars, which also might financially disadvantage some potential users, has always rubbed me...Read More...
Backpacks loaded with everything you need to explore nature are coming to a library near you! After piloting the backpack program at the Wenatchee and Winthrop public libraries during the summer, North Central Regional Library is now expanding it to...Read More...
Over 200 trails leaders from businesses, non-profits, and municipal, county, state, and federal agencies will converge on Wenatchee, WA for the 12th Trails Conference which kicks-off with a Welcome Reception on Thursday evening Oct 25. The general public is welcome...Read More...
The application for The Mission Ridge Expansion ( missionridge.com/expansion ) has been officially submitted to Chelan County. The county is accepting public comments until October 19th. The video above details the expansion proposed. Below are key points that Mission Ridge...Read More...
Land Trust Secures Two New Conservation Wins Largest undeveloped riverfront between Cashmere and Wenatchee protected; Jacobson Preserve expanded The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) has acquired two new conservation properties in the Wenatchee valley. The Land Trust’s Jacobson Preserve in...Read More...
This post was originally written for the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce blog. Each year, my eight-year-old son and I make a “bucket list” of things we want to do over the summer and visiting Ohme Gardens is always on it....Read More...
Save the Ox Yoke Lodge at Ohme Gardens The Ox Lodge at Ohme Gardens has a serious lean to it – so serious that visitors are no longer permitted inside the unique, 80-year-old structure for fear it might collapse. But...Read More...
by Ray Birks There was a packed house of close to 75 people in the old lodge at Squilchuck State Park on Wednesday, September 5th to hear agency forester David Cass from Olympia give an informative presentation about the upcoming...Read More...
Consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist! If you are looking for a way to deepen your connection to both the natural and human aspects of our collective home, consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist! Registration is now open for the next 50-hour...Read More...
