Fire History | Wenatchee Outdoors

Cheatgrass in Shrub-Steppe Country Fueling Wildfires

July 28, 2021

Wenatchee Naturalist course instructor Susan Ballinger wrote an article about cheatgrass and the role it plays in fueling wildfires which is the season we are in right now. You can find the article here on the ... Read More...

Trial by Fire

July 9, 2021

Gear

Trial by Fire by Andy Dappen When my house nearly burned during the wildfires of 2015, crisis taught me a lot about the outdoor products I valued most. As the fire approached, my wife and I grabbed our mos... Read More...

Above Normal Fire Season Predicted for NCW

June 30, 2021

Things to know, What's Happening

Editors Note: This article was originally published here on the Wenatchee World website on 6/29/21 and is written by Tony Buhr. The Pacific Northwest should get ready for an above normal, significant fire se... Read More...

Are you Hiking or Camping near a Wildfire Zone? Tips for Wildfire Safety While Hiking and Camping

May 19, 2021

Things to know, What's Happening

Are you Hiking or Camping near a Wildfire Zone? Tips for Wildfire Safety While Hiking and Camping by Barbara Carrillo Photo Credit: Outsideonline.com With the fire season drier than average this year,... Read More...

Night of the Inferno

July 31, 2020

Adventure, Things to know

Night of the Inferno by Andy Dappen Photos by Mike Rolfs and Heather Dappen The Sleepy Hollow Fire started Sunday afternoon (June 28). Wind propelled the fire east and south toward Wenatchee where it destro... Read More...

Fire-Resistant Plants for Chelan & Douglas Counties

April 13, 2020

Things to know, What's Happening

by Sarah Shaffer In the last eight years we have had too many fires creep into our surrounding foothills and even into the city of Wenatchee. With our ever changing climate it has made me wonder what I should ... Read More...

Smoke Update for the Wenatchee Valley

September 6, 2019

Things to know, What's Happening

Editors Note: We have been wondering if the smoke was going to show up in the last few weeks, but so far we have been in good shape. This made us wonder what is going on throughout our state with fires and what... Read More...

Fern Lake (North Fork Entiat)

July 1, 2019

Guidebook

Video by Strahm family. Words by Todd Strahm. The Tillys (Bart, Patrick and Conner) and the Strahms (Todd and Jake) camped at North Fork Saturday night (September 8, 2012). The lightning and thunder was inten... Read More...

Hot Summer Predicted

February 28, 2019

Things to know

Editors Note: If all this snow we have been having in the Wenatchee Valley has you assuming we are safe from wildfires this coming summer, think again. ... Read More...

Mad River (From Entiat)

May 27, 2018

Guidebook

A long, forested single track trail through sage and ponderosa pine that opens onto sunny hillsides and dips into shaded groves. The trail winds along the Mad River, offering views of the canyon and the remnant... Read More...

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