Have you been to the Horan Natural Area between Walla Walla Point Park and Confluence State Park? The Horan Natural Area is a wonderful place to take a quiet stroll, enjoy the river, and see some cute critters and wildlife...Read More...
From holding their own funerals to their penchant for maintaining grudges, this is one fascinating bird. This article was originally published on the Audubon website. It was written by Rachel Fritts on August 25th, 2021. Click here to read this...Read More...
A Family Wolf Encounter by Glade Brosi Every weekend possible my family heads out into the wild for an adventure. This past weekend, the middle of November, we decided to head up the Icicle River for a hike that soon...Read More...
Wildlife Viewing at Crescent Bar By Jaana Hatton The Crescent Bar Recreation area is mostly considered to be a watersports and golfing spot. However, there is another aspect to it: wildlife viewing. While most of the grounds are carefully groomed...Read More...
Public Comment Period for Restoring Grizzlies to the North Cascades by Gordon Congdon The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have released new draft plans to both restore and actively manage grizzly bears in the North Cascades...Read More...
Photo by: Ian Mackie Written By: Wenatchee Outdoors SNOQUALMIE PASS – COMMUTER HIKESWe all need to take the drive over the mountains to the West Side from time to time. For some it’s for work. For others it may be...Read More...
Wenatchee Naturalist course instructor Susan Ballinger has started writing articles about creatures in our area. A very interesting read about our local Thatching Ants can be found here on the Wenatchee Naturalist website. Why do Thatching Ants build those mounds...Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer It is that time of the year again, spring time in Wenatchee. Shorts and t-shirt weather is just about here. The trails have wildflowers again and the rattlesnakes, bull snakes and rubber boa snakes are coming out...Read More...
Wenatchee Naturalist course instructor Susan Ballinger wrote an in depth article recently about the importance of forest foragers to help disperse Whitebark pine seeds. Understand how the Whitebark pine seeds grew in various locations in our region, by reading the...Read More...
by Andy Dappen “Move really slowly, you guys. I don’t want you to scare the goat.” Jake had seen the approaching mountain goat first and he was excited about the photo op to come. “I don’t think we need to...Read More...
