Wildlife | Wenatchee Outdoors

Rattlesnake Season Is Upon Us

May 12, 2023

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 s... Read More...

Forest Foragers of Whitebark Pine Seeds

April 7, 2023

Things to know, What's Happening

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 g... Read More...

Goat Do’s & Don’ts

March 29, 2023

Things to know

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 t... Read More...

East of the Divide

February 1, 2023

Things to know, What's Happening

Editors Note: We recently received an email from the author of East of the Divide, Chester Marler, that his book is now free to the public on his new website. What an impressive resource and it is so nice of hi... Read More...

Expansion of Saddle Rock Natural Area

December 12, 2022

Things to know, What's Happening

The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) and the City of Wenatchee have completed a partnership project that expands the Saddle Rock Natural Area and establishes a legal route between Jacobson Preserve and Saddle R... Read More...

Grizzly Bears Re-Introduction to North Cascades National Park?

November 30, 2022

Things to know, What's Happening

by WenOut Staff Should grizzly bears return to the North Cascades? For the second time, a debate is taking place about whether the grizzly bear, once a resident of the state, should be reintroduced to its h... Read More...

Snow Buckwheat

November 4, 2022

Things to know

By Marc Dilley Snow Buckwheat (Eriogonum niveum) Close up of the delicate flower. Photo by WenOut. Family: Polygonaceae Developing slowly in late summer and fully formed as Delicious apples are picke... Read More...

Wildlife Viewing at Crescent Bar

September 26, 2022

Guidebook

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 mos... Read More...

Consider Becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist in 2022!

August 19, 2022

Things to know, What's Happening

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! Registra... Read More...

Ladybugs-The Prim and Proper Beetle

June 10, 2022

Things to know, What's Happening

by Alix Whitener While it may seem startlingly bizarre to come across a sea of red ladybeetles up in the Cascade foothills, this observation of insect behaviour has a logical explanation. Quite a few of Peter ... Read More...

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