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June 2020
WRI Bird Walks
Spring time is here and birds are singing, building nests, and exploring around! Join birders from Wenatchee River Institute on a birding stroll along the Waterfront Park Trail. Learn to identify birds by ear and sight. River and forests birds are aplenty, you will not be disappointed. Free event, donations appreciated. Meet at 347 Division Street in Leavenworth. 9:30am-11:30am
Find out more »Girl Scout Drive Thru Cookie Sale at Wenatchee Autoplex
Several local Girl Scout Troops are pulling together for a Drive Thru Cookie sale, so you can pick up all your favorite cookies! Our cookies sale is the primary fundraiser for all Girl Scout activities and camps in Eastern Washington. GSEWNI service unit was the only one in the country to miss out on cookie sales. We’re trying to make up for lost sales! The sale will be at the Wenatchee Autoplex across from Pybus .
Find out more »Naturalist Camp (Grades 1-6)
Cost: $125/members & $150/non-members WRI is reimagining summer camps for 2020 as we adapt to COVID-19. Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! We will spend the days outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leading us through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Camp groups will investigate and learn about the world around us, play fun games, walk along our riverfront trail system, and do…
Find out more »March 2021
Bird Photo Contest
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Show us your best bird photo! Wenatchee, Washington, March 25, 2021– The North Central Washington Audubon Society chapter is hosting its fourth bird photography contest. Submission of entries to Adult and Youth (18 and under) categories began on December 1, 2020 and ends on April 10, 2021. Winning photos will be announced by April 15, 2021. The winning photographers will receive a 16x20 inch print of their photo. Winning photos will be displayed on the North Central…
Find out more »Arbor Day Sale
Pick up your pre-ordered trees and shrubs on Sat., April 10th. Organizers are asking for a donation of $2.25 per plant. You can place an order and sign up for a designated pick-up time. The distribution will be at the Wenatchee Cemetery, 1804 N. Western Ave. This will be the only distribution site this year. More information is available on Greater Wenatchee Arbor Day Association’s Facebook page, wwrld.us/gwadfp. Questions can be emailed to info@gwarborday.org. The order form can be found…
Find out more »Leavenworth Lions Club “The Great Cultural and Historical Information Scavenger Hunt”
The Leavenworth Lions Club is organizing a fun day beginning at Lions Club Park at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 3. Teams of up to four people will be provided with 40-50 clues that will take them to buildings, statues, memorials, and plaques in the greater Leavenworth area in a search for answers. With about a two hour time limit, participants will return to Lions Club Park in Leavenworth (between the swimming pool and the City Hall/Library on Highway 2 in…
Find out more »April 2021
2021 Economic Forum
What has COVID-19 shown us when it comes to our regional strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities? Join us April 15. Economic Forum guest panelists will be discussing opportunities within NCW rural broadband/ infrastructure sponsored by LocalTel Communications, the booming and costly housing challenges sponsored by Central Washington Home Builders Association and the economic opportunities within our NCW Hospitality, Retail & Restaurant retention and growth - Sponsored by Okanogan County Economic Alliance.
Find out more »Zoom Lecture: Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics of the Ice Age Floods Institute will begin its first series of programs in more than year on Tuesday April 13 at 7:00 PM with Bruce Bjornstad presenting “Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest.” The talk will highlight Bruce’s new book by the same name. Using illustrations with descriptions and geologic interpretations of mostly aerial photographs, he will show the power and magnitude of repeated Ice Age floods in the Pacific Northwest as recently as 14,000…
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