Posts Tagged ‘Wenatchee River’
Fish & Wildlife Dept. Seeks Comments on Peshastin Land Conservation Project
A proposed conservation project in the Wenatchee Valley is looking for your feedback. Marcus Bellissimo reports from Peshastin.
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‘Cultural Extravaganza’ Salmon Festival Bringing 2,000 Students To Wenatchee River
The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival has been an area institution for close to three decades. And this year, the festival offers something new – the River Ramble. To tell us more, joining us on the KOHO Morning Show are Corky Broaddus, the festival’s co-director, Native American artist and educator Roger Amerman and Julia Pinnix, visitor…
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WDFW To Use Drones For Counting Salmon Spawning Nests In Wenatchee River
Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, can be used for any number of activities too difficult or time consuming for people, from surveying back-country power lines to aerial livestock surveillance. Local wildlife managers will deploy drones to count spawning salmon in the Wenatchee River basin this fall.
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KOHO Outdoor Report – WenatcheeOutdoors.org
In this week’s KOHO Outdoor Report, Dan Langager talks with Sarah Shaffer, Executive Director of WenatcheeOutdoors.org, about hiking, biking and paddle boarding, from the Methow Valley to the Wenatchee River, and doing so in a safe way for the whole family. Shaffer also talks about their new membership program and its perks from local businesses.
Read MoreMonitor Man Drowns Tubing in Wenatchee with Pig, Driver Survives Dip in Lake Chelan
A 45-year-old Monitor man drowned in the Wenatchee River yesterday, Sunday July 7. The Chelan County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identity of the man this morning – Ronald J. Ripper. Ripper had been floating the river with his adult son and his pet pig near Monitor at about 6 o’clock last evening, each on their…
Read MoreWith Horan House Gone, What’s Next For Prime River Property?
North Wenatchee is changing. Property that for years was privately owned and of cultural significance, may soon be accessible to the public. Marcus Bellissimo has the latest with the now-demolished Horan House and the site it long sat on.
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What Do You Think of Chelan PUD’s Proposed Move to Olds Station? Public Comment Period Starts March 1
Refurbish your ageing assets or build new? After cost-benefit analyses over the last couple years, the Chelan PUD has settled on a proposal to relocate its multiple facilities to a new, single location north of the Wenatchee River. They’re ready to take the recommendation to the public, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Tumwater Dam Closing Next Week For Exploratory Drilling, Fish Ladder Repair
Exploratory drilling will take place on the Tumwater Dam fish way starting next week. The hope is to have any repair work needed finished before the spring flows, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreChelan PUD, Chelan County Port Continue Discussions On Olds Station Land Purchase For New PUD Headquarters
The Chelan County PUD wants to move. PUD commissioners on Monday reviewed a package of proposed agreements with the Port of Chelan County to preserve options for an operations base in North Wenatchee.
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Our Valley Our Future Seeking Feedback on Potential New Action Plan Projects
The Our Valley Our Future / Nuestro Valle Nuestro Futuro community development initiative has launched a survey to gauge how residents view six projects that may be added to the 2019 version of the Our Valley Action Plan.
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Trout Unlimited Wraps First Wenatchee River Beaver Relocation, Plans For Next Year’s
Following up on a story we aired in July about a new program to trap and relocated nuisance beaver in the Wenatchee River Basin, Dan Langager sat down with Trout Unlimited’s Project Manager Cody Gillin about how the program went this year – six trappings at eight locations collected about a dozen beaver – and…
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