BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wenatcheeriverinstitute.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2. 30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:9f92bac5-71e2-4837-b7c3-ea6e44aa9718 X-WR-CALDESC:Shifting Currents: Paddling the Past and Future of the Alse k River\n\nLivestream the event or watch it later on YouTube at this link.\n\nNo registration required\, but RS VP to receive email reminders and updates about this event!\n\nDoors to th e Red Barn open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine availa ble for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.\n\nAbout the p resentation:\nJoin local packrafting enthusiast Jon Strahl for a slide show presentation and discussion on exploration\, climate change\, and gla ciers. The Alsek is a free flowing river the size of the Columbia that cu ts through two 16\,000’ tall mountain ranges\, and runs through three majo r protected areas: Kluane National Park and Reserve in the Yukon\, Tatshen shini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia\, and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. These parks form part of the largest contigu ous protected wilderness area in the world. Over numerous trips down diff erent parts of the river\, Jon has witnessed the changing landscape.\n\nMa ny locals and visitors in the Wenatchee Valley are drawn by adventure and connection to landscape — whether that’s through packrafting\, kayaking\, climbing\, or simply appreciating mountains and rivers.\n\nThis slideshow and these stories can resonate with this shared spirit of exploration:\n\nAbout Jon\nJon Strahl is a W enatchee Valley–based adventurer\, river traveler\, and packraft instructo r with a deep passion for wild places and human-powered exploration. His r ecent journey down the Alsek River—a glacially fed wilderness river flowin g from the Yukon to the Pacific—sparked reflections on resilience\, climat e\, and the power of moving through landscapes at river pace. Since 2022\, Jon has served as a co-instructor alongside Luc Mehl on expedition-style packrafting courses and also instructs with Basecamp Cascadia\, helping ot hers build technical skills\, sound judgment\, and confidence in backcount ry environments. Through vivid storytelling and photography\, Jon connects big wilderness experiences to the rivers and mountains we call home\, inv iting our community to think deeper about adventure\, stewardship\, and wh y wild rivers matter. X-WR-RELCALID:96a3d85bf740691e538576be9b99ad38 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de6be9c8-0647-4175-94a6-77deeeb1aa34 DTSTAMP:20260404T233133Z DESCRIPTION:Shifting Currents: Paddling the Past and Future of the Alsek River\n\nLivestream the event or watch it later on YouTube at this link.\n\nNo registration required\, but RSV P to receive email reminders and updates about this event!\n\nDoors to the Red Barn open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine availab le for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.\n\nAbout the pr esentation:\nJoin local packrafting enthusiast Jon Strahl for a slides how presentation and discussion on exploration\, climate change\, and glac iers. The Alsek is a free flowing river the size of the Columbia that cut s through two 16\,000’ tall mountain ranges\, and runs through three major protected areas: Kluane National Park and Reserve in the Yukon\, Tatshens hini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia\, and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. These parks form part of the largest contiguo us protected wilderness area in the world. Over numerous trips down diffe rent parts of the river\, Jon has witnessed the changing landscape.\n\nMan y locals and visitors in the Wenatchee Valley are drawn by adventure and c onnection to landscape — whether that’s through packrafting\, kayaking\, c limbing\, or simply appreciating mountains and rivers.\n\nThis slideshow a nd these stories can resonate with this shared spirit of exploration:\n\nAbout Jon\nJon Strahl is a We natchee Valley–based adventurer\, river traveler\, and packraft instructor with a deep passion for wild places and human-powered exploration. His re cent journey down the Alsek River—a glacially fed wilderness river flowing from the Yukon to the Pacific—sparked reflections on resilience\, climate \, and the power of moving through landscapes at river pace. Since 2022\, Jon has served as a co-instructor alongside Luc Mehl on expedition-style p ackrafting courses and also instructs with Basecamp Cascadia\, helping oth ers build technical skills\, sound judgment\, and confidence in backcountr y environments. Through vivid storytelling and photography\, Jon connects big wilderness experiences to the rivers and mountains we call home\, invi ting our community to think deeper about adventure\, stewardship\, and why wild rivers matter. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T200000 LOCATION:HYBRID EVENT: WRI's Red Barn 347 Division Street\, Leavenworth\, W A 98826 or livestream via our YouTube SUMMARY:Red Barn Event: Shifting Currents of the Alsek River END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR