Autumn Ambles Fridays & Saturdays (starting in September) 10:00AM-12:00PM Keep your eye on the calendar! As summer transitions to fall, discover the magic of a Leavenworth autumn! Join one of our knowledgeable naturalists on a scenic, two-hour nature walk. You'll learn about salmon, geology, the p'squosa (Wenatchi) people, and history of Leavenworth! FREE Community Seed Saving Class Wednesday, September 15th 5:00PM-6:00PM Join Brittany from the Plant Ally in this free workshop to learn about how to save seeds from your garden! Learn how to select suitable plants, how to harvest, and store the seeds for next year's garden. You'll practice harvesting seeds, too!
Fall Preserving Class Sunday, September 26th 9:00AM-3:00PM You can can, can't you? Come learn how to safely preserve your own food with Julia Pinnix! This will be an outdoor, in-person, hands-on class to learn the basics of boiling water bath and pressure canning. We will mostly be working with apples, but bring other items you'd like to can with you. 1st Red Barn Event of 2021 Homewaters: A Conversation about Connections Wednesday, September 29th 7:00PM-8:30PM Get excited for WRI's 2021 debut of Red Barn Events! Join authors David Williams and Iris Graville in a conversation about Puget Sound that weaves the stories of people and place across more than 10,000 years of history.
ATTENTION: We are paying very careful attention to COVID-19 guidelines. Please be aware that any community programs may transition from in-person to virtual and masks are required for all indoor programs.
Summer Camp Overview Since our last E-Newsletter, there was one final summer camp: Amazing Artists. Campers (grades 1-6) embraced their artistic side and made a variety of creations including nature journals, wands, watercolor art, scientific illustrations, and even used plants as a media for painting and trees as easels! Guest artist Martha came to teach the older kids how to create self portraits incorporating nature with pastels. Guest artist Zuly taught the younger kids to paint rocks like bugs. WRI held a total of 12 summer camp sessions over the course of 6 weeks, serving a total of 144 students entering grades 1-6! There were 7 camp themes including Kids in the Wild, River Wild, Forest Friends, Cool Critters, Amazing Artists, Soil to Snack, and Bike & Explore (which was partnered with the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance). ![]() Summer camps have always been a summer staple for WRI. However, we introduced a few new things this year!
![]() ![]() It was a wonderful summer! We are getting ready for the school year to begin and planning fall programs. Help us reminisce and look at the Summer Camps 2021 photo album on Facebook!
Place Farewell to our Interns As summer youth programming is coming to an end, it is also time for our interns to head back to their studies. We could not have made the summer camps the way they were without them! Extra staff means more students were able to learn, connect, and interact with nature. A big thank you to Miranda, Tom, and Izzy and best wishes on your future endeavors!
Join our Team! Come work with us! We’re looking to fill some upcoming jobs such as Field Educator (leading hands-on, experiential activities on our campus with elementary students), Traveling Naturalist (traveling to regional schools to teach programs in 4th and 5th grade classroom or after school programs), or assisting with Community Education programs (leading seasonally-based, educational walks and facilitating workshops and presentations). For more details, see the job listing on our website.
Thank you to our donors from the last 2 weeks! Kamuron Gurol - Sustaining Tracy and Ben Brulotte - Sustaining Dave and Pat Notter - Sustaining Nancy and Charles Warner Lisa Therell and Rich Haydon Thomas and Ann Dark Ginger Holladay and Dean Marson Mickey Fleming and Dirk Horton Sam and Karry Meshberg Foundaton Lisi Ott - Sustaining Mary Carol Nelson - Sustaining Peter B. Clark Scot Brower Andrew Tokar and Alexandra Chasin Edward Starbird Dave and Nancy Bartholomew - Sustaining Brunners Lodge, Inc. Many of the donors above are supporting our Endowment Fund campaign. Want to learn more? Click here.
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