MAY 5TH E-NEWSLETTER
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Programs
Bird Fest Poster Winner!
Congratulations to Charlie Ricketts, 2nd grader from Cascade School District! Charlie's art, featuring a Red-breasted Nuthatch, won the poster contest. Thank you to all who submitted art for this contest. Keep your eyes peeled for posters around the valley.
Methow Arts put together an online art gallery of all the entries received during the Bird Fest poster contest. Check them all out HERE.
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Bird Fest Events
It is not too late to sign up for Bird Fest events. There are spaces available in some art classes, workshops, and a few birding excursions.
Art Workshops
Watercolor Workshop: Birds in Their Habitats with Molly Hashimoto
Thurs, May 13th, 10:00am-12:30pm
Sip and Paint
Friday, May 14th, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Sketching Birds with Bethany Wray
Saturday, May 15th, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Sketching Birds in Watercolor with Laurel Mundy
Sunday, May 16th, 1:00pm-3:00pm
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Birding Excursions
Birding Boot Camp
Friday, May 14th, 6:00am-2:00pm
This trip will focus on voice, behavior, appearance and habitat: the 4 principles of bird ID.
Birding Blewett Pass
Sunday, May 16th, 8:00am-12:00pm
Explore Blewett Pass through birding.
Bird Friendly Property Tours
Sunday, May 16th, 9:00am-12:00pm
We’ll visit 3 properties near Leavenworth that offer excellent examples of landscapes designed with birds in mind. 
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Want to Participate from Home?
Join the Bird Fest fun from your own home and backyard. The At-Home Birding Challenge begins Thursday, May 13th 8am and ends Sunday, May 16th at 6pm. Keep track of the birds you see and enter your list to win a prize!
PRIZES
1st place - Vortex 8x42 HD Binoculars from Wild Birds Unlimited - Wenatchee, Walleye Cards LLC bookmark, Laurel Mundy Illustration bird sticker
2nd place - WRI eqpd bag, Walleye Cards LLC bookmark, Laurel Mundy Illustration bird sticker
3rd place - Nice Nests magnet, Walleye Cards LLC bookmark
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Wenatchee School District After School Program
We just wrapped up the first session of virtual after school programming with the Wenatchee School District. 398 students, over 24 days, received education form WRI staff! This lovely piece of art was created by a student from Lewis and Clark Elementary. She included everything she learned from her WRI educators.
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Starts Swap - In Person
Thurs, May 6th, 4:30PM-5:30PM
Join us in the Community Garden with The Plant Ally for a starts swap. Bring your babies to swap with others. Even if you do not have plants to swap, you are welcome!
Behind the Lens with Expedition Reclamation - Virtual
Tuesday, May 18th, 7:00PM
Step behind the scenes of a short documentary highlighting 12 Washington-based Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color exploring their joyful, resilient, and transformative relationships to outdoor recreation. Six of the characters live in the Wenatchee Valley!
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Place
Welcome New Staff
Ella Hampson - Community Programs Educator
Ella is passionate about working with communities to develop knowledge about and connection with the land. She is excited to help facilitate this process through her work with WRI. Outside of work, Ella enjoys rock climbing, hiking, painting and reading.
Tucker Jonas - Youth Programs Educator
Tucker is thrilled to be working at WRI with our youth programs because he is inspired by young people's curiosity towards the natural world and values our collective education. He likes to spend his free time outdoors, participating in all sorts of hobbies including birding, biking, ultimate frisbee, skiing, and strumming the guitar.
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Heather and Pat Murphy
Lynn Dickinson - Sustaining
NCW Audubon Society
Kamuron Gurol - Sustaining
Terresa and Mary Hodge
Jessie Marrs
Christopher and Alyssa Famy
Elena Aldinger
Tricia Petersen
Leah Juhle
Ruth and Ben Traxler
Liz Marzolf
Wild Birds Unlimited - Wenatchee
Walleye Cards, LLC
Metau Resilient Forests
Tracy Bowerman and Wilson Kern
Guenna Curtis
Sarah Rosselet
Annette and Brad Bjorklund
Laura and Greg Reichlin - Sustaining
Claire Phillips
Christine Emmel - Sustaining
Diane and Herb Young - Sustaining
Orin Melvin - Sustaining
Gro Buer and Bruce Williams - Sustaining
Mark Weick - Sustaining
Mike Kaputa and Suzanne Tomassi
Laurel Mundy Illustration
Julie Fuller
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