July 14th E-NEWSLETTER
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Programs
Butterfly Workshop
TOMORROW, July 15th
9:00AM-2:00PM
There's still space for the butterfly workshop TOMORROW! Official lepidopterist, David Droppers thinks you will find many butterflies on our trek around Leavenworth! You will use catch-and-release methods to observe them up close. Make sure to bring your camera!
Don't Let It Loose! An Outdoor Red Barn Event about Aquatic Invasive Species
Thursday, July 22nd
6:00PM-8:00PM
This Northern Pike looks pretty scary, right? It's a highly invasive predator threatening native salmon, posing a possible economic loss of $12 million! Join 6 organizations for this free outdoor event to see a taxidermized pike, fishing boats, and learn how to make money off of pike heads!
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Hapazome: A Natural Dye & Printing Technique
Wednesday, July 28th 4:30PM-6:00PM
Join Brittany from the Plant Ally to learn how to transfer color from flowers and leaves onto cloth to create unique and colorful designs! Make your very own hapazome sample and dish towel set or bandana to take home!
Traditional Basket Weaving
Saturday, July 31st -
Sunday, August 1st
10:00AM-3:00PM
Join two p'squosa (Wenatchi) band members to learn about an important cultural tradition - basket weaving! UPDATE: There is ONE Saturday ticket available! You will be learning to make round baskets. Register now!
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Cascade Medical Foundation Art and
Garden Tour
Saturday, August 7th
12:00PM-5:00PM
WRI is supporting the Cascade Medical Foundation's annual fundraiser. Stroll through 10 diverse gardens (including WRI's), browse art by local artists, and enjoy local wine! Proceeds of this event will go towards ambulance safety equipment!
Block Printing Class
Tuesday, August 10th
5:00PM-7:00PM
Join Chad Yenney of Collapse Gallery, and Rachel Courtney of Pretty Nice Creations, for a block printing class! Use blocks, cutters, and brayers to create a reusable relief print of your own creation. All materials are provided and you'll get to create two designs!
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Summer Camps have Begun!
Last week was the first week of WRI Summer Camps! Two camps were held: Soil to Snack and River Wild.
Soil to Snack
Students entering grades 1-3 planted seeds and watched them grow, foraged service berries and stinging nettle, made pesto with the stinging nettle, made seed art frames, and visited:
- The E. Lorene Young Community Garden and tried some mint lemonade with mint from the garden
- Sleeping Lady’s garden where they picked and sampled berries
- Snowgrass Farm where they helped glean turnips – they were so excited that they pulled a 75’ x 2’ plot of turnips (230 lbs.) in under 10 minutes!
After seeing and learning about gardens and farms, they ended the week thinking about their dream gardens and what they would plant in them.
Special thanks to Upper Valley Mend, Community Harvest, and Snowgrass Farm!
River Wild
Students entering grades 4-6 had a lot of fun on the river last week! Three of the four camp days were spent on the river. Two of the days were spent paddle boarding and one day tubing. Students practiced and developed their skills and then put their new skills to use by doing relays, balancing challenges, and scavenger hunts on the river! Students learned about local landmarks along the river and seen a lot of wildlife like deer, raccoons, and lots of different birds.
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Place
Welcome to our Summer Camp Educator Interns
Miranda Raines
Miranda grew up in Colorado and is now a student at Western Washington University studying Environmental Education. Miranda is passionate about wildlife and exploring the natural world. She has also worked in a wildlife rehabilitation center. In her free time, Miranda enjoys watching wildlife, reading, art, hiking, horse riding, and more.
Tom Patterson
Tom grew up in Colorado and is now a senior at the University of Puget Sound, double majoring in politics & government and gender & queer studies. Tom also organizes beginner backpacking and camping trips for students to engage in nature. In their free time, they enjoy hiking, backpacking, skiing, and a good Netflix binge.
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Izzy Giacobbe
Izzy is a high school student in Seattle. She is planning on studying environmental science in college and is especially interested in forest ecology. In her free time, Izzy loves to hike, swim, play guitar, and draw.
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Good News... and Bad News
The good news is that we are getting more visitors coming to enjoy the WRI Campus and grounds! The bad news is that with more use, comes more problems.
Recently, a hand-painted, life-sized wooden bird that we use as a teaching tool was stolen. Wooden birds help us teach students how to use binoculars – it’s so much easier when the bird isn’t moving! Not only are we sorry to have lost our woodpecker, we have taken all of our wooden birds down from the trees. Please let us know if you know the whereabouts of our woodpecker.
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Thank you to our donors from the last 2 weeks!
R. Richard Marchand
Diane and Herb Young - Sustaining
Rachel Ryan
Helen Breed
Orin and Lisa Melvin - Sustaining
Gro Buer and Bruce Williams - Sustaining
Mark Weick and Carole Ann Borshard - Sustaining
Candace and Chuck Egner - Sustaining
Rayfield Bros. Excavating
John Gette
Steve and Jean Johnson
Judy and Kenneth Butcher in honor of Dee Butcher
Ellen Cafferty and Jack Bolton
John and Megan Schiefelbein
Shayne Magdoff and Paul Armentor
Diane Patterson and David Stoller - Sustaining
Linda Lacy Piziks
Diane McKenzie
Kamuron Gurol - Sustaining
Anonymous Donor
Susan Sampson and Gerald Horn
Justyn and Candace Egert
Ann and Gary Colley
Anonymous Donor
Barbara Bergeron and Brian Adams
Marge and Randy Zerger
Paul and Anne Kundtz
Susan Hamilton and Timothy Bates
Stephanie Ogden and Nic Pottier
Judy Chavez
Ray and Edith Aspiri in honor of Tressa Aspiri
Jim and Suzanne Ullrich
Tracy and Ben Brulotte - Sustaining
Maggie and Scott McManus
Four Point Taxidermy
Christine Mallon
Leesa Broker
Edgar Meyer
Caroline Woolmington and Timothy Clement
Andrew Dolan
Suzanne Gromme
Margie Kerr
John and Susan Butruille
Teresa and Rod Goninan
Cordy and Russ Beckstead
Dave and Pat Notter - Sustaining
Suzanne Sorom
Mary Carol Nelson - Sustaining
Keith and Jody Tower in honor of Nic Tower
John Fish and Barbara Kenady-Fish
Richard and Marilyn Schiefelbein
Jabe Blumenthal and Julie Edsforth
Ken Heinle and Kris Cameron
Mountain Home Lodge
Kathy and Keith Archibald
Thomas McGranahan
Many of the donors above are supporting our Endowment Fund campaign. Want to learn more? Click here.
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