October 30th E-Newsletter |
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Red Barn Event: Grizzly Restoration Wednesday, November 6th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Grizzly bears once played a crucial role in the ecosystem of the North Cascades. Due to human causes, grizzlies haven't been seen in the area since 1996. The National Park Service and USFWS have since announced plans to restore these bears to this habitat. Hear from Wildlife Biologist, Dr. Jason Ransom, about the restoration process in this Red Barn Event. |
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Biochar and Burn-Pile Workshop Saturday, November 9th 9:00AM-12:00PM |
When Firewising your property, you may find yourself left with a surplus of branches and wood that you don't know what to do with. Join the Cascadia Prescribed Burn Association for a workshop at WRI to learn how to turn this excess fuel into a valuable soil amendment using a simple kiln. Register through CPBA's website below.
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Red Barn Event: Stevens Pass Community Tuesday, November 12th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Ski season is nearly upon us! It's time to get up to date with everything Stevens Pass with General Manager, Ellen Galbraith. She'll chat with us about last season's highlights and get us ready for what's in store this coming winter. Meet fellow Stevens Pass skiers, employees, and even ask Ellen some questions at this free community night. |
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Birding by the River Wednesday, November 13th 8:00AM-9:30AM |
Go birding with knowledgeable WRI staff around the WRI campus! All birding skills are welcome and we have loaner binoculars available. This is a FREE activity and no registration is needed. |
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Science on Tap with Sarah Doherty Thursday, November 14th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Science doesn't need to be intimidating! Join us at Ground Control in Wenatchee for casual and exciting science talks from local speakers. This month's speaker is Sarah Doherty, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington. She'll be speaking about how aerosols impact climate. When she's not volunteering on WRI's board, Sarah is also the program director for UW's Marine Cloud Brightening research program.
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Beaded Earrings Workshop with Amanda Keewatinawin Wednesday, December 11th 5:00PM-7:00PM |
Learn about indigenous beadwork, culture, and art in this creative workshop. Instructor Amanda Keewatinawin is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) artist and owner of Mystic North jewelry. She will share knowledge on how to create your own beaded fringe earrings using curated kits included with registration. Four tickets for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are reserved to create equitable access to this program. |
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After School Program - Tell Us What You Think! |
We've heard the community interest for an After School Program (ASP) at WRI! We will run a pilot ASP in December and January. The program will be based on the WRI campus and spend as much time outdoors as possible. Please click the link below to fill out a short survey to help us develop a pilot program that will best meet community needs. Registration for a December program will open in mid-November. |
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Upper Valley Christian School |
In their first Field Day since 2020, Elementary School students visited WRI for programming based on grade. 1st and 2nd graders were Habitat Detectives and they learned about what makes good animal habitat. 3rd-5th graders were Watershed Naturalists and they looked for macroinvertebrates in the river followed by a nature hike. |
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Three 4th grade classrooms from Alpine Lakes Elementary visited WRI for 4 half Field Days. Students use WRI's resources to build their understanding of the world around them. Field Day activities ranged from a pH lab using cabbage, macroinvertebrate hunting, watershed exploration, to Andy Goldsworthy nature art projects. |
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| Fall Camp - 2 Days of Festive Fun! |
Ten K-3rd graders had a scary amount of fun at this year's festive Fall Camp. Campers did Halloween-themed crafts like pumpkin painting and mask making. They explored nature in costume on a scavenger hunt where they found a treasure of treats at the end. Of course, we had to do some leaf pile-jumping too! |
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Pumpkin Composting - It's Not Scary! |
Give your Jack-o-Lantern the retirement it deserves! WRI is happy to team up with Winton Composting to offer pumpkin compost drop off for all community members for an optional donation of $5. Before composting your pumpkin, be sure to remove any paint, glitter, stickers, and candle wax. Drop by WRI at 347 Division St. and look for the Winton Dumpster near the Red Barn.
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Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is Hiring! |
If you are an individual with a passion for the arts and experience in proactively leading organizations, managing people, budgets and programs and you are looking for an opportunity to grow, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts (ICCA) has an outstanding opportunity for you to serve as their next Executive Director! ICCA is one of WRI's Icicle Fund Partners. Congratulations to former ED, Phil Lacey, as he takes on his new roll as Director of the Icicle Fund. We wouldn't be where we are without their partnership. Follow the link below for the application.
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Land Steward's Observations |
You may have noticed all of the little white flags around the native plant garden recently. These are marking our 275 newly planted native plants! Thanks to the Xerces Society and Derby Canyon Natives, we have taken a first step towards increasing biodiversity and habitat connectivity in the garden. These plant species were chosen since they are important to native threatened bumblebee species in NCW. Thanks to 8 wonderful volunteers, we planted a variety of flowering plants, like penstemon, goldenrods, blanketflowers, milkweed, lupine, and roses. We also have several new shrubs like golden currant, ceanothus, willows and a new species of Oregon grape. A special surprise was the indiscriminate cuckoo bumblebee that showed up the next day on one of the blanketflowers! They are a native bumblebee species that is in decline and have a unique way of living. Like a cuckoo bird, they take over the nest of another species of bumblebee, kill their queen, and have the workers take care of their offspring. I welcome them nonetheless!
Entry and photo by Tiffa Theden, Land Steward |
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Thank you to our donors from the past 2 weeks! |
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| Kurt and Celeste Peterson - Sustaining Lynn Dickinson - Sustaining Karen and Curt Haire- Sustaining Steve and Betsy Backstrom in memory of Arne Backstrom - Sustaining Mall Boyd - Sustaining |
| Joe and Bernie Reichlin Laura and Greg Reichlin - Sustaining Dave and Nancy Bartholomew - Sustaining Gro Buer and Bruce Williams - Sustaining Lexine Long and Nate Hough-Snee - Sustaining |
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