2nd Annual Trashion Show Friday, April 21st 5:30PM-7:30PM |
Join us for the 2nd annual Trashion Show! A fashion show featuring wearable garments using recycled materials and repurposed clothes. Come down to see the creative pieces built by your neighbors and vote for your favorite outfit!
This event is held outside on the WRI River Haus Lawn. Bring some snacks, a picnic blanket, or camp chair to make yourself comfortable! Chairs will also be available. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be for sale during this event.
This event is in partnership with Waste Loop, Sustainable NCW, and the Sustainability Club at Wenatchee Valley College. Thank you to our sponsors, Waste Management and Sage Mountain Natural Foods!
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Bird Fest Registration Tuesday, April 11th at 5:30pm |
The schedule for Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest (May 18-21) is NOW LIVE on the website. This is a living document and will be updated as the event approaches. Registration for all field trips, workshops, and more will open on Tuesday, April 11th at 5:30pm. Mark your calendars! All current information can be found at the link below.
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| April Beginner Bird Walk Wednesday, April 12th 8:00AM-9:30AM |
WRI's FREE Beginner Bird Walks happen on the second Wednesday of every month! Join us for as many as you can. You'll walk around the WRI campus with knowledgeable WRI staff. All birding experience levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaners! |
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Red Barn Event - Belted Kingfisher: Messenger of Waterways Wednesday, April 12th
7:00PM-8:00PM |
Join WRI, A Book for All Seasons, and nature writer and author, Marina Richie on a visual journey featuring Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher. She will read excerpts and delve into the secretive behaviors of North America’s beloved fishing bird and the American Birding Association's 2023 Bird of the Year. |
| Nature Writing: Come To Your Senses Thursday, April 13th 2:00PM-4:00PM |
Ready to get curious about nature and put words on a page? To convey the wonder takes more than recording what you see. Practice nature writing that employs all five senses. Come learn with WRI and nature writer and author, Marina Richie. This workshop is open to all writing experience levels! |
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Red Barn Event - Block Printing Demonstration with Molly Hashimoto Wednesday, April 19th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Join WRI, A Book for All Seasons, and artist and author, Molly Hashimoto for a step-by-step block printing demonstration and presentation about her research on western trees. She has been studying and painting western trees for decades and compiled it all in her new book, Trees of the West: An Artist's Guide. |
| Red Barn Event - Beaver-powered Restoration: The Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project
Wednesday, April 26th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Join WRI and Washington Native Plant Society to learn about Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project! The Project provides education and outreach to manage human-beaver conflicts, relocates beavers, and constructs beaver dam analogs to restore aquatic and riparian environments in Central Washington. |
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Medicinal Plant Workshop Thursday, May 11th 5:00PM-6:30PM |
Join a local herbalist, Kyra Skaggs of Balsamroot Botanicals, for a short walk along the Wenatchee River to learn about some of the many medicinal plants growing around us. You'll learn a few ways to turn these plants into potent herbal medicines that can be used to heal the body, mind, and spirit. |
| Spring Fungi Field Trip with Puget Sound Mycological Society Saturday, May 13th 8:30AM-4:00PM |
Spring mushroom season is here! WRI and Puget Sound Mycological Society are coming together to host a spring fungi field trip. Tickets are FREE, but there is limited space. Please register soon, as these spaces will fill quickly! |
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Thank you to our volunteer servers for helping out at the last few Red Barn Events: Paul Sozio, Catherine Houser, and Virginia Kraft. |
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General registration is NOW OPEN! Please note that most camp spots are being filled through the lottery. You can now register your camper for a waitlist spot in any camp. If you participated in the lottery and already have a camp spot or waitlist spot, you may sign up for more waitlist spots now. There is one camp with spots available! Adventurous Artists (for campers entering grades 4-6) from August 7-11.
We are doing our best to try to offer more WRI Summer Camps and camp spots. Stay tuned! |
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Bird Fest Youth Art Gallery |
Students in grades K-8 took on the challenge of the 2023 Bird Fest Youth Art Contest. Local students were tasked with creating an art piece focusing on birds. There were 80 submissions! The winning artwork is featured on the 2023 Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest poster and the winning artist will receive a prize. This year's winner is Hazel, a 4th grade student from Vale Elementary in Cashmere! Congratulations, Hazel! Her winning artwork is pictured above. Keep your eye out for Hazel's art on the poster which will be distributed around the Wenatchee Valley to promote this year's Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest from May 18th-21st, 2023.
All of the art pieces submitted are displayed in the Bird Fest Youth Art Gallery on our website. Take a look at all of the beautiful artwork from these talented students! |
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Signs of Spring with Kindergarteners |
Kindergarteners were nature explorers during their Field Days at WRI! Four classrooms (about 75 students!) from Peshastin-Dryden Elementary visited the WRI campus. They spent the day outside looking for signs of spring. Students "adopted a tree" and got to know a specific tree on the WRI campus. They learned about the two different types of trees: coniferous and deciduous. They also learned about the different bugs and critters that start coming around in springtime.
What's your favorite sign of spring? WRI's favorite sign of spring is seeing more students outside with binoculars looking for birds!
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Thank you to our Youth Education volunteers for helping out the last two weeks: Tim Abel, Mary Austin, Patti McGaughey, Jeremy Howell, Karen Haire, and Pat Willett.
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We are hiring a Field Educator! |
The primary focus of the Field Educator is to implement community education programs at WRI. The secondary focus of the Field Educator is to implement youth programs. The focus will shift with seasonal program needs. This can include leading seasonal nature walks, organizing community workshops and events, working with volunteers, instructing youth day camps and school programs, and traveling to regional schools to deliver lessons.
Read the full job description by clicking the link below. Initial application review will begin April 17th! |
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Join WRI's Board of Directors! |
Are you passionate about WRI's mission to connect people, communities and the natural world? Learn how you can make an impact by serving on the Board of Directors! As a Board Member, you will help establish the framework for WRI, make sure WRI stays aligned with the mission and values of the organization, oversee and evaluate the organization's leadership, and act as an ambassador for WRI in the community. If you are interested in learning more, contact Canuche at cterranella@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org or 509-548-0181 ext 1. |
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Thank you to our donors from the last two weeks! |
Kathy and Chuck Peven
Paul Milan and Druska Salisbury-Milan Lynn Dickinson - Sustaining Mall Boyd - Sustaining Mary Carol Nelson - Sustaining Waste Management Leavenworth Properties Christine Emmel - Sustaining
Melissa Roe - Sustaining Diane and Herb Young - Sustaining Gro Buer and Bruce Williams - Sustaining
Mark Weick and Carole Ann Borshard - Sustaining |
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