MAY 21ST E-NEWSLETTER
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Thank You!
Photo Credit: Ann Burks
This year Bird Fest went virtual and it was a huge success! Folks from all across Washington, Montana, and California participated in the Stay-At-Home Bird Watching Challenge. 122 bird species were seen from the 50 households that entered to win prizes! Painters joined Sip and Paint virtually. Icicle Creek Center for the Arts' artist exhibition went virtual. Thank you to all sponsors for sticking with Bird Fest through this year's redesign!
If you missed some of Virtual Bird Fest, you can still watch the 'Meet the Birders' and 'Birding Number 2 Canyon' videos!
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Events Coming Up
Summer Camps
Summer camps might go live! We need to know if you would sign up!
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Photo Credit: Reed Carlson
Virtual Nature Photography Workshop
Thursday, June 4th and Monday, June 8th
Multi-session workshop on capturing better photographs wherever you are.
The World of Animal Skulls & Bones - Virtual
Thursday, June 18th 7PM
Exploring the fascinating world of the skulls and bones of some of our local species.
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The Plant ID Mini-Series
Learn with guest naturalists Jennifer Hadersberger, from the Wenatchee Valley College, and Brittany Thurlow, owner of The Plant Ally, in the next two episodes.
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Other News
Neat Nature Notes: Roaming Reptiles
Rubber Boa
This snake prefers to stay out of the sun. You can find it out and about during dusk, dawn, night, and on cloudy days. It uses its blunt tail as a decoy "head" while hunting. You can safely pick up a Rubber Boa, just be prepared to wash up afterwards.
Western Skink
These lizards are very challenging to sneak up on and are super quick to hide. You can't miss its bright blue tail, which will separate from the body and wriggle violently to escape capture.
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Living things on Earth use camouflage to hide, raise young, get food, and to mimic something in their environment. Follow these links to dive deeper into how remarkable camouflage really is!
Art
Can you camouflage as well as animals do naturally?
Science
Learn why some plants and animals are designed to blend in with their surroundings while others are designed to stand out.
Connect
Some animals camouflage so well they become invisible. Can you find them?
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Highlight from Online Resources Page
Photographs of Ospreys like you have never seen before! Look at their golden eyes, see their talons pierce fish, and peer at young in the nest.
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Twitter is Back!
Wenatchee River Institute is back on Twitter! Read our tweets here.
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Thank you for helping us surpass our goal!
"We heard your plea. As scientists we know the value of children learning about the precious environment." -Donor
More students will continue to be connected to the natural world because of your contributions.
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