JUNE 18TH E-NEWSLETTER
Summer Camps - They're On!
Other News ![]() Virtual Field Trip with 1st Grade! Before the end of the school year we hosted a virtual field trip with Peshastin-Dryden 1st graders! Students explored the world of maps. They walked away with an understanding of how maps can help them and learned strategies to make their very own map. Thank you PD 1st graders for being wonderful, engaged students!
Shout out to Icicle Brewing Company! Icicle Brewing Company chose Wenatchee River Institute for their "Community Crowler" event, donating 20% of all to-go beer sales from the taproom. $1,100 was raised. Thank you for always supporting the Leavenworth community!
Neat Nature Notes: Wildflowers ![]() Columbia Lily Often referred to as Tiger Lily. This wildflower blooms June through early August. It can grow to be 4 feet tall. The petals are orange, with tiny dark spots, hence the common name of Tiger. ![]() Columbine This flower comes in many different colors, but the shape stays the same. Different pollinators are attracted to specific colors. The red-yellow combination of this area's flower attracts hummingbirds specifically.
![]() Cougar Creek Fire - Washington State DNR Wenatchee Valley is made up of fire-adapted ecosystems. Many of the plants that live around us are prepared for fire. Wildfires are a natural process and can have many benefits for this area. Watch the WRI staff made video and a couple others to connect with the wildfire world we live in. Art Our very own Chelan County Fire District 1 firefighters read a story aloud for the North Central Regional Library. Science Join WRI staff to discover what a fire needs to burn and how different plants have adapted to survive fire. Connect Less than 10% of firefighters are women. But what these women lack in numbers, they make up for in guts and inspiration.
Wenatchi Wear was started by Mary Big Bull-Lewis, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribe in Washington State - from Moses, Entiat, and Wenatchi bands. She is working to preserve Native American history & culture in North Central Washington through wearable art. Read Mary's article about the history of the P'Squosa (Wenatchi) Tribe by clicking the button below.
Thank you to our donors from the last 2 weeks!
Candace and Chuck Egner - Sustaining Donors Richard Scranton Barbara and James Brink Rebecca and James Grandin Marjie Lodwick Tracy and Ben Brulotte - Sustaining Donors Dave and Pat Notter - Sustaining Donors Sharon and Greg Lunz Icicle Brewing Company Helen Mitchell David Smith John Brandt |