APRIL 22ND E-NEWSLETTER
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Programs
Earth Day River Clean Up
Thursday, April 22nd, 4:00PM-6:00PM
Celebrate the Earth by cleaning up along the Wenatchee River! Meet at WRI's parking lot at 4pm. We will pick up trash for two hours, but you can leave when ever you'd like.
Wenatchee Valley Museum Environmental Film Series
Tuesday, April 27th, 7:00PM
Watch the documentary Promised Land at your leisure by registering through WVMCC before the 27th. Then participate in a follow-up zoom Q&A session, on the 27th, with members of the p’squosa (Wenatchi) band leadership on topics brought up in the film. All links sent after registration.
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Summer Camps
Registration for camps will start Monday, April 26th! Summer camps will start the week of July 5th and go through the week of August 9th. Descriptions of camps will be added to the website this Friday.
Nature Day Camps: Two days a week, 12pm-5pm, K-3rd, dates into May.
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Morel Foraging Class
Saturday May 8th 9:30AM-1:00PM
Spring has sprung and the morels are emerging! Join our staff, morel enthusiast, Rachel Bishop, for a half day of learning all about morels! We will also head to the hills for some foraging.
Garden Plot Registration
All of the plots in the Community Garden are reserved for the 2021 growing season. However, we still have 4 plots outside of the garden available to gardeners. These also have automatic watering and deer fencing. If you are interested, email Rachel at rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.
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Bird Fest Art Classes
Bird Fest is right around the corner and there are so many activities to sign up for! Join us in person or from your own home for art classes, workshops, birding adventures, and more.
Watercolor Workshop: Birds in Their Habitats with Molly Hashimoto
Thurs, May 13th, 10:00am-12:30pm
Sip and Paint
Friday, May 14th, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Sketching Birds in Watercolor with Laurel Mundy
Sunday, May 16th, 1:00pm-3:00pm
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Place
Welcome New Staff
Randee Zerger has joined the WRI team as the Outreach Manager! She is very excited to be a part of the Wenatchee River Institute team. She comes from an agriculture and sustainability background and looks forward to nurturing that connection between people, place and nature. "To be involved with an organization with a mission such as this is truly a wonderful opportunity!" - Randee
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Self-Guided Education
You will find a few new self-guided tours available at the parking lot kiosk. Come down to the property to take yourself on a walk-about! Over the next few e-newsletters, we will be highlighting a brochure for you to check out.
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A Few Community Events
WVC's Sustainability Committee Earth Day/Poetry Month Celebration
Thursday, April 22th
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Virtual; Zoom
Terrain.org Reading Series: A Celebration of Earth Month and Poetry Month
Monday, April 26th
6:00pm-7:30pm
Virtual; Zoom
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