Naturalists on the River
Wednesday, July 31st 5:00PM-7:00PM |
Explore the natural world around you while floating the Wenatchee River on a paddleboard or kayak! WRI and Leavenworth Outdoor Center are excited to team up for another year of guided floats in Leavenworth. Registration includes watercraft rental and life jackets. This is our final float of the year! Register online below.
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Red Barn Event: The Return of Wápupxn Thursday, August 1st
7:00PM-8:00PM |
In the 1980's, wápupxn (or Canada Lynx) vanished from the lands of northern Washington. In a collaborative effort to return Wápupxn to it's ancestral lands, a team of individuals, trappers, and members of various tribes started a five year project to bring our high mountain ecosystems back into balance. Hear from a Senior Wildlife Biologist on this effort at this free Red Barn Event! |
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Bat Night Saturday, August 3rd 7:30PM-11:30PM |
Contrary to what vampires want you to believe, some bats are actually pretty cute. Get up close and personal with these totally not vampiric flying mammals at Bat Night! Biologists from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife will be catching, collecting data, and showing us bats before releasing them. There will be educational resources and activities throughout the night. Register online below. |
| Basics of Pine Needle Basket Making Wednesday, August 7th 6:00PM-8:30PM |
Learn how to make simple and functional baskets out of abundant Ponderosa Pine needles in this class lead by Ivy Spiegel Ostrom. The technique learned in this class can be adopted to an endless variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. Register for this Pay What You Can class here. |
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Birding by the River Wednesday, August 14th 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. |
| Cyanotype Workshop II Saturday, August 17th
11:00AM-3:00PM |
Join us for an introduction to the creative art of Cyanotypes! Learn how to create blue photogram prints with this process. Utilizing found items such as leaves and flowers, participants will make their own cyanotype prints. Supplies are provided. Register online below. |
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When it's hot out, we're excited to be taking campers on the river! 2 sessions of campers learned some essential river navigation and safety skills before taking to the Wenatchee River in tubes and paddleboards. They then went to Lake Wenatchee to play team building games and go swimming (with lifejackets) in the lake. Way to keep cool! |
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Where does our food come from? Campers got to find out at Soil to Snack Camp. Campers got their hands dirty at the E. Lorene Young Community Garden while making their own snacks. As a bonus, they got a special lesson from emeritus Land Steward, Sean Eriksen. Finishing up with games and a bug hunt, everybody learned more about how food is grown. |
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| Orondo After School Summer Program |
K-4th graders from Orondo After School Summer Program spent a week at WRI. They honed their naturalist skills by hiking WRI's trails, playing games, and using pocket microscopes to look at at our local flora and any signs of wildlife. As a special lesson, Cultural Educator, Julie Edwards led them in a basket making class. They also spent a day taking a tour of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and learned about salmon.
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Entering our third year of partnership, WRI teamed up with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for Bike and Explore camp. Campers spent their mornings learning new mountain bike skills to take to the trails. Our bike racks at WRI were overfull when campers came to campus for games and exploration in the afternoon. They went on a hike to Barn Beach and made crafts.
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What's up at the Community Garden? |
Have you visited the E. Lorene Young Garden lately? The gardeners have been hard at work growing fruits, veggies, herbs, and flowers all summer. Everyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy the grounds. Be sure to check out the little free library while you're there. Please be respectful of the gardeners' hard work and do not disturb their boxes while enjoying the grounds. You can find the ELY Garden on the corner of Commercial St and 12th St. Happy visiting! |
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Thank you to our donors from the past 2 weeks! |
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