Naturalists on the River Weekly, Starting June 5th 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. Register online below. |
| Red Barn Event: Active Stewardship
Thursday, June 6th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Our forests face catastrophic losses every year due to a variety of causes largely linked to climate change. In this Red Barn Event, learn about how private landowners can actively manage their forested land for the benefit of all it's inhabitants. This Red Barn Event is accompanied by a field trip to visit a managed forest site. |
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Active Stewardship Field Trip Saturday, June 8th
9:00AM-1:00PM |
Embark on a FREE field trip to a managed Ponderosa Pine dry forest for insights into land management and fire risk reduction. Explore prescribed burn areas and learn forest inventory basics, including measuring stocking density, alongside examples of wildlife habitat creation. This field trip is in Teanaway, a 50 minute drive from Leavenworth. Register online below. |
| Birding by the River Wednesday, June 12th
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. |
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Red Barn Event: Mind-Body Training
Wednesday, June 12th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
In this Red Barn Event, we'll engage in a community mental health discussion for folks who frequent risk-inherent environments. Presenters, Aimee Huffman and Sasha Dingle, will explore the power of mind-body training such as yoga, breathwork, meditation, and more. This Red Barn Event will be supplemented with a workshop later in the month. |
| Cyanotype Workshop Saturday, June 15th
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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Green Drinks with SNCW Thursday, June 20th 5:00PM-7:00PM |
Gather on WRI's lawn for this informal gathering to connect with others and learn about sustainable initiatives happening around North Central Washington. Hosted by Sustainable NCW, Marlene Farrel and Jana Fischback will enlighten us on their latest efforts to combat regional climate change. No registration required; beer and wine will be available for purchase.
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| Plant Foraging Workshop: Fireweed Tuesday, June 25th
6:00PM-7:30PM |
Join WRI for a series of instructional evenings where instructors will teach about identification, harvesting, and medicinal uses of various native plants. This month's workshop will focus on Fireweed. This unique plant offers a variety of medicinal and nutritional properties and serves as important habitat for forest-dwellers. These workshops fill up fast so register for this Pay What You Can class soon! |
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Congratulations 5th Grade Graduates! |
Join us in celebrating Alpine Lakes 5th graders as they graduate from WRI's programming. These students spent 3+ years learning about the Wenatchee River watershed, different habitats in our region, and how to be naturalists. On their last day of programming with us they learned about and practiced basket making with Cultural Educator, Julie Edwards of the Colville Confederated Tribes, visited the planetarium, and had a small graduation ceremony on the meadow! It's been a joy to teach them over the last 3+ years and we hope they carry their naturalist knowledge with them into the future.
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This spring, 3rd graders from Alpine Lakes Elementary visited WRI's campus over 4 weeks for our Wild Bird program. During their Field Day(s), students participated in a variety activities to further their understanding of birds. From using binoculars to identify wooden birds to looking at taxidermized bird specimen, each activity inspired curiosity to connect with our native bird species. For an added bit of fun, students played "Migration Mayhem" to explore the migration patterns of birds and even learned about bird calls through games. Finally, they went on a bug hunt to discover what birds eat. We can't wait to see them for 4th grade programming next year.
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| Get Creative at ICCA Summer Camps |
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts has quite the lineup of summer camps on deck in the coming months. WRI is excited to share our partner organization's offerings with you all! Registration for their first camp, The Science in Art, closes June 3rd. Take a look at their website for all their camp offerings. For easy transportation, ICCA organized a bus route to pick up campers at Eastmont, Wenatchee, and Cashmere High Schools. Learn more at the link below.
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Congratulations 2024 Founders' Award Winners! |
The Bird Fest Founders' Award, now in its third year, honors volunteerism in support of the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest. This award was inspired by the team of people who came together in 2003 to launch the very first Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest. This year we have 3 recipients. We are happy to honor David and Beth St. George as individual volunteers and Gary Planagan of Osprey Rafting in the professional category. Congratulations! Learn more about the history of Bird Fest and the Founders' Award recipients by clicking the link below. |
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You've Got Mail - Renew or Become a Member Today! |
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You may have received our membership letter in the mail or email by now. We were so excited to share Diego and Fern's story with you all. It highlights just one example of how connection with nature through WRI programming can help students develop a new respect for nature. As a Wenatchee River Institute member, you join a community committed to putting people in touch with the natural world – with the understanding those interactions with nature will yield results not just today, but tomorrow, next year, and for decades to come.
Our 2024-2025 membership year is beginning on June 1st. Thank you to everyone who has renewed their membership already! For those who have not, your membership will be expiring this Friday, May 31st. You can renew your membership or become a member at any point throughout the year! A donation at one of the levels below will make you a WRI member through May 31st, 2025. There are three membership levels: $65 - Family Membership $45 - Individual Membership $30 - Young Adult (< 35) Membership
Your membership has a plethora of benefits such as discounts on program registrationwill provide you with registration discounts on education programs, day rentals of the facility, special parking benefits, plus first access to some of our popular programs. You are not only doing good work, but you also get benefits!
If you have any questions about membership or the status of your membership, feel free to reach out to Randee. |
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Being Bear Safe - Let's Work Together |
WRI was the talk of the town last week after a sneaky bear helped themselves to our community compost drop off bin. WRI's trails had to close as this visitor snoozed in a tree. We are glad to be a community compost center and educational facility with a bear resistant compost bin. Unfortunately, even bear resistant compost bins can’t work with human error. We all made a mistake and didn’t confirm the bin was latched. When the bear tipped it, it fell open. A huge thanks to Winton MFG Compost Works for responding promptly and notifying us! We can all work together to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
The bear ventured back for seconds but was unsuccessful when faced with a correctly latched bin (check out the claw scuffs on the photo above). WRI staff will be checking the compost bins at the end of each work day and we ask that our community helps us keep each other, and our woodland neighbors, safe. |
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Thank you to our donors from the past 2 weeks! |
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Holly Newman Ethan Parrish Icicle Brewing Company Martha VanDeMark Susan Gillin Katrina Freeburg Suzann Kaup-Rose Cindy Bjorklund Gro Buer and Bruce Williams - Sustaining Susan Purvis Grete Porteous Kristian Hamilton
Stephanie Ward Dave and Nancy Bartholomew -Sustaining Kurt and Celeste Peterson - Sustaining Vaishali and Vasudev Bhide
Lisi Ott - Sustaining Randy and Marge Zerger Heather Sosa Lisa and Brian Koblenz Kevin and Erin Leff Margie Kerr Matt and Carol Cade Kathy and Keith Archibald Ken Heinle and Kris Cameron
Rob and Debbie Sawyer Ursula Maninger Charlotte Ley and Tom Landis Gustav's Grill and Beer Garden Steven Alexander Cindy Carroll Deb Wadkins La Javelina Leavenworth Outdoor Center Diane McKenzie Helen and Carl Kjobech Phil and Carol Miller Leesa Broker Steve and Betsy Backstrom -
Sustaining in honor of Arne Backstrom Tom Olson |
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John Meriwether and Sarah Smith Mary Ann Yakabi Adobe Express Cashmere Mountain Bed and Breakfast Jennifer Powers Lynn Dickinson - Sustaining Karen and Curt Haire - Sustaining Judy Clark Kathy and Greg Prentice John Brandt Kelly and Jen Gillespie Ted and Kathy Montgomery Chris Rader Ted Alway and Patricia Ortiz Andrew Dolan Suzanne Sorom Robert and Sharon Jangaard
Lisa and Fred Farin Margareta and Marc Dilley Bill and Mary Jones Susan Rae Sampson and Gerald Horn Laura and Greg Reichlin - Sustaining Mall Boyd - Sustaining Don and Ann Schaechtel Ken Hsieh and Helen Huang Gene Irvine Christine Emmel - Sustaining Jabe Blumenthal and Julie Edsforth Robert and Anne White Heather de Saillan Lisa Therrell and Rich Haydon Stella Day
Ed and Pat Rutledge Rhodri Thomas and Liz Marzolf Reed and Amy Carlson |
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