November 16th E-NEWSLETTER

Programs

Red Barn Event:

Sustainable Holidays

TOMORROW,

November 17th

7:00PM-8:00PM

Come learn about local recycling, the Waste Wizard tool, and how to minimize your waste this holiday season with Waste Loop and Sustainable NCW!

Recycle Here

Winter Wreath Classes

Friday, December 9th

9:00AM-11:00AM OR

1:00PM-3:00PM

Register by this Friday, November 18th! Embrace the coming winter season by joining WRI and artist, florist, and event planner, Amy Wall, of Cashmere’s Salt of The Earth, to craft a festive wreath! There are two time slots with availability.

Cheer Up Chilly Days

Red Barn Event: The Wenatchee Mountains, Geology and Special Plants

Tuesday, December 13th

7:00PM-8:00PM

Join WRI and Washington Native Plant Society for a Red Barn Event! Help us welcome Ted Alway to speak about the Wenatchee Mountains, its geology, and the unique plants that grow here in response.

Learn Plants Here

Red Barn Event:

The Approach 2 with

Ingrid Backstrom

Wednesday, January 4th

7:00PM-8:00PM

Help us welcome back local professional skier, Ingrid Backstrom for a Red Barn Event! She is back to show her team's new film, The Approach 2: a ski and snowboard film elevating people of color, women, and adaptive athletes.

Elevate Athletes Here

SAVE THE DATE:

WRI's 2nd annual Trashion Show

Friday, April 21st, 2023

It's time to start thinking about... trash and fashion! Last year, WRI hosted our first ever Trashion Show in honor of Earth Week. It was a fashion show featuring garments made from recycled materials and repurposed clothing. We had at least 150 people attend to watch 20 models walk down the runway in their unique trashion outfits.

Want to participate? Start planning your outfit and collecting materials now to create your own trashion masterpiece!

More details and team registration coming soon.

Fall Youth Education

In the last two weeks, we've held Field Days with local schools and began a trial run for our Traveling Planetarium program. Read some highlights below:

Field Days with Local 5th Grade Students

Four 5th grade classrooms from Alpine Lakes Elementary visited the WRI campus for a Field Day. They became lichenologists as they did a lichen investigation. They studied wolf lichen growing on ponderosa pine trees in different locations and learned why lichen grows on some of the trees more than others. They also collected samples of lichens and looked at them up close under the stereoscope. Overall, they learned that all things in an ecosystem are connected, even owls, squirrels, and lichen!

Traveling Planetarium is back!

After a hiatus of over two years, our Traveling Planetarium is back in a trial run with the Wenatchee School District! The planetarium allows students to see the night sky during different times of the year, learn constellations, and get to know our sun, moon, and stars. WRI is visiting 7 different Wenatchee schools, and each 1st and 5th grade classroom gets a lesson inside the planetarium this school year. We are excited to have this program back again after so long!

Thank you to our loyal volunteer, Tim Abel, for helping us out these last few weeks during Field Days! Thank you also to Paul Sozio and Lisi Ott for their help at last weekend's Red Barn Event. Find volunteer opportunities and sign-up to volunteer here.

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You've Got Mail!

WRI's November 2022 Field Notes Newsletter was recently mailed to all of our constituents as well as our end-of-year fundraising letter. Check your mail!

Didn't receive one? Click below to read what we've been up to. If you'd like to update or add your current mailing address so you receive mail from us in the future, send Randee an email.

Thank you to our volunteers, Jeremy Howell, Gina Westrich, Lisi Ott, Gro Buer, and Diane Young for their help on getting our end-of-year mailing ready to go!

Read Field Notes Here

Call for Volunteers

Last year, WRI's Board of Directors put together a plan to enforce festival parking in WRI's parking lot during peak Christmas Lighting times. These efforts from volunteers and board members allowed all proceeds to go to staff members as a generous bonus for all of their hard work.

Planning ahead for the busy Christmas Lighting season, we'd love some support to help make this program possible once again. We'd like 2 volunteers each shift.

Expected shifts include:

Weekend 1: Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th from 10:30am-1:30pm
Weekend 2: Saturday, December 10th and Sunday, December 11th from 10:30am-1:30pm
Weekend 3: Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th from 10:30am-1:30pm

Please email Randee if you are interested in this volunteer opportunity. More information will be sent to volunteers soon.

What are your end of year giving plans?

The season of giving is here! Once again, the Wenatchee River Institute is excited to participate in the Community Foundation of North Central Washington's Give NCW campaign. This year, there are 75 local nonprofits participating! Give NCW opens on November 24th and runs until December 31st. Keep us in mind for your end of year giving so that we can continue to grow our programs in the new year!