Birding by the River Wednesday, August 9th 8:00AM-9:30AM |
Join WRI for Birding by the River happening the second Wednesday of every month! Join us for as many as you can. You'll walk around the WRI campus with knowledgeable WRI staff. All birding experience levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaners! |
| Red Barn Event: A Diverse Celebration of our Trails Wednesday, August 9th 7:00PM-8:00PM |
Join WRI and A Book for All Seasons to welcome Ilyssa and Dave Kyu, editors of the beloved Campfire Stories books. Inspired by stories of America's national parks and trails, this event will celebrate the diversity of those who appreciate the natural world.
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Beer & Bots: Adult STEM Night Thursday, August 17th
6:00PM-8:00PM |
Calling all curious adults, unleash your inner scientist with a twist! Join our Adult STEM Program with NCW Libraries in the Red Barn, mingle with other community members, and explore various STEM activities - from coding robots, to exploring the night sky in an immersive planetarium experience. This is a FREE event with beverages available for purchase.
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| Cascades Track & Sign Evaluation with David Moskowitz
Saturday, Sept. 16th AND Sunday, Sept. 17th |
Spend two full days in the greater Leavenworth area, with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, educator and author, David Moskowitz. This class is a wildlife track and sign evaluation through CyberTracker North America. This class is an excellent way to learn and investigate, with the chance to achieve a wildlife tracking certificate!
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SAVE THE DATE! Sunset & S'mores Wednesday, October 11th |
Save the date for WRI's 2nd annual Sunset & S'mores on
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 at the Wenatchee River Institute! Come gather for an evening of food and s'more fun. There will be food, drinks, live music, and more. A fall evening you won't want to miss!
More details and registration will be available soon. |
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Summer Camp Registration and Waitlists |
There's still space in one of the newly added camps!
Naturalist Camp (entering grades 1-3), August 7-11
All other summer camps are full, but we are working through the waitlists as those camps get closer. Sign up for a waitlist here and you will be notified if your camper gets to the top of the list. |
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Summer is in full swing! Check out some highlights from the summer camps that happened in the last couple of weeks below. |
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Campers entering grades 1-3 had fun learning all about food in Soil to Snack Camp! Campers visited Snowgrass Farm and got their hands dirty, they made delicious snacks (like dried local apricots!), discovered cool critters that help our food grow, and played lots of games. |
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In this partnered camp, campers ages 6-10 spent their mornings learning mountain bike skills and trail riding with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. They spent their afternoons at WRI exploring the area and walking the trails. On their final day, they helped maintain trails! |
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There were 2 sessions of River Wild in the last 2 weeks! In this camp, campers entering grades 4-6 explored the Wenatchee River. They went paddle-boarding and tubing, learning the skills and knowledge to continue adventuring in the river! |
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By now, you have heard from us about our yearly membership drive... It's time to get involved and renew or begin your WRI membership!
As a WRI member, you join a community committed to putting people in touch with the natural world. You are not only doing good work, but you also get benefits! Your membership provides you with registration discounts on all of our education programs (including workshops, Bird Fest, and garden plots), day rentals of the facility, plus first access to popular programs like mushroom foraging. Not sure if you're a member? Email Randee.
With a donation of $45 or more, you automatically become a WRI member until May 31, 2024! WRI memberships run from June 1-May 31 and can be renewed yearly with a donation. Learn more and become a member here. |
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We need your help! A couple of WRI staff members are looking for housing in the area. Do you have any leads? -
A new staff member is looking for housing to move in at the end of August or beginning of September. They are looking for a place to stay in Leavenworth (20-30 minute commute max). They do not have pets, but are okay with roommates having pets. Their budget is around $1,000/month.
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Another staff member is looking for a house to rent for 2 people and one friendly cat. They are looking anywhere from Leavenworth to Wenatchee and need to move in by October. Their budget is $2,000/month.
If you have any leads, please email Randee. Thank you for your help in the search! |
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Gleaning Volunteer Opportunities |
Have you heard of Upper Valley MEND's gleaning program? Gleaning is harvesting excess or unmarketable produce from farms, orchards, and backyard gardens. All of this produce goes to the local food bank, the Community Cupboard.
This week and next week, Upper Valley MEND needs as many hands as possible to glean 4 acres of cherries in Cashmere! You can register to volunteer for dates this week: WRI staff is hoping to help glean cherries sometime next week. Stay tuned for details to be released on our social media. We hope you can join us!
All gleaning volunteer opportunities can be found here. |
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Thank you to our donors from the last two weeks! |
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| Rusty and Amanda Gibbs
Bridget Farrell and Paul Shotwell Tracy and Ben Brulotte - Sustaining Marie DeJournette Randy and Marge Zerger Kathleen McNalty and Steve Wright Polly Feehan and Jamie Tackman Penelope and Larry Tobiska Russ and Cordy Beckstead
Teresa and Rod Goninan John and Susan Butruille Stella Day and Matt Primomo Eliot and Tina Scull Dave and Pat Notter - Sustaining Rod and Deb Hubert Gene Irvine Jill LaRue and Tom Ettinger Tiffany Brine-Davies and Bill Davies - Sustaining Michele McKay Sue and Kevin Kane
Maggie and Scott McManus Diane McKenzie Linda Sarratt Lorene Farrar Janet and Jim Mano Chris Rader Ken Heinle and Kris Cameron Marsha and Carl Sjoberg Bill Jenkins |
| Judy and Ken Butcher Kristin and Mark Simpson
Craig Garver and Barbara Hume Ann and Gary Colley Bruce and Dianne McCammon Heather and Patrick Murphy
Dave and Nancy Bartholomew - Sustaining Suzanne Sorom Jenny and Scott Wyatt Andrew Dolan
Robert and Pat Strand John and Lina Conrad Judy Chavez Lisi Ott - Sustaining Gretchen Rohde
Jane and John Zanol Kathy and Greg Prentice Joan Boyd in memory of Jean Field Shotwell
Sharon and Greg Lunz William Griffin Theresa and Richard D-Litzenberger Judy Clark Joe and Bernie Reichlin Larry Morris and Cheryl Kulas Christine and David Morgan Jill Brennan Lori Aylesworth and John McKerlie Suzanne Gromme Merry and Joseph Roy |
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All of these donors have contributed to our 2023-2024 Membership Drive. Learn how you can become a WRI member here. |
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