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NOVEMBER 4TH E-NEWSLETTER

Programs

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Glaciers of Washington's National Parks

Tuesday, Nov 10th, 6:30PM

Jon Riedel established glacier monitoring programs at Olympic (2013), Mount Rainier (2003) and North Cascades (1993) national parks to track changes in more than 500 glaciers. Join us to hear about what he has learned.

Glacier Info Here

Volcano Hazards from the Cascade Volcanos

Tuesday, Nov 17th, 6:30PM

Washington is home to 4 of the 18 Very-High-Threat volcanoes in our nation! Join Seth Moran, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory, to learn more about these volcanos and the hazards they present.

Volcano Info Here

nxaʔamxčín Language Class

Tues. Nov 24th, Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th, 6PM-7PM

Learn the native language of the p'squosa (Wenatchi) people. Newly added: scholarships for registration available. If you are unable to afford the fee please email Rachel Bishop at rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org. We will figure out a plan! If you are already signed up and wished there was a scholarship for you, please email as well. Only a few spots left!

Photo of Annette Timentwa (on left) and Pauline Stensgar, the last fluent nxaʔamxčín speaking elder (on right)

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Fall Day Camps

November is full of camps! Register now to claim your spot. No camps the week of Thanksgiving.

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Place

Welcome New Staff

Lucas Boyd is joining the Youth Education team as our newest Field Educator. With Lucas on board we can offer more camp programming!

Bird Nest Rock Garden

Thank you to Ann and Gary Colley for all the work put into the new garden! Come enjoy the beauty of natural stone in the Bird Nest Rock Garden.

Neat Nature Note

Missing Tails?

Have you noticed salmon carcasses with no tails? Those are hatchery-origin fish that had coded-wire implant tags in them for identification. They did not return to the hatcheries so various fish management agencies (USFWS, WDFW, PUD) do surveys to identify them. This helps to know how many are out intermingling with wild fish. Their goal is to remove as many hatchery fish off spawning grounds as possible. The tags are put into various body parts of the hatchery fish. They must be removed to get the unique number, a difference from PIT tags. This is why we see salmon without heads and tails!

WRI is now a part of the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program! Sign in to your Fred Meyer account HERE. Once logged into your account, search for Wenatchee River Institute and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.