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  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Fire Reverie

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Join the Wenatchee River Institute and the Cascadia Prescribed Burn Association in a celebration of fire.

    This will be an evening to celebrate fire where we will bring warmth and light to the night. We will have firepits set up to gather around fire, fire dancers, a mobile sauna to enjoy after a cold plunge, food, stories, music, a drum circle and your community’s company.

    Please bring a chair to relax and listen to the poetry and music. We also encourage you to bring quick easy food to cook over the fire.

    This event is open and welcome for all to join, no registration is required.

  • Nature TRIVIA Night

    Downtown Wenatchee Orondo Avenue & South Columbia Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States

    Join CDLT, Sustainable NCW, and Wenatchee River Institute for an evening of trivia at Watercore Cider! Come and test your knowledge of all things nature and sustainability.

    This is a FREE event, but donations are welcome.
    Prizes for the winning team!

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Winter Wander at the Hatchery

    Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery 12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Begin the year with new discoveries! No experience needed! Starting from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, join Wenatchee River Institute naturalist guides on a one-mile trail along beautiful Icicle Creek. We will learn about native wildlife and ecology along the way. What signs do we see along the trail that tell us what animals were there? How do the plants and animals survive winter? Gaiters and poles will be provided (and snowshoes if weather/snowpack permits).

  • Red Barn Event: Wolf Land Film Screening

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    No registration required. Doors to the Red Barn open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The film will start just after 7:00pm. Run time is 71 minutes and will be followed by a Q+A with producer Sarah Hoffman. This Red Barn Event is a LIVE ONLY event and will NOT be streamed or recorded.

    Wolf Land is a film about finding common ground in unlikely places. The team spent 2.5 years documenting the lives of “wolf protecting cowboy” and range rider Daniel Curry and rancher Jerry Francis in the remote wilderness of northeast Washington. Washington has had its share of conflict on this issue, and human/wildlife conflict is a story that’s typically told in polarizing extremes. This film’s goal was to document two people in the middle of this conflict working together to protect what’s most dear to each of them. For Daniel, that is endangered wolves and for Jerry, his cattle and way of life.

    We hope that this hyperlocal film, produced in the Northwest, has themes of coexistence that can touch audiences with a range of perspectives on this issue. Courtesy Cascade Public Media.

  • Wildlife Tracking: Searching for Nature’s Stories

    Join local tracker Kirk Beckendorf and WRI Community Programs Educator Virginia Shoup for a beginner-friendly, family-oriented introduction to wildlife tracking.

    Learn how to read the stories animals leave behind—tracks, scat, scratch marks, gait, and other wildlife signs—as we explore the WRI campus and nearby locations. Most of the day will be spent outdoors, with a few indoor lessons mixed in. Travel to nearby sites (within 30 minutes) will be by WRI van or carpool, depending on group size.

    Ages: 2nd grade and up (adults without children welcome). Children 15 and under must be accompanied by a participating adult and be able to stay with the group outdoors in variable weather.

    Registration required. Space is limited to 20 participants.

  • Red Barn Event: Taking Better Plant Photos

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    This event will be both in person and online. No registration required, but RSVP to receive email reminders and updates about this event! In order to attend virtually, you can find a link to the YouTube livestream on WRI’s event calendar page.

    Doors to the Red Barn open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.

    Jack Mynatt, Tracy Maynard, and Mike Power are avid, long-time hikers, skiers, and amateur photographers. Jack and Tracy are on the board of the Wenatchee Valley chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS). They have been annoying their hiking companions for decades with lengthy stops to take pictures, and now it’s your turn to slow down with them to look and listen.

    Jack and Tracy will focus (so to speak) on iPhone photography; Mike uses a DSLR. In addition to showing some pretty pictures, they will discuss a few technical issues, problems and solutions, and make suggestions for taking better shots so you too, can have your photos accepted to the WNPS Calendar.

  • Red Barn Event: Enchantments: What Comes Next?

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    After a summer of overcrowding and understaffing in the Enchantments, day-use management has reached a critical moment. Join Seattle Times outdoors reporter Gregory Scruggs, TREAD Executive Director Mat Lyons, and Wenatchee Outdoors Executive Director Sarah Shaffer for a discussion on potential changes along the Icicle Creek corridor, lessons from other mountain towns, and on-the-ground stewardship efforts in the Enchantments.

    This hybrid event offers both in-person and online viewing. Watch live or later on YouTube via the link on WRI’s calendar—no registration required. RSVP to receive reminders and updates. Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase; the presentation begins at 7:00pm.

  • Red Barn Event: Valley of the Bears Film Screening (in-person only!)

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    LIVE ONLY! This Red Barn Event will NOT be streamed or recorded.

    No registration required, but RSVP to receive email reminders and updates about this event!

    Doors to the Red Barn open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The film will start just after 7:00pm. Run time is 52 minutes and will be followed by a panel discussion with Washington Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.

    Valley of the Bears follows bears and humans in the Bella Coola Valley, British Columbia. A coexistence way of life is being adopted, however, human-bear conflict is on the rise. We hope that local residents will find parallels between the lessons learned in other communities and those of us who live with black bears in the Cascades.

    Consider joining us on Saturday, April 11th at the Black Bear Bonanza for a full day of talks, discussions, and demonstrations all about black bears!

     

  • Black Bear Bonanza @ Wenatchee River Institute

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Bring the whole family out for a hands-on, community-focused day centered on black bears, conservation, and living responsibly in bear country. The Black Bear Bonanza will feature practical bear conflict-prevention education, bear biology and population insights from local experts, live demonstrations, youth activities, and conversations about the cultural, ecological, and conservation role of regulated bear hunting. Whether you’re a hiker, hunter, parent, or simply curious about the wildlife we share this landscape with, there’s something here for everyone.

  • International Dark Sky Celebration

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Join Wenatchee Valley Astronomy Club and Wenatchee River Institute for a Dark Sky Celebration to close out International Dark Sky Week!

    If you’ve been to our Red Barn Events, this is like a Red Barn Event Plus- with two fantastic speakers, trivia, family-friendly crafts, and star-gazing! Join us for all or part of the festivities. BYO Snacks. Beer, wine, and sparkling water will be sold throughout the afternoon.

  • Earth Day Trash Pick-Up @ Wenatchee River Institute

    Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA, United States

    Come on down to the Wenatchee River Institute to participate in a community cleanup of all the litter that accumulated over the winter along the riverfront trails. It’s a great time to get outside to enjoy the beautiful spring wildflowers and birds and to work together to help out our natural areas. We will have gloves and bags available for volunteers!

    Meet at the WRI parking lot. We will walk along the trails and pick up any trash that we find.

  • 5th Annual Trashion Show

    This fashion show will showcase wearable art made from recycled and repurposed materials. Come check out the creative pieces built! Team categories this year include: adult, youth, and family. Prizes are available for each category, plus a People’s Choice Award, where audience members will get to vote for their favorite outfit.

    This event is held outside on the WRI River Haus Lawn. Bring snacks, a picnic blanket, or a camp chair to make yourself comfortable. We will have some chairs available as well. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be for sale during this event.

    No registration is required to attend this event as an audience member. Just show up and enjoy the fun!

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