Category: North Central Washington

Biological soil with newly sprouted annual wildflower seeds

Curious About … Biological Soil Crust?

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biological soil crust is an essential element of healthy soil. A mix of moss, lichen, and blue-green algae form a thin cohesive layer providing nutrients and water to sprouting seeds. Continue Reading →

A curious 4th grade student studying mountain goat fur

Traveling Naturalist Program Launched!

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Volunteers needed for the Wenatchee River Institute’s Classroom Traveling Naturalist Program. This program serves 4th grade classrooms with high numbers of low-income and minority students across North Central Washington. Curriculum is focused on structure and function in the natural world and occurs in classrooms and on school grounds. Volunteers will work alongside trained instructors. Continue Reading →

Children's literature to use to build curiosity about being out in nature

Wenatchee Naturalist Stories: Chapter 18

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The class of 2019 included a group of four professional educators who each created new lessons to build their students’ observation skills and to ignite their curiosity about our valley’s Continue Reading →

Elisa Lopez

Wenatchee Naturalist Stories: Chapter 17

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Members of the 2019 class shared volunteer projects at our final session. Four people jumped right into community engagement in support of the program mission. Continue Reading →

Coyote paw print photo by Susan Ballinger

WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 13

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During the Wenatchee Naturalist course, each participant visits their own field site and makes weekly field journal observations.  At the end of the course, each person creates a presentation, sharing Continue Reading →