Cultivating awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region
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Local historian, Bill Layman, invites us all to a book release party for Red Star Blue Star Defeats Spexman at the museum on December 19th, featuring author and Wenatchi/P’squosa Colville Continue Reading →
Next week, the Wenatchee Public Library is featuring two terrific Washington authors, Robert Michael Pyle and Jack Nisbet. Both are regionally and nationally acclaimed natural historians, gifted writers of award-winning Continue Reading →
The public is invited to attend the annual all-Wenatchee Naturalist volunteer recognition social on Sunday, Nov. 18 (2-4pm) at Wenatchee Valley College Campus Theater. Audubon Washington’s Christi Norman and NCWAS Continue Reading →
At our final Wenatchee Naturalist class last December, Amanda wowed us all with her lyrical poem about Wenatchee watershed wildlife. Read the poem aloud to delight in her magical use Continue Reading →
Consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist! If you are looking for a way to deepen your connection to both the natural and human aspects of our collective home, consider becoming a Continue Reading →
Chelsea Evans is a young professional who has choose to return to her hometown of Cashmere. She jumped into last fall’s evening Wenatchee Naturalist course while working her day-job at Continue Reading →
Chapter 7 brings three more stories of new deep connections to North Central Washington’s landscapes by three class members. Susan Douglas was our longest-distance commuter, driving 70 miles from Almira Continue Reading →
One component of the Wenatchee Naturalist course is to learn to quickly recognize 100 common plants and animals of the Wenatchee watershed. Class member Jan Evans created a fun Charades Continue Reading →
In December, the most recent class of Wenatchee Naturalists completed their course by presenting final projects. Creativity ran high as participants reflected back on their personal growth over the 12-week Continue Reading →
Budding herpetologist*, Torsten Watkins, is a 6th grader at Orchard Middle School and he likes to spend his free time seeking out native reptiles and amphibians. He and his Dad Continue Reading →