Columbia Rolls On Event: Salmon Homecoming
Wenatchee Naturalist, Mara Bohman, invites us all to attend this free event on Nov. 15, 2018, at the Cashmere Riverside Center, 6:30-8:30pm They called them June Hogs, the largest and Continue Reading →
Tag: Eco-region
Citizen Science Tools for everyone
We live in an exciting time where the internet has birthed a new field: Citizen Science. The Oxford English Dictionary recently defined citizen science as “scientific work undertaken by members Continue Reading →
National Habitat Network features Wenatchee Naturalist Lisa Robison
It was exciting to open the July enewsletter of the Habitat Network, a citizen science project offered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and see the lead article about Wenatchee Continue Reading →
Sky-painter
I wrote this article over 20-years ago, but it still rings true – I love to sky-paint! I hope you’ll be inspired to join me in this creative practice that Continue Reading →
The Columbia River Rolls On – Wenatchee Naturalist Stories: Chapter 4
Wenatchee Naturalist, Mara Bohman, artfully combines her curiosity with research acumen, a keen photographer’s eye, and a fluid writing style to explore facets of our Columbia River watershed. Take a peek at Continue Reading →
Wildfires affect on local landscape
Last summer on July 7, 2014, my husband and I landed in Fairbanks, Alaska after a 10-day wilderness river trip. We turned on our cell phones and found text messages Continue Reading →
Eco-tourism is at your backdoor
For me, the change of season to spring makes me want get to outside to explore new places and see wildlife, wildflowers, and expansive views. Similar to being a tourist Continue Reading →
Gifts for Nature-Loving Friends & Family
Are you gift shopping for a nature-loving friend or family member? If so, adding a field guide to a naturalist’s home library is a great match. Locally, good places to Continue Reading →
New guide points out our native shrubs, trees
June in the Wenatchee Valley is peak bloom time for many native shrubs that form dense thickets in foothill ravines and alongside streams. Have you caught a whiff of sweet Continue Reading →
Make it an adventure, don’t mention the hike
If you ask local parents who routinely take their children out on the trails of our region, they will likely advise you not to ask kids if they want to Continue Reading →