The Wenatchee Valley has been blanketed in snow this week, creating fresh opportunities for tracking dogs and cats, right in our yards and neighborhoods. Our towns are often travel corridors for wild Felines and Canines, like coyote, cougar, and bobcat. By learning to identify domestic dog and cat prints in snow and mud, we are training our brains to know when we see a wild member of these animal families. Continue Reading →
One reason that mule deer can thrive in so many varied habitats is their ability to be seasonal long-distance migrants. Mule deer follow the same routes, season to season, and year to year. Continue Reading →
Herpetologist Torsten Watkins explains how to tell rattlesnakes and gopher snakes apart. Continue Reading →
The Wenatchee Area Field Guide is light-weight, waterproof, and fits into your pocket. Use to help identify common native plants and animals Continue Reading →
As our days grow darker, I’m looking forward to ecologist John Winnie Jr.’s Ecuador travelogue, filled with light and life. Mark your calendar so you can take a break from 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 →
Situated north of Ephrata on state-owned lands in a sagebrush-covered coulee, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is successfully running an innovative, semi-wild pygmy rabbit recovery program, now in Continue Reading →