Cultivating awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region
The Wenatchee Naturalist mission is to cultivate awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region by developing an active corps of well-informed community volunteers. This hardy group of 22 Continue Reading →
I’m pleased to introduce the 25 people who formed the fall 2024 learning community of Wenatchee Naturalists. We traveled the Wenatchee, Entitat, and Columbia River watersheds together on field trips. Continue Reading →
Please use the information below to learn how you can express your opinion. As citizens, we have the opportunity to make our voice heard by submitting comments and/or attending a meeting. As background, read my blog post, Why I Support Reintroduction of Grizzly Bears to North Cascades National Park. Continue Reading →
North Central Washington is on the map for migrating neotropical Rufous, Calliope, and Black-chinned hummingbirds, as they fly thousands of miles from their wintering habitats in the mountains of Western Mexico northward, as far north as southern Alaska. During migration they fly during the day, and use early mornings and late evenings to fuel up on nectar, insects, and sugar water in feeders. Abundant nectar-producing flowers on early-blooming native shrubs like Serviceberry and Currents offer critical calories that fuel long-distant flight. Continue Reading →
“Look Up! Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window” is a collection of essays about the joys of establishing a personal practice of ‘looking up’. Woody offers simple advice on how to get started and tells stories of the marvelous things we can encounter when we take the time to genuinely see that which is around us. Continue Reading →
As I walk, I often think about this resilient and wide-spread native plant, that is found throughout the western U.S at a wide variety of elevations. You can still find fresh flower blooms on plants growing at 3000″ in mid-June in the Wenatchee Mountain while the mid-June Wenatchee Foothills plants have already shed their ripe seeds. Continue Reading →
For just a short week in early April, the ravines in the Wenatchee Foothills are bursting with serviceberry blossoms. Continue Reading →
Arrowleaf balsamroot is a long-lived perennial wildflower that blooms in the shrub-steppe. Many animals and insects use it for food and it is adapted to re-grown after wildfire. Continue Reading →
Meet the 2022 Class of Wenatchee Naturalists and read the Winter eNews Continue Reading →
We could use your help. If you would like to participate in the North Central Washington hummingbird survey, the next opportunity is December 21, 2022.
You can volunteer to be part of this community science network by sending an email to ncwahummerproject@gmail.com.
You can find background information about this survey on the hummingbird page of the North Central Washington Audubon website . Continue Reading →