Cultivating awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region
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 →
The final group of talented members of the 2019 Wenatchee Naturalist class are all musicians, and their class projects used lyrics, rhythm, and melody to depict new insights about the Wenatchee Watershed. Continue Reading →
The 2019 Wenatchee Naturalist class includes four skillful artists and authors who used their talents to create clever class projects spotlighting specific locations within North Central Washington. Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
The class of 2019 shared a final evening together in mid-December, with excellent food and lively conversations. Each class member presented their own project that grew out of new learning Continue Reading →
The annual all-Wenatchee Naturalist volunteer recognition social on Nov. 17th recognized 18 volunteers and awarded service pins. Guest science, Mark Oswood, talked about Alaska’s boreal rivers. Continue Reading →
The annual all-Wenatchee Naturalist social celebrating conservation volunteerism is on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, 2-4pm, at Wenatchee Valley College Van Tassell Center cafe. All are welcome. Continue Reading →
Please join local Aududon Society members and share your opinion for the future of Horan Natural Area with Chelan PUD, either by taking a survey, writing a letter, or by attending a Nov. 6th workshop Continue Reading →
In his Art of Community Wenatchee World Podcast, Rufus Woods explores creative ways to build community. Earlier this fall, several of us had the chance to visit with him about the Continue Reading →