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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 →
Ecuador beckons
Wenatchee Valley’s March color palette of mostly browns triggers me to dream of tropical places awash in color – like Ecuador! Next August, my brother-in-law, John Winnie Jr., is leaded Continue Reading →
WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 9
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 →
WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 8
Two young professionals, Marjie Lodwick and Malarie Morgan, commuted down from Leavenworth all fall to participate in the Wenatchee Naturalist course. Both were able to immediately apply class materials to Continue Reading →
WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 7
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 →
WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 6
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 →
WENATCHEE NATURALIST STORIES: CHAPTER 5
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 →
Desert Night Snake Discovered at Saddle Rock
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 →
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 →
Plein Air painting “Bridged” by Cindy Rietveldt
Wenatchee Naturalist, Cindy Rietveldt, can be found almost every morning walking her dog walk along the Wenatchee River in Peshastin. Each day, she observes, takes pictures and then goes home Continue Reading →