Cultivating awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region
I wish we had a more endearing term that “lithosols” to describe Columbia Basin habitats of thin, rocky soils!. Here, the wind deposits has deposited bits of soil in-between a pavement of lichen-encrusted basalt rocks. Each spring, a diverse display of native wildflowers create splashes of color worth exploring. Continue Reading →
Osprey are large fish-eating bird-of-prey found not just in Wenatchee, but all around the world. Today’s blog serves to introduce this species, using spectacular shots by local photographer, Frank Cone. T 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 →
East Wenatchee resident and Wenatchee Naturalist, Keith Minard, enrolled in the fall 2018 course as a retiree, wanting to rekindle his childhood habit of keeping a field journal. He dug Continue Reading →
Throughout the seasons, the Wenatchee and Columbia River watersheds inspires so many of us with beauty and wonder. I’m pleased to share three perspectives of Wenatchee Naturalist class members, Jean Continue Reading →
Local historian, Bill Layman, invites us all to a book release party for Red Star Blue Star Defeats Spexman at the museum on December 19th, featuring author and Wenatchi/P’squosa Colville Continue Reading →
Next week, the Wenatchee Public Library is featuring two terrific Washington authors, Robert Michael Pyle and Jack Nisbet. Both are regionally and nationally acclaimed natural historians, gifted writers of award-winning Continue Reading →
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 →