Curious About … Biological Soil Crust?
biological soil crust is an essential element of healthy soil. A mix of moss, lichen, and blue-green algae form a thin cohesive layer providing nutrients and water to sprouting seeds. Continue Reading →
Cultivating awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the Wenatchee River region
biological soil crust is an essential element of healthy soil. A mix of moss, lichen, and blue-green algae form a thin cohesive layer providing nutrients and water to sprouting seeds. Continue Reading →
Snow Douglasii is a Wenatchee Mountain endemic native perennial wildflower that blooms as snow is melting. Continue Reading →
This “Curious About” series features one species, Mule Deer, with resources for learners of all ages Continue Reading →
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 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 →
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 →
Visit the Chelan Ridge HawkWatch International site to view and learn about migrating raptors. Continue Reading →
Last fall, three intrepid adults commuted from the north to take part in the 12-week Wenatchee Naturalist course: Darlene Schoenwald arrived from Withrop, Don France traveled from Manson, and Christy Nielsen Continue Reading →
During the Wenatchee Naturalist course, each participant visits their own field site and makes weekly field journal observations. At the end of the course, each person creates a presentation, sharing Continue Reading →