Category: North Central Washington

Sagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus)

Join Week 7 – Naturalist Challenge

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Welcome to Week 7 of our 10-week challenge, designed to encourage new naturalist discoveries as we continue to practice social distancing and wait for the coming vaccinations! March brings us the first signs of spring, while our mountains are still shining with snow. Try to get outside early when the mud is firm under foot! Continue Reading →

Snowy Owl on rock pile Photo: Marilyn Sherling

Sense of Place: Surveying Raptors on the Waterville Plateau

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This week’s guest post by Marilyn Sherling includes stunning photos taken this winter during monthly community science surveys on the Waterville Plateau. Marilyn and her daughter, Amanda, are monthly volunteers for the East Cascades Audubon Society’s Winter Raptors Survey Project. This winter, over 300 volunteers across five states participated, surveying 451 routes. Continue Reading →

Looking N from Lake Wenatchee State Park

Join Week 6 – Naturalist Challenge

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Welcome to Week 6 of our 10-week challenge, designed to encourage new naturalist discoveries as we continue to practice social distancing and wait for the coming vaccinations! Continue Reading →

Nuttall's cottontail tracks

Curious About…tracking rabbits and squirrels?

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The Wenatchee Valley has been blanketed in snow this week, creating fresh opportunities for tracking wildlife in our neighborhoods. The edges of town are home to many small mammals, including Nuttall’s cottontail rabbits. Where trees dominate, we have both native and non-native squirrels. Continue Reading →

Dog Rock Photo: Jenny Graevell

Stories in Place: Dog Rock Gorge

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This “Stories in Place” post features a late-afternoon 2/9/21 trip report by naturalist Jenny Graevell, and the larger tale of how her conservation volunteerism has engendered a strong web of friendships. Continue Reading →