Join Week 2 – Naturalist Challenge

Welcome to Week 2 of our 10-week challenge, designed to encourage new naturalist discoveries as we continue to practice social distancing and wait for the coming vaccinations! I invite you to rustle up a pair of snowshoes, shoe gripper/spikes, or cross county skis and head out to create your own adventure.
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Kitchen Window Community Science

Becoming a Project Feederwatch volunteer can be one way to battle feeling gloomy all winter long, November to April. Consider becoming a community scientist making bird observations as you look out your window. You will join over 20,000 Canadian and U.S. participants during this is kick-off week for Project Feederwatch: Continue Reading →

Curious About … Using Native Plants?

The “Natives ‘N More Garden” contains a mixture of native and non-native plants that may be grown in our north central Washington climate. The plants are labeled with their common and scientific names, with additional designations of which are native and Firewise. Continue Reading →

Curious About … Our Path Ahead?

I hope you’ll find something of interest in the Fall 2020 e-News that will provide joyful substance for your heart, mind and body. Life-long learning is like a map, guiding the hiker along rocky new paths to an unforeseen destination. Continue Reading →

Curious About … Plant Recovery After Fire?

Plants are closely attuned to the places they live, their habitat. Plant species differ in their ecological amplitude to respond to changes to their habitat. They grow successfully in places within their tolerance levels for environmental factors such as cold, shade, or drought combined with abiotic factors such as soil type and geographic locale. In addition to usual fluctuations in the growing conditions habitat can be altered, at times dramatically, by disturbances such as fire or flood. Continue Reading →

Curious About … Osprey?

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 →

Wenatchee Naturalist Stories: Chapter 20

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 →

Wenatchee Naturalist Stories: Chapter 19

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 →