New Wenatchee Area Field Guide now available!

Curious Wenatchee area residents and visitors can use a newly published brochure to guide identification of locally common native plants and animals. The Wenatchee Area Field Guide is lightweight, waterproof, and costs $10 (includes tax). Users are introduced to over 100 native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Color illustrations accompany descriptive texts, helping the observer to identify species quickly. This folding pocket naturalist guide is available for purchase at the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce and Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. 

The publication is a partnership project between Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT), the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Wenatchee Naturalist program.   Wenatchee Naturalist program lead, Susan Ballinger, researched and selected the species and wrote the descriptive texts. CDLT coordinated the Waterford Press publication and the Chamber is administering sales. All proceeds will be returned to a CDLT dedicated account to fund a future second printing. All partners desire to showcase the diversity of life in our region and to build broad support for protecting the habitats where native plants and animals live.   

With the coming of spring wildflowers and the return of migrating birds, now is the perfect time to purchase a copy. It makes an excellent gift for people of all ages and easily fits in a pocket.