News & Press

Good food, good drink and a good cause. Tonight at South's Pybus Market location!
The 29th Annual Celebration Dinner reservations are open!
Ninety concerned individuals gathered at the museum on September 21 to discuss climate change, the environmental threats of global warming, and possible action steps.
The Board gives input to the Mayor and City Council regarding open space and recreational opportunities in Wenatchee.
The city is working toward two land swaps that will eventually lead to a new parking lot and education center at the base of Saddle Rock.
We are excited share the news that your support of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has helped secure another big win for salmon, for the Entiat River, and for the heritage of an old family homestead!

Wenatchee River Institute is pleased to announce the next Wenatchee Naturalist 10-week course offering, September 17 - December 10, 2014. There will be two course offerings with Susan Ballinger as lead instructor. We are partnering with Wenatchee Valley College and weekly classes will be held on the Wenatchee campus. The daytime course meets Wednesdays from 1:00-3:30 pm and the evening course meets Wednesdays from 6:00-8:30 pm. Three all-day field trips and one half day field trip are co-led by expert scientists, on Thursdays for the daytime course, and on Saturdays for the evening course.

Hear CDLT's Neal Hedges talk about the effects of the recent fire that burned parts of Jacobson and Saddle Rock.
Doctors in Wenatchee have been passing out some unusual prescriptions lately – not pills, but mountain hikes. It’s called the Foothills Hiking Challenge
Work that started last fall to reduce the braided network of trails leading to Saddle Rock is being undone this spring by vandals.
Listen to a Koho Radio interview with Hana Butler, who works for Chelan County Extension, one of our partners for getting kids outside!
Bugs and birds, fish, beavers and deer: Mission View Elementary School fifth-graders are learning there’s a lot of wildlife to see close to home.