Foothills North Natural Area

Temporary inconvenience for a major gain!

Are you looking for a hands-on way to positively impact our lands in just two hours? Do you like to get outside in the company of other like-minded folks? Consider signing up to join the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust for our Weed Warrior knapweed pulls this spring.

To preserve native plant habitat and be a good neighbor, contractors and CDLT staff are spraying weeds at Horse Lake Reserve and near Balsamroot Trail. All herbicides are applied with a blue dye. Click on the link below for the product label.

Weed spraying is subject to change due to weather and other variables.

Get out on the trails and explore spring wildflo

Join us at Horse Lake for our 5th Sage Fest - hosted by CDLT and Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Saturday April 15th.

Controlling over 20 species of noxious weeds is one of our toughest stewardship duties. The timing of weed control treatments depends on the stage of plant growth and favorable weather conditions so we keep a flexible schedule.

On the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the 2015 Sleepy Hollow Wildfire in the Wenatchee Foothills, CDLT invites you come see the natural recovery of the resident native plants along the Balsamroot Trail. Hike leader and Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger, will share a photo point series and highlight the adaptations of native plants (a

Learn about trails in our area, whether you hike, bike, run or ride a horse. Trails provide entry into the special places that make our area so spectacular - places that provide space for wildlife to live and humans to visit.

Foothills North Natural Area’s 382 acres of shrub-steppe habitat provides stunning views of the Columbia and Wenatchee Rivers, vital homes for wildlife, and an important trail connection.