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+4 4 votes

Good Fire, Bad Fire

by W.O. Staff on 05/20/2013 18:45 0 comments , 175 views
Categories: Nature Stories, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: matt dahlgreen, nature conservancy, wildfire, wenatchee complex, ryan haugo, prescribed burning

In 2012, wildfires burned over 350,000 acres in Washington. Fire suppression costs exceeded $88 million dollars. This year, wildfire experts are predicting another crispy year for the Western US. Should we rally the troops for full-on war, or let nature take her course when plausible? In this article The Nature Conservancy's Ryan Haugo explains that like the smoke it generates, the verdict on wildfire is hazy at best.

+18 18 votes

Where IS Horse Lake?

by Shelly Forster on 05/14/2013 23:12 0 comments , 370 views
Categories: Living Here, Books, Hiking-Backpack, History, Conservation
Tags: history, horse lake reserve, everett burts, burt ranch

CDLT's easement on Horse Lake Reserve will forever protect the land from future development, but structures sprinkled across the property reveal that Horse Lake has been host to prospectors, farmers, ranchers, loggers, and bums in the not-so-distant past. Learn what life was like for Horse Lake's former homesteaders with snippets from Everett Burts' History of the Horse Lake Area.

+22 26 votes

Hands Across the Foothills.

by Andy Dappen on 04/21/2013 15:40 0 comments , 514 views
Categories: Living Here, Family Fun, Hiking-Backpack, Nature Stories, Health, Features, Conservation
Tags: wenatchee, saddle rock, chelan-douglas land trust, washington, hands across the foothills

Hands Across the Foothills was held Saturday April 20 and brought close to a thousand people together to celebrate the Wenatchee Foothills. The idea was to form a human chain snaking down from the top of Saddle Rock to Circle Street Trailhead.

+3 3 votes

Closer Look: Hands Across the Foothills

by W.O. Staff on 04/15/2013 23:16 0 comments , 180 views
Categories: Living Here, Family Fun, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack, Conservation
Tags: hiking, saddle rock, chelan-douglas land trust, wenatchee foothills campaign, hands across the foothills

The next event in CDLT's Wenatchee Foothills Campaign will be their Hands Across the Foothills photograph on Saddle Rock this Saturday, April 20. This is your chance to support the Land Trust's goal to double the preserved recreational lands in our backyard by simply going for a hike.

+21 23 votes

A New Quiet on The Western Front

by W.O. Staff on 04/09/2013 23:22 7 comments , 966 views
Categories: Snowshoeing, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiles, national forest, osvs, travel management rule

In early April, big news went down regarding snowmobile use on Forest Service lands. A federal court stated the Forest Service needs to manage snowmobile use on its lands. The case was decided in Idaho but may soon improve the outdoor experience for skiiers and snowshoers visiting the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

+26 26 votes

Are We Loving Saddle Rock to Death?

by W.O. Staff on 04/05/2013 22:57 3 comments , 860 views
Categories: Living Here, Hiking-Backpack, Conservation
Tags: saddle rock, chelan-douglas land trust, conservation, foothills, trail maintenance, trail ethic, trail stewardship

A typical spring weekend can see hundreds of people visiting Saddle Rock. It's a beautiful, accessible place to hike, and we enjoy it for good reason. However, with its spiderweb of erosion-prone social trails, Saddle Rock is also a trail steward's nightmare.

+11 11 votes

WenOut Branches Out for Kids

by Shelly Forster on 03/29/2013 18:08 0 comments , 173 views
Categories: Family Fun, Natural History-Activity, Conservation
Tags: family fun, environmental education, shrub steppe day, wenatchee museum

This past weekend WenatcheeOutdoors helped the Wenatchee Museum bring the outside to the inside at the third annual “Shrub Steppe Day”. We celebrated this brown, crusty region of the state that America once called a wasteland, but now calls an outdoor playground worth protecting for future generations.

+5 5 votes

Trail Do's and Don'ts

by W.O. Staff on 03/13/2013 06:00 2 comments , 618 views
Categories: Trail Running, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: trail building, erosion, responsible trail use, maintenance, stewardship, etiquette

How often have you used a trail without looking at the kiosk at the start listing rules of the road? We are all guilty of ignoring such listings -- after all, do we really need to be reminded about staying on the trail, not cutting switchbacks, not littering, taking only pictures…? Actually we do. Our regional trails receive very limited maintenance so users need to help out to keep them in good shape.

+18 18 votes

Land Trust Goes Big

by Andy Dappen on 03/01/2013 01:19 1 comment , 2501 views
Categories: Living Here, Snowshoeing, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack, Nature Stories, Health, Features, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: hiking, wenatchee foothills, trails, chelan-douglas land trust, fund raising campaign, trail system

The Land Trust announced on February 20 that they are shooting the moon and going big. In an effort that will be the biggest fund-raising campaign launched by a non-profit in the Wenatchee Valley, the CDLT is raising $8.1 million to double the amount of protected open space in the Wenatchee Foothills. What does this mean to the area now and in the future? A whole lot more than you might think.

+9 9 votes

How to Use WenatcheeOutdoors.org

by W.O. Staff on 02/22/2013 04:12 1 comment , 437 views
Categories: Living Here, Conditions-Article, Snowshoeing, Trail Running, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Paddling-Flat, Whitewater, Family Fun, Climbing-Mtn,Ice,Rock, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack, Nature Stories, How-To, Gear, Conservation
Tags: conditions, how to, tips, website navigation, links, searching

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