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Bird Photo Quiz

Can you tell a chukar from a chickadee? A flicker from a finch? Test your bird skills with this photo quiz that features birds you might see during a hike or bike ride in the Wenatchee Valley.

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Closer Look: 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.

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Rocky Reach Trail Updates

The Rocky Reach Trail is now a go after more than a decade of trials and litigation. The 4.9-mile non-motorized trail to connect the northern end of the Loop Trail and Lincoln Rock State Park has been approved by the State Supreme Court (twice) and there is no more legal wiggle room for trail opponents to delay this project.

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Play More - Celebrate WenatcheeOutdoors Day

We’re spending so many hours in the office that it feels like we must work for WenatcheeIndoors. Do you feel the same? Do you need a break from YourCompany Indoors? We're here to help: Tell your boss you can't work on  March 22 because ... it's WenatcheeOutdoors Day.
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Land Trust Goes Big

Recently the Land Trust announced the biggest fund-raising campaign ever launched by a non-profit in the Wenatchee Valley. The Land Trust hopes to raise $8.1 million and double the amount of protected open space in the Wenatchee Foothills. Cascade Subaru sees this as an important step in maintaining the region's livability and has become a title sponsor at the $50,000 level.
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Fledging Snowshoers Spread Wings

The emails started flying Friday morning. A week after the end-of-course final trek, the graduates of the Wenatchee Outdoors Snowshoeing Class were eager to put new knowledge to the test. Destination: Peak 6,056 beyond Clara Lake.


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Lessons in the Snow

Fed up with working indoors for an outdoor website, AmeriCorps volunteer Shelly Forster escaped her desk and hit the trail. In January she helped lead a weekly family snowshoe series with the Wenatchee Parks and Rec department. Along the way she discovered what it means to take WenatcheeOutdoors... outdoors.


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Snowshoeing Navigation

The final class in the WenatcheeOutdoors snowshoeing course, sponsored by the city and Subaru, focused on backcountry navigation. These notes from the class discuss navigational tools (maps, compass, GPS) and tips for effectively using them.
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Snowshoeing Navigation

The final class in the WenatcheeOutdoors snowshoeing course focused on backcountry navigation. These notes from the class discuss navigational tools (maps, compass, GPS) and tips for effectively using them.
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Snow News is Good News

Red snow. If you’ve wandered the alpine zone during late spring or summer, chances are you’ve seen it. Does this mean you’ve stumbled across evidence of a homicide? Maybe. More likely, though, you’ve discovered a patch of Chlamydomonas nivalis.