News from the Community
- The Okanogan Land Trust is hiring an
Executive Director. This is a great opportunity to make a real
difference! For more information, check out their job posting.
- The Okanogan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society offers flower and other naturalist hikes through the spring and summer. See their offerings here.
- Spring Thaw & Draw nature journaling series with Perri Howard and Mary Kiesau: themed classes will meet on Fridays, 12:30pm-5:00pm, on April 19th, May 3rd, May 17th and May 31st.
You can attend individual classes for $65 each or the whole series for
$240. Each class will begin with a nature walk and lesson, then will
move indoors to Perri's studio at TwispWorks. There are also two
day-long sessions for more experienced drawers on April 27th and May
18th. All materials are included, and space is limited to 12 people
per class. See the themes and other details, and register online at mountainkindphotography.com.
- April 27-28th - Methow Recycles Metal Drive
- 9am - 3pm each day. Methow Recycles annual metal drive will be at
Cascade Concrete on Horizon Flats Road in Winthrop. More details here.
- Ruby Slippers Farm is offering a 4-part class on Korean Natural Farming Methods.
Join them every Sunday on the farm, starting April 28th, and learn how
to make traditional preparations that enhance plant growth and
encourage beneficial microbes. For more information, call Cloudbird
(509) 997-2348.
- The Russians Are Coming! Join in a dialog with six Russian environmental educators from Siberia and the Russian Far East on Sunday, March 31st at 7pm at Trails End Bookstore.
The Russian botanists/educators are in Washington State to study the
American approach to environmental education and they will share their
approach, too.
- MVCC April 19th Climate March: Join MVCC
in Twisp on the afternoon of Friday April 19th for the Methow Climate
March! In solidarity with actions taking place all over the world,
marchers will travel from the TwispWorks campus to the Methow Valley
Community Center calling for real action on the climate crisis. Listen
to inspiring speakers, learn about education and activism
opportunities, and enjoy local food, drink and music. This gathering is
about creating positive solutions together as a community---all are
welcome! The march starts at 4:30pm at TwispWorks, with event
continuing into the evening at the Community Center. Event organized by
Methow Valley Citizens Council & North Cascades Indivisible. Email Cameron Green with any questions.
- Help NCW Audubon across the finish line! Join
NCW Audubon on the Sagebrush Songbird Survey, a multi-year shrub
steppe avian occupancy study of the Columbia Plateau in eastern
Washington. The Survey is a partnership of Audubon Washington, local
chapters and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife since 2014 and
they are hoping to complete field work in 2019! Field trainings
provided in early April. Surveys are performed once a month in spring;
one within the last two weeks of April, one within the first two weeks
of May and a final survey within the first two weeks of June. For more
info and to sign up Contact Christi Norman Audubon WA Program Director or North Central Washington Audubon Chapter Chair, Richard Scranton.
If you are with a community organization and you would like to submit an event to our Enews or Events calendar, please email us before the 25th of each month for consideration.