This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
If you have been hiking or mountain biking towards the top of the Apricot Crisp Trail in the Horse Lake Reserve in the past few years, you may have come across a series of Western bluebird nesting boxes put up by North Central Washington Audubon and some dedicated volunteers.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort has highlighted the economic benefits of its proposed expansion project, but some residents oppose it over potential negative environmental impacts.
Emily Thornton
News Editor
On the heels of Chelan County releasing the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort’s proposed expansion project, the resort on Monday announced its own economic impact study.
Emily Thornton
News Editor
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
The bicycle’s wheels hummed along the pavement as it shot downhill beneath towering madrona trees, while the wide-blue Puget Sound could be seen peaking through the branches on the left.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
The Wyoming man who deliberately ran down a wolf with his snowmobile in 2024 didn't face any consequences, unless you count a $250 fine for "possessing a live animal." But as the terrible story and graphic photos of the wolf's suffering spread across the nation, public reaction could be summ…
Are you looking to take advantage of the long weekend to get in some last-minute camping? Washington State Parks allows reservations until 2 p.m. on the date of arrival for those wanting a last taste of the outdoors for the summer.
I have admittedly never been an outdoorsy person. Growing up in the Wenatchee Valley, I yearned for the big buildings, bustling streets, and constant activity of the city, and I moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington as soon as I turned 18 and graduated high school.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
Vail Resorts on Tuesday announced "Epic Friend Tickets,” a new benefit for 2025-26 season-long Epic Pass Holders to share savings with friends.
Tony Buhr is working in Stehekin for the summer. Throughout the season, he’ll write of his experiences when his feet are tired and his fingers ache for the keyboard.
Chelan County has no waterways qualifying for the federal designation of being a “Wild and Scenic” river. Our closest contestant may be the White River, flowing 33 miles from the eastern boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness into Lake Wenatchee. In summer, the name of this river would seem a misnomer. Instead of being white, the glacial till saturating the water reflects both forest and sky and takes on a beautiful blue hue. Couple that with dramatic cliffs and peaks confining the blue water and you’ll be hard pressed to find a prettier river.
While living in North Central Washington, residents will never be short of scenic hikes; however, there is one particular area some visitors covet most.
Jacob Ford
Photo Editor
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is facing staffing shortages this summer, impacting maintenance and management of popular recreation areas.
Jenni Rodas
World staff writer
Tony Buhr is working in Stehekin for the summer. Throughout the season, he’ll write of his experiences when his feet are tired and his fingers ache for the keyboard.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
A controversial plan to kill up to half a million invasive barred owls to protect endangered spotted owls is in jeopardy after the Trump administration terminated three critical grants funding the program.
Tony Buhr is working in Stehekin for the summer. Throughout the season, he’ll write of his experiences when his feet are tired and his fingers ache for the keyboard.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
In a Sunday press release, after almost a century, the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club announced the selection of its first executive director, Murray Bartholomew.
Rand Stevens
World sports writer
Tony Buhr is working in Stehekin for the summer. Throughout the season, he’ll write of his experiences when his feet are tired and his fingers ache for the keyboard.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
The Wenatchee Sportsman Association and the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife would like to invite you to join our staff, volunteers, and partners at our annual free National Hunting and Fishing Day event for youth and families.
With many national parks facing huge backlogs of deferred maintenance — Yellowstone National Park alone is estimated to have more than $1 billion — the federal government is proposing a new fee on foreign visitors to address some of the shortfall.
Because of several factors, CCA (Coastal Conservation Association) Washington, an “advocacy group dedicated to protecting the precious resources of our region’s salmon, steelhead, and other Northwest fish,” stated on its website, the cancellation of the annual Wenatchee Salmon Derby.
Rand Stevens
World sports writer
I hiked up along a plunging river through dusty brown vegetation, whose seed pods rattled like a snake’s tail as I brushed against them beneath ponderosa pine trees.
The dusty landscape fell away and I hiked up through thick wildflower-filled shrubbery, including thimble berries, indian paintbrush and tiger lilies, so dense you had to push through them.
More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the results of an aerial survey of forests by the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say they are e-bikes: If they can rip uphill at 20 miles per hour without pedaling, I think of them as motorcycles.
Tony Buhr is working in Stehekin for the summer. Throughout the season, he'll write of his experiences when his feet are tired from the trails and his fingers yearn for the keyboard.
Nearly 75 trails snake across the whole of Chelan County with several located within U.S. Forest Service land — land that could be sold to private entities with the passage of a U.S. Senate budget bill in Congress.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story first appeared on wenatcheeoutdoors.org.
Anglers fish the Columbia River near the Odabashian Bridge in Wenatchee on Saturday. The weekend marked the East Wenatchee Rotary Club’s 33rd Pikeminnow Derby over Father’s Day weekend. For every 1,000 qualifying pikeminnows turned in, a random drawing for $1,000 was held. A prize went to a participant who has submitted at least 10 qualifying fish.
Loren Benoit
Staff Photographer
If the Wenatchee post office were to display a "Most Wanted" poster of invasive weeds, which bad actors might occupy the top spots?
In truth, the worst of the worst unwanted weeds is highly localized. Rainfall, temperatures, sunlight, soil type, and the amount of disturbed soil all affect which thugs will have a competitive advantage and flourish.
Wallace Falls is an uphill climb through thick, green ferns and mixed tree forests, covered in deep blankets of moss.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
Stands of blackened trees — burnt from the 2024 Pioneer fire — line along all 17-miles of the Chelan Lakeshore Trail, but bright-green undergrowth rises from the ashes, alive and thriving.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
Rolling hills of gold with specks of bright purple and over it all stand the tall guardians of the Stuart Mountain Range wreathed in snow.
CASHMERE — Chelan County authorities are asking for the public’s cooperation when accessing the Olalla Canyon Trail, where a major bloom of balsamroot flowers has draws hordes of hikers.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
For the first time, Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort is opening the Chair 5 Pub for the summer, welcoming guests to the mountain beginning Friday, June 6 and running through October 26. The new summer offering will feature an all-new menu highlighting local beers, wines, and seasonal ing…
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