Community Calendar

Save the date for Wenatchee River Institute's 5th Annual Trashion Show! This fashion show will showcase wearable art made from recycled and repurposed materials. Come check out the creative pieces built by your neighbors! Team categories this year include: adult, youth, and family. Prizes are available for each category, plus a People's Choice Award where audience members will get to vote for their favorite outfit. Registration for teams is open now!

This event is held outside on the WRI River Haus Lawn. Bring snacks, a picnic blanket, or camp chair to make yourself comfortable. We will have some chairs available as well. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be for sale during this event.

This is a free event in partnership with the Wenatchee River Institute, Sustainable NCW, Waste Loop, and wonderful volunteers. If you wish to contribute to offset the costs of staff time and supplies used for this loved community event, you can donate at the link below.

No registration is required to attend this event as an audience member. Just show up and enjoy the fun!

This is a hybrid event available for both in-person and online. A livestream will be available to watch live or enjoy later. No registration required, but RSVP to receive email reminders and updates about this event! Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.

After a summer of overcrowding and understaffing in The Enchantments, the issue of day use management has reached an inflection point. Will this offseason present an opportunity to make changes along the Icicle Creek corridor, and if so, what will they entail? Hear from Seattle Times outdoors reporter Gregory Scruggs, who covered the issue closely this summer and traveled to Colorado to learn how another mountain town grappled with a similar challenge, along with Mat Lyons, Executive Director of TREAD, who has been working with Chelan County stakeholders on a proposal for alternative transportation options to Enchantments trailheads, and Sarah Shaffer, Executive Director of Wenatchee Outdoors, who will share insights on the on-the-ground work with over 40 volunteers in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, packing out pounds of trash from the Enchantments Wilderness area.

March 17th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 19th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 24th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 25th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 26th - 8 am to 5 pm
Location: Wenatchee Valley DRC (5 S Wenatchee, Suite 210; Wenatchee)
The Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center (WVDRC) is offering a Resolution Washington and Washington Mediation Association-approved Professional Mediation Training course in March 2026.
The WVDRC offers this comprehensive conflict resolution course for anyone who:
• Is interested in becoming a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
• Wants to learn more effective ways to deal with conflict at work, at home, or in the classroom.
• Is in the legal, counseling, human resources, or education field and needs relevant professional training.
The Professional Mediation Training course teaches the in-depth process of mediation, communication skills, and conflict dynamics to promote peaceful and constructive approaches to conflict and its resolution, whether in the workplace, home, or in our community.
Trainees who have completed the Professional Mediation Training course are eligible to begin a mediation practicum to become a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
Our Professional Mediation Training is an interactive learning experience offered over the course of 5 days in March. All training materials are provided.

Jazz Wednesdays 6-8pm!

Grab your horn, axe, sticks or voice and sit in!

Or sit and enjoy the best in local jazz talent.

All Ages. No Cover. Dinner show. Reservations Recommended.

Go birding with staff from the Wenatchee River Institute at our campus by the Wenatchee River! All birding skill levels are welcome. Need binoculars? We have loaner binoculars that you can borrow.

We will enjoy birding this spring in Wenatchee on the second Thursday and in Leavenworth on the last Thursday of each month.

Trail difficulty level: beginner
Trail is wide enough for ADA access, but trails are gravel
Bathrooms available at the start and end of the walk

Meet outside the River Haus at 8am. This is a FREE event and no registration is needed.

March 17th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 19th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 24th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 25th - 8 am to 5 pm
March 26th - 8 am to 5 pm
Location: Wenatchee Valley DRC (5 S Wenatchee, Suite 210; Wenatchee)
The Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center (WVDRC) is offering a Resolution Washington and Washington Mediation Association-approved Professional Mediation Training course in March 2026.
The WVDRC offers this comprehensive conflict resolution course for anyone who:
• Is interested in becoming a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
• Wants to learn more effective ways to deal with conflict at work, at home, or in the classroom.
• Is in the legal, counseling, human resources, or education field and needs relevant professional training.
The Professional Mediation Training course teaches the in-depth process of mediation, communication skills, and conflict dynamics to promote peaceful and constructive approaches to conflict and its resolution, whether in the workplace, home, or in our community.
Trainees who have completed the Professional Mediation Training course are eligible to begin a mediation practicum to become a certified volunteer mediator with the WVDRC.
Our Professional Mediation Training is an interactive learning experience offered over the course of 5 days in March. All training materials are provided.