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Back by popular demand is a trip to Growiser: the Grande Ronde Overlook Wildflower Institute Serving Ecological Restoration.
THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED FROM HOW IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED. We’ve made some changes to our event All Aboard on Saturday, June 2nd that we think you’re going to enjoy. Can you resist chocolate and wine on a fine spring evening? Our revised trip will be on the Wine and Chocolate Train the evening of Saturday, June 2nd.
Join us for a morning of observing and writing about nature. Karen Kirkwood will lead several journaling activities that will deepen participants’ involvement with the world around them.
Come out and help maintain trails in the Blue Mountains.
Join us on an excursion into the Blue Mountains to learn about the plants and fungi you can eat from the forest floor.
Local photographer Ashley Stevick will lead hikers on this scenic tour and offer tips on how to best capture nature on camera – whether it be an up-close image of a single flower or an abstract image of fallen leaves.
This hike takes place in the Umatilla National Forest on the Ridge Rim Trail deep in the Blue Mountains. The hike provides spectacular views of the forested canyons of the Umatilla River. Initially, the trail traverses on a level path through meadows overlooking the canyon of Lake Creek.
The Blue Mountain Land Trust has adopted a portion of Highway 12 outside of Touchet, Washington. We need your help to keep this section free of trash and litter.
This Learning on the Land event will give you a fascinating window on the human and technological sophistication that keeps our local agricultural sector strong.
In this workshop, Jean Ann Mitchell will share her watercolor talents to teach drawing and painting of native plant botanicals. Jean Ann’s work is very recognizable in gift shops and galleries: detailed line drawings with beautiful colors artistically overlaid.
Take a short trip to Touchet to learn about the vital role bees play in alfalfa seed production.
Join us at Walla Walla’s first annual Bioblitz! Discover the biodiversity that thrives right outside the city limits. Discover as many species as possible and enjoy guided walks with local naturalists.
Come out and help maintain trails in the Blue Mountains.
Local photographer Ashley Stevick will lead hikers on this scenic tour and offer tips on how to best capture nature on camera – whether it be an up-close image of a single flower or an abstract image of fallen leaves.
Join Mike Denny on the second part of a two-part tour into the Blue Mountains to witness spring awaken at 5,000 feet.
George Herbert, a well-know professional photographer, will lead students on an enjoyable evening of photographing the night sky, during a new moon.
Join us at Walla Walla’s first annual Bioblitz! Discover the biodiversity that thrives right outside the city limits. Discover as many species as possible and enjoy guided walks with local naturalists.
Registration coming soon.
Join us for an afternoon of imbibing and fermentation science. On this excursion, you will learn about the different processes that go into producing some of our favorite beverages.
Vinea Vineyards is a network of winegrowers united by environmentally friendly and socially responsible growing practices. This tour will highlight four vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley appellation.
Come out and help maintain trails in the Blue Mountains.
Come visit Oregon Paleo Lands Institute (OPLI), to see displays of rocks and fossil from around Wheeler County and dig for your own fossil treasures at the local fossil beds behind the high school.
Did you know fossils of almost the entire evolution of the horse can be found in the Pacific Northwest?Also, that the site of some of the oldest human remains in North America have been found in the area? Learn to piece together the stories and actions of the past by inspecting cool rocks, sediments, and fossils.
Tour the new John Day Rural Innovation Gateway, a location that integrates community, technology, education and commerce with a focus on rural innovation and rural value creation. Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the city’s new commercial greenhouse where you’ll learn about the city’s work on food security and about hydroponic growing systems.
Grant County history comes alive with a museum tour featuring live actors and presentations on a variety of Grant County’s background and some of its most famous figures. Tour the museum and the nearby Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City’s 142-year-old church that has survived the area’s three biggest fires.
Come out and help maintain South Fork of the Walla Walla River with USFS staff.
Did you know pollinators, including bees, bats, butterflies, beetles and other small mammals are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we eat? Come learn more about why these species are so important to the ecosystem and us.
In this field workshop, we will facilitate a more “close-up” look at the amazing native plant diversity of the Blue Mountains. Participants will become familiar with the tools and resources needed to identify the flowers and other plants they will encounter while on their own future mountain ramblings.
Join Mike Denny on the first of two natural history adventures to witness spring awaken at different times and different elevations in the Blue Mountains.
Spend a spring morning exploring the finer details involved in small scale, sustainable, natural fiber production. Join Elaine Vandiver of Old Homestead Alpacas, a US Army combat veteran turned first generation farmer, as she shares how she manages and raises 35 alpacas to produce a line of farm-raised knitwear and specialty yarns.
Come out and help maintain Buck Creek Trail with USFS staff.
Help us celebrate our beautiful planet at the Whitman Mission. Learn to orient yourself in nature, practice Leave No Trace principles, and explore the history of the site. Plus, enjoy singing along to songs about the natural world with local musician, Jimmye Turner, and his guitar.
Blue Mountain Land Trust is delighted to bring the Wild and Scenic Film Festival to our newest location, John Day, Oregon.
Welcome to foaling season at Blue Creek Appaloosas. Charles Potts, a breeder of Foundation Appaloosa Horses, will show you multiple examples of different colored horses and explain the genetics behind their fascinating spots.
The Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council (WWBWC) will host a tour for community members and other interested individuals to showcase some of the Council’s projects in the Walla Walla Valley.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a collection of films that speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet.
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Meet the unlikely heroes of America's conservation movement in Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman.
Please join us for an evening of good friends, great food, and plenty of fun. We’ll share this year’s conservation, education, and recreation successes, and what’s to come in 2018. Together, we will celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of 2017 and the people who helped achieve them.
