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New Documentary Released! Working With Nature: An Ongoing Story of Wetland Regeneration

We are so excited to announce the release of OHA’s new documentary, Working With Nature: An Ongoing Story of Wetland Regeneration

This short film paints a picture of process-based restoration as an act of reciprocity. Through hands-on efforts like planting native vegetation and constructing beaver dam analogs, Okanogan Highlands Alliance seeks to heal a degraded stream and wetland system – not by imposing control, but by listening, learning, and partnering with the ecosystem.

Found near Chesaw, Washington in the Okanogan Highlands, Triple Creek is part of a creek-floodplain system that historically supported a complex, diverse wetland. A rain-on-snow event in the late 1990’s caused the creek to incise and straighten. The wetland drained, losing its ability to slow and store water and to support wetland species. 

As water slows down, spreads out, and wets the ground, native vegetation grows and flourishes, enabling diverse species, including beaver, to return to the wetland. The film explores how restoration is more than science – it’s a relationship. Woven through the physical labor are reflections on gratitude, responsibility, excitement, and what it means to repair harm done to  living systems. By working with nature, we begin to regenerate the natural world that sustains us all.

Click here to learn more about Triple Creek and watch the film!

Get Lost Trail Race 2025

July 12-13, 2025

Over one hundred participants, supported by friends, family, and race course volunteers, challenged themselves on the 3-mile, 7-mile, 11-mile, and 1k kids race courses. There were new course records established, personal records set, first-time racers, as well as very experienced trail runners, and participants ranging in age from age 2 to 82! For full race results and further information about the 2025 Get Lost Trail Race, please visit UltraSignup Get Lost Race Page.

This year’s Get Lost Trail Race was a fabulous, family fun event,” said Tia Wold, OHA board member and Get Lost Race Director. Sarah Kliegman, OHA co-director adds, “OHA’s Get Lost Race has become a summer tradition for lots of people, businesses, and organizations who come together to participate in the festivities as racers, volunteers, and sponsors. Our hearts are full when we see the excitement for this event and for the beautiful Okanogan Highlands grow over the years!” 

The Get Lost Trail Race event began on Saturday with volunteer trail stewardship in preparation for the race. All afternoon, racers and their friends and families enjoyed time together in the cool lake, exploring the surroundings, and camping out at the Lost Lake Group Camp. The festivities continued on Sunday after the races when participants and volunteers were invited to enjoy homemade lunch and refreshments, with ingredients grown by local gardeners and donated by Tonasket Natural Foods Co-op, Safeway, and Walmart. Prizes for participants and volunteers were sponsored by Lee Frank Mercantile, Iron Grill Restaurant, Goat’s Beard Mountain Supplies, North 40 Outfitters, REI, All Perked Up, Roosters Espresso, and Leaping Sheep Farms; Big 5 Sporting Goods supplied snacks for runners. Spring Creek Ranch, Wenatchee Valley Medical Group, and an anonymous donor sponsored race expenses. Green Okanogan provided infrastructure to manage recycling at the event.

Our generous sponsors and volunteers made this event possible,” added Tia. “Their community spirit helps in providing food and prizes and ensuring that the Get Lost Trail Race is healthy, safe, and fun.” 

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Get Lost Trail Race 2025! Registration is Open!

The date is set, the campground reserved, and registration is open! We can’t wait to see you at the 7th Annual Get Lost Trail Race!

You can find all the details about the weekend, including the schedule of events and a map of the race routes, and complete online registration at: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=124378  or scan the QR code in the poster below. When you sign up online you guarantee that you will receive a post-race lunch, and you SERIOUSLY don’t want to miss out on the lunch.

Interested in volunteering? Send a quick message to getlost@okanoganhighlands.org. We’d love to have your help!

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