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Highland Wonders Field Trip: Mushroom Mosey, Fall Edition!

Back for a new season!

After leading a fascinating introduction to mushroom ecology, characteristics and foraging practices this spring, Elliot Phillips and Amber Kauffman are excited to come back for a second fungi-focused forest frolic, featuring the fungi of the Fall!

Curious about the location? So are we! All we know at this time is that we will be in the Okanogan Highlands. The details will be revealed by the mushrooms themselves the week of the event.

If you are interested in learning more, please send us a quick email at info@okanoganhighlands.org and we will keep you updated (via email) with all the details as the date nears.

Highland Wonders Field Trips: April-June, 2024

We are so excited to explore the Okanogan Highlands, learning about the marvels of local species and ecosystems! We hope you can join one or more of these field trips. Please RSVP to info@okanoganhighlands.org to  let us know you are coming, and we will send along ALL the details about the day.

Our Native Bees (and Other Pollinators) with David Jennings

 

Event Details:

  • Friday, March 29, 2024 at 6:30 pm
  • Dinner, benefitting the CCC from 5-6:15 pm $15/plate
  • Community Cultural Center of Tonasket, 411 Western Ave. Tonasket, WA
  • Presentation is Free to the Public

Event Description:

Most of our native bees are so small and fast-moving that we often don’t notice them, or if we do, we don’t recognize them as bees. Estimates are that we have upwards of 650 species of native bees here in Washington State, but only about 500 have been identified to species. Yet bees are a keystone species: without them, whole ecosystems falter. David will provide an overview of pollination, explain why native bees are vital, and share identification tips for common bumble bees. Join in a discussion on how we can meaningfully support our local pollinators.

David Jennings has an academic background in wildlife ecology and conservation from the University of Georgia and a MPH in Biostatistics from the University of Oklahoma. He is a former WA State Fish and Wildlife Commissioner. David is the current President of the Washington Native Bee Society, and a past president of the Washington Butterfly Association and the Gifford Pinchot Task Force. Currently, he also serves on Black Hills Audubon Society’s conservation committee.

If you missed this event, you can catch it on OHA’s Youtube Channel! Click here to go straight to David’s March, 2024 presentation.

Selected Slides featuring Local Bumblebees from David Jennings’ Talk, March, 2024

Questions? Send Jen an email: jen@okaonganhighlands.org

Get Lost Trail Race 2023

OHA’s 5th Annual Get Lost Trail Race took place on July 9, 2023. A record number of participants, their trusty supporters, a slate of business sponsors, and a whole cohort of enthusiastic volunteers kept the event running smoothly and safely!

The Get Lost Race represents an opportunity for our community to gather in the beautiful Okanogan Highlands, exercise, recreate and meet up with new and old friends and every year gets better and better! Camping at the Group Camp of the USFS Lost Lake Campground allows us to make a whole weekend out of it! We have such fun, and can’t wait for next year!

You can find race results here: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=101525

 

Bird Songs: Evening Talk and Morning Walk: May 19-20, 2023

…with Naturalist, Author, Educator, Photographer David Lukas

To learn more about David’s work, check him out at www.lukasguides.com and www.methownaturenotes.com

UPDATE! As of Tuesday, May 16, the CCC dinner has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience but we hope, if you are looking for a tasty meal, you can find dinner at one of our local restaurants.

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