May 2019
Wallula Gap Hike
Join geologist-author Bruce Bjornstad on a hike within spectacular Wallula Gap, one of the most significant features associated with the Ice Age megafloods. This strenuous hike will traverse the wild western edge of the gap to the scenic Mounds Pond Overlook. The trail is ~6…
Find out more »August 2019
Coyote Canyon Mammoth Dig
Gary Kleinknecht, Education Director of the Mid-Columbia Basin Old Natural Education Sciences (MCBONES), presents a behind the scenes tour of a working excavation site of a Columbian mammoth. Travel to Wallula Gap, Esquatzel Coulee, and Devil's Canyon to view other remnants of the Ice Age…
Find out more »Kayak Hanford Reach National Monument
U.S. Fish & Wildlife leads this special excursion to see a variety of wildlife, incredible cliffs, and the infamous B-Reactor. Expect a tranquil silence while out on the water with time to learn about the National monument and Hanford Site. Transportation and lunch are provided.…
Find out more »September 2019
Vineyards & Winemaking
Come meet the experts at Hedge's Family Estate in Benton City. Walk through rows of grape varietals famously grown in the Red Mountain American Viticulture Area (AVA). Discover and learn about biodynamic farming and wine making at one of Washington's first certified Biodynamic Wineries. Transportation,…
Find out more »Hops to Bottle
Stroll through a hop yard and a processing plant at Carpenter Ranches. Learn how hops become pellets and oil at Yakima Chief-Hopunion. Beer-tasting will be at the newly opened Varietal Beer Co. Transportation and lunch are provided. Participants are responsible for their own beer-tasting fees.…
Find out more »Southern Cheney-Palouse Scablands & Palouse Falls
Explore the southern Cheney-Palouse Scabland Tract of the lower Snake River area with Gary Kleinknecht. See Old Maid Coulee, Staircase Rapids, Palouse Falls, Devil's Canyon and more. Transportation and lunch are provided. Meeting Location: REACH Museum Cost: $119.45 per person PURCHASE HERE
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