Come bird with KEEN for 3-days during the second weekend of May and discover the natural beauty of Central Washington State! The Yakima River Canyon is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) with some of the highest densities of passerines and birds of prey in the State.

Come bird with KEEN for 3-days during the second weekend of May and discover the natural beauty of Central Washington State! The Yakima River Canyon is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) with some of the highest densities of passerines and birds of prey in the State. The Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest will offer expert-led field trips, vendors, extended field trips, lectures and keynote speakers, social events and music, and a plethora of bird watching during early spring! Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest will be a family-friendly event targeting birders throughout the Pacific Northwest and from around the world. Birders travel thousands of miles to add to their ‘life lists’ and our festival will fall right in between two complimentary festivals – the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival in late April and the Leavenworth Bird Festival in late May. Birders plan their travel calendars to engage in as many birding opportunities as they can, and this festival in May is the best time to see colorful, diverse and rare bird species in the Canyon.

This annual event is FREE and FAMILY friendly. Expert-led field trips into the shrub-steppe highlighting geology, plants, beavers, snakes and reptiles, raptors and songbirds, and more! Educational booths with fun activities are located at Helen McCabe State Park and our field trips are led out of Umtanum Creek Recreation Area. Please be sure to purchase a $5 day-pass to park at the Bureau of Land Management's Umtanum Recreation Area - passes are available onsite or for purchase ahead of time from the Chamber of Commerce in Ellensburg. You do not need to register ahead of time, but please bring water to drink, snacks, wear layers of clothing, and sturdy shoes. The trails are easy, but can be rough in places. Please bring your kids, but not your pets :-).

Saturday, May 9, 2020 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Browse and Brews at the Library Brooks Library Student Commons, 2nd floor Drop by the James E. Brooks Library on the north end of campus for our springtime community event. Browse and Brews will take place in the library student commons on May 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. We’ll have games and activities paired with a variety of beers from a local brewery, Iron Horse. Proceeds benefit the re-do of our Music Library. More details to come! For more information contact: Maureen Rust/mrust@cwu.edu

48th Annual Western Art Show and Sale with 30+ artists on site, 3 auctions, demonstration art created in artists display areas.

The annual gala for The Foundation at KVH is one of the county’s largest fundraisers. Enjoy a spectacular evening including dinner, wine, premier raffles, entertainment and the highly regarded Fund-A-Need auction.

The world famous Roslyn Riders Memorial Day Poker Ride will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2020. First riders out at 9, last riders out by noon. Sign-up and prizes awarded at the clubhouse, located at 70 Martin Road in Roslyn. For more information, send us a message on Facebook.