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~KEEN ANNUAL EVENTS~

KEEN plans and pulls off several events throughout the year. Some are fundraising fun including Urban Stream Walk in early summer and WindFall Cider Fest in the fall and some are community environmental education including Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe, KEEN G.O. and others throughout the year.

We seek volunteers to help us plan and operate all the events and we always welcome more helpers!

Look for fall walks coming soon!

10am-11:30am  |  Helen McCabe Park

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Take some walks, learn about riparian areas, look for early signs of spring, and more with KEEN experts throughout the year! These activities are free and family friendly - donations are very gladly accepted ($10/person suggested). 

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Stay tuned for our 2027 date!​

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A free kids fishing derby at YCIC! 

Register by age-level. Lots of fun activities and prizes. All supplies provided. Learn more here.

May 8-10, 2026​

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A *by-donation community event highlighting the endangered shrub-steppe habitat in Central Washington. The event starts Friday with field trips, the CW Conservation Summit, and an evening social gathering. Saturday is filled with expert guided field trips with birding, geology, snakes and reptiles, fish and river bugs, history, and more.

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Spring 2026​

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First aid trainings and babysitter trainings. Check the schedule and register today!

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Stay tuned for wilderness first aid coming soon!

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October 10, 2026​

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Bike. Hike. Swim. Brag.

Picnic in the ’Burg is coming.

🚴 + 🥾 + 💦
🏁 + 🍔 + 🎉

At the Yakima Canyon Interpretive Center

Oh—and yes, we have a prize for last place.

Office & Mailing Address

115 East 4th Avenue, Suite 215

Ellensburg, WA 98926

keen@keenetwork.org

509-551-8807

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KEEN is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Our Federal EIN is 22-3849021 

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KEEN's mission is to cultivate an active understanding of the impacts of climate change on the endangered shrub-steppe and foster commitment to environmental stewardship by providing culturally relevant nature-based education. Our main project is to establish the Yakima Canyon Interpretive Center (YCIC) at Helen McCabe Park near Ellensburg, WA.

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