Join us for a spring hike along the Tapteal Trail near Horn Rapids! This is an easy out-and-back hike that goes partly along the Yakima River through some excellent shrub-steppe habitat. We expect to see plenty of early spring flowers such as desert parsley, prairie rocket, veiny dock, and flowering shrubs. We will also visit…

Help us celebrate Earth Day by performing some trail maintenance in Chamna Natural Preserve. We will meet at the Mid-Point Trailhead (not the main parking lot) at 10:00 then split into teams to cut back the vegetation growing along multiple sections of the River Trail. We will plan to work for about two hours. Bring…

Our first Tapteal Water Trail paddling event of the year has been rescheduled to June 25. The paddle will be from Benton City to Horn Rapids Park (eleven miles). Drop off your gear at the Benton City boat launch (we will have someone there by 8:00am) and drive your vehicle to the Horn Rapids Park…

Our second Tapteal Water Trail paddling event of 2022 will be held on August 20 from Hyde Road to Bateman Island (ten miles).  This is a slow and relaxed part of the river with good wildlife viewing, especially birds.  Drop off your gear and any passengers at the Hyde Road boat launch (we will have…

Our final Tapteal Water Trail paddle this year will be on September 24. The paddle will begin at the Snively Road boat launch and end at the Hyde Road boat launch (about 7 miles and 2.5 hrs). Drop off your gear and passengers at the Snively Road boat launch (we will have someone there by…

Applications for the 2023-24 academic year are now being accepted for the Pamela and Scott Woodward Conservation Scholarship. This $2000 merit based scholarship was created by Tapteal Greenway in 2016 in honor of the years of dedicated service to the local community by Pamela and Scott both as teachers and as active members of Tapteal…

Tapteal Greenway is sponsoring a hike open to members and the public on January 1, New Year’s Day, in WE Johnson Park. We will meet at 10:00 at the Hall Rd trailhead by the archery range in Richland. To get there take Van Giesen toward West Richland and turn left in front of Woods Nursery…

The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society and Tapteal Greenway are offering a series of joint bird walks in 2023. The walks will be led by excellent birders so you don’t have to be. This is a great opportunity to not only learn some birds, but also to see some of the interesting habitats and destinations…

We will be performing a cleanup of the section of the Sacajawea Trail that crosses the Yakima River and passes through Columbia Point South. Meet at the east end of Carrier Road. Bring work gloves.

We return to the Yakima River for our first Tapteal Water Trail paddle of 2023 on Saturday, June 17! We will kick off with our traditional upper section of Benton City to Horn Rapids Park. This is an 11 mile paddle and takes 2½ to 3 hours to complete. Drop off your gear and passengers…

Join us for a wildflower walk and seed collection event with our friends from Columbia Basin Native Plant Society. While we meander, we’ll also learn about ethical seed collection and dispersal strategies and collect seeds to be used for future projects onsite and within our chapter. We will be walking on uneven terrain. Closed toed…

Join us for a trash cleanup along the section of the Tapteal Trail immediately upstream of the Wanawish Dam. We will also send a crew to the area we call Omaha Beach further upstream if there is a large enough turnout. We will meet at the parking area next to the Wanawish Dam (directions below).…