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).…

We are hosting an online webinar featuring four topics presented by experts. Each short presentation will be about 12 minutes followed by a few minutes for questions before moving to the next item (about 20 minutes total each topic). There will be time at the end for extended questions/conversations for those who want to hang…

Bike Tri-Cities will be cleaning up the Sacajawea Trail starting at the Ben Franklin Transit headquarters and working their way north along Highway 240. We will start on the north side of the Yakima River and work our way south to hopefully meet in the middle. We will supply trash bags and have a limited…

We will be performing trail work in Chamna Natural Preserve for no more than two hours. We will meet at the Midpoint Trailhead located between Inland Asphalt and GTS Supply (NOT at the main parking lot). Wear sturdy shoes/boots and bring work gloves and water.