Birdwatching at Discovery Trail
Join the Chehalis Land Trust team for a free, educational walk through Discovery Trail to watch, listen, and learn about birds of the Chehalis River ecosystem.
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2025 Fundraising Gala at Chehalis River Discovery Trail
Information for our 2025 Gala coming soon! Save the date for August 2nd, 2025. Start time to be determined
Earth Day Trail Restoration Work Party
Join the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust and Pacific Mobile Structures group for a day of trail restoration and conservation work to celebrate Earth Day! This volunteer work party is open to the public and we invite you to support our cause. We’ll be removing invasive species, maintaining and modifying trails, protecting planted trees, and more!
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Ethnobotany on the Chehalis
Join the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust team for a free, educational walk along the river at Discovery Trail in Centralia. We’ll learn about the history of plants and how humans use them, past and present.
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Tree Planting Work Party
1/25/25
Every winter, the Chehalis Land Trust Team plants trees along the river at Discovery Trail to help support the reinvigoration of this critical habitat!
Work will include removing invasive thistles, invasive canary grass, scouting tree locations, learn tree species, and dig and plant bare root trees!
2024 Chehalis Land Trust Holiday Party
Members, friends, volunteers, contributors, and community members,
Please join the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust Board of Directors for our annual holiday party! This year, we’ll be celebrating at the brand new Fairfield Inn in Grand Mound / Rochester.
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Tree Planting Work Party
Every winter, the Chehalis Land Trust Team plants over 50 trees along the river at Discovery Trail to help support the reinvigoration of this critical habitat!
Please join our November 30th Work party at Chehalis River Discovery Trail to plant the 2024 trees!
Work will include removing invasive thistles, invasive canary grass, scouting tree locations, learn tree species, and dig and plant bare root trees!
Tree and Plant ID Educational Session
Event Description
Have you always wanted to learn about some of our native trees, plants and shrubs growing along the river when hiking? This free educational session may be a perfect way to spend your morning!
Please join the Chehalis Land Trust team and Naturalist and Wildlife Guide Ryan Johnson for a walk at Chehalis River Discovery Trail.
In this session, Ryan will point out key trees and plants for us to learn, while discussing strategies and tips for identifying them in the field, as well as some of their relevant ethnobotanical history!
This hike will be considered easy difficulty. We’ll cover less than two miles, with frequent stops to review and interpret different plants we see along the path.
Where should I park?
The gate will be open so you may drive in along the curved road and park next to the big red barn, or you are welcome to park at the main Discovery Trail parking lot, about 1/2 mile before the trailhead if you’d like some extra mileage!
How will I find the group?
We’ll meet next to the old red barn under the covered area with benches!
What should I bring on this outing?
Comfortable footwear
Layers for rain and various weather conditions to stay cozy
Water, beverages and/or snacks
Binoculars (optional)
Field guides, notepads, or journals to study (optional)
This event is free and open to the public! All ages are welcome, but children in attendance must be accompanied by an adult or parent.
It’s always helpful to know if you’ll be joining us! Please RSVP for the event with the form below: