WVC hosts Bird Fest open house, faculty receives Bird Fest award

WENATCHEE  - The Wenatchee River Institute’s annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest this May will include a bird collection open house on the Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee campus. The open house will be hosted by biology faculty Dr. Dan Stephens, who is receiving a Bird Fest Founders’ Award this year.

The open house, which will feature Dr. Stephens’ extensive collection of bird skins, will be held from 2-6 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, on the third floor of Wenatchi Hall on the WVC Wenatchee campus. Main festival events take place May 18-21. Learn more at wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.