Current hours of operation (November-March)
Winter hours: Saturdays 12pm-3pm
The Interpretive Center is closed all other hours except by appointment. Please call ( 509-997-0620) or email (mvinterpretivecenter@gmail.com) to set up a private tour or school field trip.
Upcoming Events
Join the Methow Valley Interpretive Center (MVIC) on Sunday, April 28th from 5pm – 6:30pm for a presentation by Home Range Wildlife Research! The talk will be at MVIC on 5th and Glover streets, on the Twispworks campus.
This will be the first presentation of the season in our Last Sunday Speaker Series. Stay tuned for a full calendar of exciting Last Sunday talks on wildlife, geology and other natural science topics during the spring and summer months.
As always, Last Sundays are free, but your donations help keep us going, and are always much appreciated.
Climate change, increased human development, and changes in natural food availability all contribute to black bear (skəḿxíst; Ursus americanus) use of human-inhabited areas and can elicit human-black bear conflict. The bears of Washington’s Methow Valley are facing challenges from increased mega fires, a recent surge in development, and climate change affecting their natural food sources.
While human-black bear conflict is common across the mountain west, the Methow Valley is in a position to examine and mitigate these factors before conflict becomes a widespread, persistent problem. Come hear about the work being done to increase black bear awareness and foster coexistence through community science monitoring, outreach efforts, and Home Range Wildlife’s Methow Valley Bear Aware Community Assessment.
Other upcoming events:
Sunday, May 26, 2024, 5pm-6:30pm at the Methow Valley Interpretive Center: A presentation on river restoration efforts by Matt Young of the Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation’s Fish and Wildlife Program.
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 11am-2pm: Pateros Salmon Bake and Cultural Celebration at the Methow Monument in Pateros.