In 1996 a group of enthusiastic naturalists and adventurers got together with the desire to share the beauty of the Upper Columbia Valley with other like-minded people. The following year with the support of local businesses, government, wildlife specialists and patrons like the wildlife painter Robert Bateman, the first nature festival was born celebrating the return of Spring. Over the following years, the festival expanded from a birding event to a true nature festival.
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