Join Spruce the Couve, a spring clean-up in downtown Vancouver and Uptown Village from 9 a.m. to noon May 11. Volunteers will clean downtown from Fifth Street to 25th Street and plant flowers in Propstra Square. Registration is required at cityofvancouver.us/events/spruce-the-couve/. Volunteers should bring water bottles, gloves, kneeling pads, trowels or other hand tools for the cleanup. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must have a parental consent completed via the online RSVP. Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.