TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online class about Forest Birds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 30. Mature Pacific Northwest forests host birds that are uniquely adapted to live in, on, and among trees. They’re cryptically colored, have tree-clinging feet, use specialized feeding techniques, and more. Attend this class to learn […]
Bridge Island Arts and Vintage will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Aug. 3. Festivities include a Jell-O Salad competition and a make-your-own Jell-O salad […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5. In many bird species, the sexes look pretty much the same to us: think sparrows, wrens, crows, jays, herons, gulls, most hawks, and more. And in the species that do look different, females often sport plain […]
Vancouver's Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, seeks volunteers for a garden clean-up from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 10. event from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. […]
Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month from April through September. The market features over 30 local artisan vendors, live music hosted by Ronald Records, bubble-blowing and chalk drawing. The market is located in the parking lot adjacent to Kindred […]
Join the volunteer crew at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12. Stay to enjoy a presentation in the garden's series "Talks With Groundskeeper Woolley," in which groundskeeper John Woolley will share about rust on rhododendrons and hydrangeas. Refreshments will be served. Learn more about […]
The Gather Arts Market is one Sunday each month through October from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hockinson Community Center, 15916 N.E. 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie. The market features 30 local artisan vendors and small businesses selling coffee, locally sourced honey, fresh flowers and plants, farm-fresh produce, crocheted and quilted items, original art, […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class "10 Birds To Know" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13. This course will cover ten species that […]
The Vancouver Bee Project will host a Bee Stroll at the Fort Vancouver Garden starting at 10 a.m. Aug 19. The late summer garden has a lot of blooms including some native favorites like California poppies. Attendees will learn about general bee identification from board member Bella and meet other people in the Vancouver community […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Heritage Garden Party from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 19, a nod to historical Northwest horticulture and a day to honor the park's gardening volunteers. Enjoy walks through the garden with park gardeners onsite to answer question. See food preservation techniques and 1840s kitchen tools demonstrations. Purchase […]
Master Gardener and professional florist Jayne DiMarco will present a talk on planning a cut flower garden from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm at N.E. 78th St. and N.E. 19th Court in Hazel Dell. The workshop includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and […]
The Camas Vintage and Art Faire is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 26 in downtown Camas along Northeast Fourth Avenue. The fair features a huge array of antiques, vintage […]
Ridgefield Mercantile, a vintage and home decor store at 418 Pioneer St., Ridgefield, is hosting the Fifth Street Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 26. Browse the […]
The Portland Dahlia Society will host the 2023 American Dahlia Society National Show and convention. It's the Olympics of the dahlia world, attracting guests and accredited dahlia judges from throughout North America, Europe and Australia. The Pacific Northwest is a prime area for growing dahlias and the exhibition is expected to attract 5000 blooms, all […]
The Portland Dahlia Society will host the 2023 American Dahlia Society National Show and convention. It's the Olympics of the dahlia world, attracting guests and accredited dahlia judges from throughout […]
