The Clark County Master Composter Recycler program will offer a "Curbside Recycling Done Right and Beyond Curbside Recycling" workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 14 at Cascade Park Community Library. Participants will learn to be expert recyclers, including why only certain items can go into the blue recycle cart and glass bin. Attendees will […]
WSU Extension Small Acreage Program will host the 18th annual Small Acreage Expo from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17 at the 78th St. Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. The expo features workshops on wildfire preparedness, mud and manure management, grazing field demonstration, septic system maintenance and financial, protecting soil and water, no-till drill […]
The Community Garden Club of Camas-Washougal will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 at Zion Lutheran Church, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. The sale includes wide variety of plants personally grown by the garden club's 100 members. The plants are nurtured in sterilized potting soil. Find perennials, annuals, […]
Join volunteers to work at the The Heritage Farm compost demo site, located at 1919 N.E. 78th St., starting at 10 a.m. April 19. Composting Field Instruction includes: -Types of composting systems -How to build a hot compost pile -How to turn a compost pile -How to use compost -How to make a lasagna garden […]
WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardener program and Clark County Public Health Green Neighbors program will offer a talk from Oregon State University researcher Nina Miller about hover flies, also […]
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 and June 23 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Historical Society members sell plants grown in local gardens to raise funds for the museum, offering an array of unusual horticultural finds. Plants for sale this year include […]
The Washington State University Clark County Extension Master Gardener program will host an On the Road Tour from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. May 21. This tour focuses on perennials. Stops include Schreiner’s Garden in Salem, celebrating its 100th anniversary. Tour the iris fields and display gardens and learn about new hybrids and award-winning varieties. […]
iQ Credit Union's Chef, Hop and Vine tour is 5 to 9 p.m. May 29. Tour new homes in Clark County, each featuring bites from local chefs and drink pairings. Tickets are $75. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/qWFOxj2TkCQCe.
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free to see finished projects, ask questions and gain insight into start-to-finish home transformations. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/VeFRmz4TNCeC9.
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free […]
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free to see finished projects, ask questions and gain insight into start-to-finish home transformations. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/VeFRmz4TNCeC9.
Join volunteers to work at the CASEE demo site, located at 11104 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, starting at 10 a.m. Composting Field Instruction includes: - Types of composting systems - How to build a hot compost pile - How to turn a compost pile - How to use compost - How to make a […]
The Fort Vancouver Rose Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. June 5 in the Parish Hall at St. Luke's-San Lucas Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., in Vancouver. The featured speaker is Dr. Charold Baer with "The Five Es of Exhibiting." Baer's talk on educating, evaluating, entering, expanding and enjoying exhibiting […]
Join the BioBlitz at Countryside Park, 15204 N.E. Seventh St., Vancouver, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 7. Volunteers will work together to document as many plants, animals and fungi as they can using the free iNaturalist app. Volunteers should bring smartphones and water. Learn more at vancouverbeeproject.org/events-2-1/bioblitz-at-countryside-park.
The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will hold a sale of rooted chrysanthemum cuttings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. Vancouver, outside greenhouse #5. The sale includes the 13 flower forms of garden and exhibition varieties. Society members will be available to answer questions and […]
Join volunteers at the Second Saturday Work Party, 9 a.m.-noon June 14 at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Volunteers will focus on pruning the fruit trees and eliminating blackberries. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at facebook.com/WEBER.EVERGREENARBORETUM/.
The Washington State University Clark County Extension Master Gardener program will host an On the Road Tour from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. June 18. The tour begins with a self-guided tour of The Grotto's 62 acres of botanical gardens. Next stop is the century-old Portland Nursery to see a presentation on companion/succession planting. Lunch is on […]
The Vancouver Bee Project will host the Vancouver Pollinator Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at Marshall Park, 1069 E McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, celebrating pollinators and their essential role in our ecosystems. Robert Michael Pyle, naturalist, author, butterfly expert, and founder of the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation, will be the keynote […]
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 and June 23 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Historical Society members sell plants grown in local gardens to raise funds for the museum, offering an array of unusual horticultural finds. Plants for sale this year include […]
Clark County Public Health will host a workshop, "Get Septic Certified and Save Money: Well and Septic System Maintenance and Septic Self -Inspection Certification," from 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 25 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. The workshop will teach participants how to maintain and inspect their septic systems and safely […]