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, […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a Garlic Growing Workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, located at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. The cost is $5. Topics will include choosing which type to grow (hard neck or soft neck) and when to […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a fruit tree pruning workshop series on July 14 via Zoom and in person on July 15 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. Increase the beauty and productivity of your fruit trees with this informative, two-part, hands-on pruning […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a Tomato Pruning Workshop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. July 15 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, located at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. The cost is $5. This workshop will clarify which types of tomato plants need pruning and will provide instruction on […]
The annual Clark County Green Neighbors Natural Garden Tour is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16. Take a free, self-guided tour of ten gardens across Clark County. At each of the ten properties, the garden hosts employ natural gardening techniques without synthetic chemicals to maintain their beautiful gardens. Tour-takers can view guidebooks and maps […]
WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners are offering a "Successful Landscaping" Zoom Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. July 20. Retired landscape designer and gardening coach Beth Goodnight has a little different take on how success is defined in the ornamental landscape. She will talk about what it takes to ensure success. And it is not […]
The Small Acreage Program of Washington State University Clark County Extension and Clark County Public Works Clean Water is offering a Well and Septic System Maintenance and Septic Self -Inspection Certification course from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 20 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver. […]
Attend a Poop Smart Clark workshop with Clark Conservation District and Clark County Public Health to learn about the dos and don'ts of owning a septic system, how to navigate septic system financial aid programs and how to landscape plants around your septic system. This event, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. July 22 at […]
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 bar from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Email info@bridgeisland.com for details about entering the competition. Bridge Island is a retail boutique at 1902 S.E. Sixth Ave., […]
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. 3. Volunteers will pull aggressive weeds, spread gravel and mulch plants. All necessary tools will be provided. Bring garden gloves. Register at forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=thltv2aShkapOlC1N9xYOhvtl3cCLqdEigyAaCfWSuBUM0c0R0s4QkQ3WEo3M1FaQ1JZSDQ3VzRKMiQlQCN0PWcu.
Seed saving, as practiced by Indigenous Peoples is “an act of loving resistance and curiosity in the face of great uncertainty.” Michelle Week, founder of xĚŚast sqĚ“it which translates to Good Rain Farm in the traditional language of the Sngaytskstx (Sinixt) The Arrow Lakes People, will present on the dry seed process of seed saving […]
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 are easily found and will give attendees practice in observation and listening. Meet backyard birds like the Song Sparrow, Northern Flicker, and California Scrub-Jay along […]
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 […]