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. Aug. 20 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. Online registration is required and the cost is $20 per household. Save 25% if you […]
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program for an "On the Road" tour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22, featuring plants for the late summer and fall garden. The first stop is Al’s Garden Center in Woodburn, which specializes in mountain laurel, a North American shrub with bee-shaped flowers. The next […]
Ridgefield Mercantile, a new and vintage home decor boutique at 418 Pioneer St., Ridgefield, is hosting the Ridgefield Mercantile Fifth Street Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. […]
The Camas Vintage and Art Faire, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24, features local art and vintage treasures in downtown Camas. Vintage offerings include a huge variety of indoor and outdoor furniture and home and garden items as well as clothing and accessories. Art offerings include quality paintings, pottery, woodworking, glass art, metal work, […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find […]
Master Gardener Michelle Palmateer will present a talk from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 on planning a cut flower garden. The workshop at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in Hazel Dell, includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to select flowers that […]
Retired WSU Extension Food Safety Emeritus faculty member Sandy Brown will teach a free, five-session series about food preservation. Students will learn about equipment needs, why methods need to be […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
The next meeting of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society will be held in the Parish Hall of St. Luke's Episcopal Church from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5. Open to […]
The 12th Annual Catio Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 will showcase catio sites in Vancouver and Portland. This year’s self-guided tour will include some of the area's best catios, ranging from professionally designed to DIY. Hosted by the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, Bird Conservation Oregon and Bird Alliance of Oregon, the […]
Camas Public Library and Garden Delights Herb Farm will host a discussion about a few common, and several not so common, herbs starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. There will be samples for touching, smelling, and tasting. Presented by Garden Delights Herb Farm. For more information, visit CamasPL.org/HERBS.
The Columbia Pacific Dahlia Show is hosted by the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco on Sept 13 and 14. Dahlia entries will be accepted Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. A form and more information can be found at CPHM’s website www.ClubiaPacificHeritageMuseum.org or by stopping by […]
Join the Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 14 at the Jane Weber Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Volunteers will spread wood chips, pull weeds and do general clean-up after the loss of the Big Leaf Maple. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at ejaneweberarboretum.org.
A gathering for Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and their friends and family will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14. Plant a pot of flowers to […]
Tour local farms at the 24th Annual Harvest Celebration farm tour, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. This is a free, in-person event that requires no registration. Participants can […]
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program for an on-the-road garden tour to Hood River, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26. The first stop is OSU Extension Hood River County, where the Master Gardener Coordinator will discuss microclimates. The location provides a view of several areas around Hood River showing the impact […]
Pomeroy Farm, located at 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road in Yacolt, will host a Fall Farm Flora Workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Event is a 2 hour exploration and foray into local flora here at the historic Pomeroy Farm with Jennifer Becker, local naturalist and teacher. Bring along a notebook and pen […]
Attend a hands-on workshop with instruction on basic propagation techniques from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sept 27 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. Participants will take home two plants they propagate during the workshop. Participants may also bring plants to propagate. Class is in a greenhouse and requires standing. Bring water and […]
The next meeting of the Society will be Thursday, October 3, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Vancouver. We are excited to share that Jason Croutch of Fraser Valley Rose Farm on Nicomen Island (just east of Mission, British Columbia, Canada) will be our special speaker. Via webinar […]
The "Living on the Land" class series, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Oct. 1-Dec. 3, teaches stewardship principles to small acreage land caretakers. Experts will give advice on pasture […]
