Prairie High School will offer a plant and greenhouse sale from 3 to 6 p.m. May 11, 12, 15 and 16 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 13 in its greenhouse, located in the southwest corner of the campus at 11311 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver. Signs will be out to help direct traffic. […]
Prairie High School will offer a plant and greenhouse sale from 3 to 6 p.m. May 11, 12, 15 and 16 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 13 in its greenhouse, located in the southwest corner of the campus at 11311 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver. Signs will be out to help direct traffic. […]
Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free online workshops about composting and sustainable living strategies. The eight-part series will teach participants how to reduce their impact on the planet through composting, green cleaning, recycling, food waste prevention, and low waste living. The sixth session will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. […]
The Community Garden Club of Camas-Washougal is hosting a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at Zion Lutheran Church, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Cash and checks are accepted but credit cards aren't. The sale features top-quality plants at very low prices, including perennials, annuals, shrubs, grasses and ground covers. Proceeds […]
WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners present "Get Growing: Introduction to Vegetable Gardening" from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 20 for a fully hands-on, workshop on vegetable gardening at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver. Participants will learn about site selection, soil preparation, crop […]
NatureScaping of S.W. Washington will host a Beginning Bird Identification class at the CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie, from 10 a.m. to noon May 20. The class will discuss the basics of bird identification and touch on some of the more common backyard birds in the Clark County area, specifically focusing […]
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20 and June 11 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal. Find locally grown cuttings and starts of unusual or native plants for your garden, including Camas lilies. Proceeds benefit the historical society.
Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness Center is offering a birding field trip, "Slow Birding: Spring Migration at Whitaker Ponds" with Rae Snyder at 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. May 21 at Whitaker Ponds, 7040 N.E. 47th Ave., Portland. Participants will enjoy a slow, gentle 1/2-mile loop in this oasis surrounded by industrial NE Portland. Migration is in […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host a virtual class, "Birding by Ear: Migrant Birds" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 21. Instructor Laura Whittemore will help students identify birds by their distinct voices. Meet some of the widespread songbirds of the Northwest, hear their songs and get tips on how to listen to […]
Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free online workshops about composting and sustainable living strategies. The eight-part series will teach participants how to reduce their impact on the planet through composting, green cleaning, recycling, food waste prevention, and low waste living. The seventh session will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. […]
Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]
Greater Portland Iris Society's Iris Floral Show is noon to 4 p.m. May 27 at Clackamas Community Club, 15711 S.E. 90th Ave., Clackamas. Admission is free. This is an An American Iris Society sanctioned and judged floral show. Attendees can wee the many different varieties of irises that can be grown in the Pacific Northwest. […]
Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free online workshops about composting and sustainable living strategies. The eight-part series will teach participants how to reduce their impact on the planet through composting, green cleaning, recycling, food waste prevention, and low waste living. The final session will be held 7 to 8 p.m. […]
The next general membership meeting of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society is 7 to 9 p.m. June 1 at St. Luke's-San Lucas Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The public is welcome at every meeting. The June meeting will feature more news on the upcoming 2023 Rose Show on June 24 from 1 […]
Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New […]
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 […]
Inviting Vines, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10, is a tour of six private gardens in the Vancouver and North Portland area. The event begins with "Breakfast in the Garden" from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Kym Pokorny, The Oregonian's former garden journalist. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees will […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class "Meet Your Summer Neighborhood and Feeder Birds" from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The course will discuss summer migrant birds, hummingbirds, and baby birds likely to be seen in backyards around the area. Attendees will get to know what birds to expect around neighborhood […]
Volunteers with the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, will host a Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon June 10. The event will focus on cleaning up along the Swatosh path, along the creek, and up into the Florence Wager garden. The event will immediately be followed by "Talks […]
