Gardeners....want to make your garden soil better? Come to the next VanRidge Garden Club meeting at 10 a.m. March 20 to hear Randi Ritchie of Malibu Compost tell you how how to do just that.  The meeting takes place at Footprints Church of the Nazarene, 801 N.E. 194th St., Ridgefield (two blocks south of Dennis' […]

Columbia Springs' annual Hydrangea Giveaway is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24 at 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Drop by and pick up free, ready-to-plant hydrangea cuttings. Whatever isn't given away on March 24 will be offered for pick up on the morning of March 25 until cuttings are gone. No need to RSVP. […]

Clark Conservation District presents a six-week course beginning March 17 about Clark County's wild and beautiful watersheds. The course will showcase volunteer opportunities and local organizations. Topics include Clark County and its watersheds; surface and groundwater; plants; fish and wildlife; and policies and regulations. Attend just one class or all six. Classes are 10 a.m. […]

Clark County Public Health, Green Neighbors and Master Gardeners will host a "Tool Talk" workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on March 25 at Pacific Park Natural Demonstration Garden, 1515 N.E. 164th Ave., Vancouver (enter from N.E. 172nd). Master Gardeners Jack Bernhardsen and John Moore will answer questions like “What’s the difference between a spade […]

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 […]

The Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, will offer a free mason bee workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 25 led by Kyle Roslund, bee expert from the Vancouver Bee Project. As temperatures warm and flowers start to bloom, mason bees emerge from hibernation. These solitary bees are vigorous pollinators. By […]