The Clack County Composter Recycler program is offering free, online and in-person instruction about "SMART" composting from 7 to 8 p.m. April 10 at the compost demonstration site at the Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Class includes an in-person opportunity to construct a compost pile and view […]

Come with your preschoolers to the Camas Public Library from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. April 11 to plant seeds in a sponge house. Take them home and watch them grow. There is no fee and no registration is necessary.

Join Vancouver Bee Project and Water Center staff from 9:30 to 11:30 April 18 to care for a newly planted meadow. Grass was removed and wildflower seed sowed last fall. Staff will assess the project and volunteers will remove unwanted plants. Volunteers will also work in the Backyard Habitat Certified gardens. Activities may include weeding, […]

WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners will offer a workshop on growing strawberries from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 13 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. The class provides an overview of different types of strawberries, planting and care. Learn about pests, diseases, storage and preservation. Learn how to plant (and take […]

Join the Second Saturday Work Party at from 10 a.m. to noon April 13 at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Spring clean-up is on the garden chores agenda. Refreshments will be provided. Learn more about the garden at facebook.com/WEBER.EVERGREENARBORETUM/.