Walks start at 8 a.m. at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield. These last two to three hours but participants are welcome to join for as long or as short a time as suits them. Walks are free with $3 refuge admission fee. To register for the walks, email ridgefieldvolunteer@fws.gov. Walks […]

Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge will host Winter Birding Hikes at 8 a.m. Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Jan. 13 at the Carty Unit of the Refuge. Registration is required at ridgefieldfriends.org. While walks generally last two to three hours, attendees are welcome to leave earlier. Walks are free but the $3 refuge […]

Columbia Springs is hosting the Circle of Life Chum Salmon Celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at Wood's Landing, S.E. Riverwood Lane, Vancouver. The gathering celebrates the return of the spawning chum salmon. Park and meet in the Columbia Springs parking lot at 2 p.m. to walk as a group to the salmon […]