The Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge offers Saturday Birding Hikes on select days from now through May. Walks start at 8 a.m. at the Carty Unit of the Refuge. Registration is required by sending an email to ridgefieldvolunteer@fws.gov. While walks generally last two to three hours, participants are welcome to stay or leave […]
Toast for Teens, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Beaches Restaurant, is fundraising event that supports teen leadership programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington. Attendees will enjoy a chef's choice breakfast served by teens and sponsor partners. Reservations can be made from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tickets are $25 at mybgc.org/club-corner/toast-for-teens/.
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington needs volunteers from 9 a.m. to noon March 9 to help restore a wetland owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal at 4035 South Grant Street, Washougal. Volunteers should wear long pants, sturdy shoes, dress for the weather and bring snacks and water. Learn more at thewatershedalliance.org.
Clark Conservation District and the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group welcome volunteers to a volunteer potting event from 9 a.m. to noon March 9 at the Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Volunteers will pot plants for future stream restoration projects.
Volunteers are needed to join the Watershed Alliance's tree planting from 9 a.m. to noon March 9 at a wetland mitigation site in the Port of Camas-Washougal industrial park. Meet near Recluse Brew Works at 4035 S. Grant St., Washougal. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring water and snacks. Register at thewatershedalliance.org/events.
Overeaters Anonymous meets Saturdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E. Gher Road. The program is a 12-step literature study. Held in Room 7. Use Preschool entrance. For more information, call (360) 213-8902.
Pomeroy Farm is hosting three hands-on workshops this spring on the farm grounds at 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt. Classes include blacksmithing, making braided rag rugs and needle felting. Register for all workshops at pomeroyfarm.org/workshops-classes/. Blacksmithing Basics: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 2. Fire up the forge and learn the basics of blacksmithing […]
Hear from the Fire County Fire Protection chiefs at the next monthly meeting of the League of Women Voters of Clark County, 10 to noon March 9 at CDM Caregiving Services, 2300 Andresen Rd., Vancouver. Learn more at lwvclarkcounty.org.
Volunteers are welcome to join the Second Saturday Work Party, 10 a.m. to noon March 9 at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. It's almost spring and the weeds are really getting a toe-hold. Refreshments will be served. Learn more about the arboretum at janeweberevergreenarboretum.org.
Columbia Springs is offering a Hydrangea Giveaway from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 9 in the parking lot at 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Drive up and collect a free hydrangea cutting to plant in your yard. The event will be staffed until 1 p.m. but leftover cuttings will be available for pick-up until […]
The Vancouver Farmers Market is open year-round at the intersection of Eighth Street and Esther Street in downtown Vancouver, next to Esther Short Park. Cold-season hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from now through March 30. Find local farm produce and products, artisan wares, bread and baked goods, pet treats, flowers, plants […]
Portland Japanese Garden offers a new exhibit, "Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures," on display in the Pavilion Gallery through March 4. Once immensely popular across Japan, netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) were miniature sculptures that also served as personal fashion accessories, overcoming the lack of pockets in men’s clothing by hanging small items from […]
Washington State University Extension Master Gardener Anne Bulger will lead a free workshop about how to attract super-pollinating mason bees to your back yard from 10:30 a.m. to noon March 9 at the Camas Public Library, 625, N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. No registration is necessary. Learn more at camaspl.org/mason. This workshop is put on in […]
Thiselle Creek Farm, 26903 N.E. C. C. Landon Road, Yacolt, will host a Bare Root Tree Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 9 and 10 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 16 and 17. The sale features bare root fruit, nut and shade trees for $20 each. Find 50 varieties of […]
The Downtown Camas Association will host a Volunteer Summit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 in the lobby at Fuel Medical Group, 314 N.E. Birch St., Camas. This open house event will provide an opportunity for people to find service opportunities in Camas and Washougal. Attendees are encouraged to drop in and connect […]
Willful Wine, located in the Grant House at 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver, will host a high tea at noon March 9. Guests will enjoy tea and a "tower of treats," including crustless tea sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream and an assortment of sweet treats. The cost is $50 per person. Reservations are required […]
Kristine McGinley will lead a workshop about Chinese medicine from 12:30 to 2 p.m. March 9 at Heathen Brewing's Feral Public House banquet room, 1109 Washington St., Vancouver. The workshop introduces Chinese wellness techniques such as moxibustion, cupping and gua sha. Attendees will taste several Chinese herbal medicine formulas. The event fee is $8, including […]
Single Seniors will host a sing-along event at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 426 East Fourth Plain Blvd., starting at 1 p.m. Attendees must be fully vaccinated to attend. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The North Clark Historical Museum offers an Open Door Stitchery Circle from 1 to 4 p.m. March 9 at 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy. Bring a project to work on, visit with others, learn something new and share ideas. See the museum's display on sewing and quilting. Buy tickets to win the 2024 raffle quilt, […]
The Vancouver Folk Singers will meet at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, located a t 426 East Fourth Plain Blvd., starting at 1 p.m. March 9. Meeting will begin at 1, singing will start at 1:15 p.m. Attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend.
