Join educators from Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, for Reading in the Wild, a free outdoor reading series from 10 to 11 a.m. every Wednesday in July. The story time is designed for families with kids ages 3 to 6 years old. Each program begins with story time under the big […]
The Clark County Historical Museum presents "Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at Fourth Plain Community Commons, 3101 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Suite 101, Vancouver. The presenter is author Peter Blecha, the director of the Northwest Music Archives, founding curator at Seattle's Museum […]
Vancouver's Downtown Association will host the unveiling of a new 600-foot-wide mural, "The Evergreen Boulevard Community Garden," by artist Ana Gabriela Honsowetz. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is 10 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 at the intersection of East Evergreen Boulevard and Reserve Street at the East Evergreen Boulevard I-5 overpass. The ceremony will include thanks for support […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Heritage Garden Party, 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 in the garden north of the reconstructed fort. The free event features the costumed volunteers who work in the garden, 1840s food preservation demonstrations, sales of seeds harvested from the garden and related books and items. Light refreshments will […]
Master Gardener and professional florist Jayne DiMarco will present a talk from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16 on planning a cut flower garden. The workshop at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in Hazel Dell, includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to […]
WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners and Rose City Astronomers will host a sunspot viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, at the intersection of Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. All ages are welcome. The program is geared toward kids in grades one […]
Velvet Acres Gardens, 18905 N.E. 83rd St., Vancouver, will host a car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 featuring classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars and bikes. The event includes live music, awards, raffles, vendors and food carts. Registration is $10 per vehicle. Learn more at facebook.com/events/421212974154726/.
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program for an "On the Road" tour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22, featuring plants for the late summer and fall garden. The first stop is Al’s Garden Center in Woodburn, which specializes in mountain laurel, a North American shrub with bee-shaped flowers. The next […]
The Camas Vintage and Art Faire, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24, features local art and vintage treasures in downtown Camas. Vintage offerings include a huge variety of indoor and outdoor furniture and home and garden items as well as clothing and accessories. Art offerings include quality paintings, pottery, woodworking, glass art, metal work, […]
Master Gardener Michelle Palmateer will present a talk from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 on planning a cut flower garden. The workshop at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in Hazel Dell, includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to select flowers that […]
Camas Public Library and Garden Delights Herb Farm will host a discussion about a few common, and several not so common, herbs starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. There will be samples for touching, smelling, and tasting. Presented by Garden Delights Herb Farm. For more information, visit CamasPL.org/HERBS.
Single Seniors will meet for lunch at Olive Garden, 8101 N.E. Parkway Dr., starting at noon Sept. 20. For more information, contact 360-892-8944.
Tour local farms at the 24th Annual Harvest Celebration farm tour, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. This is a free, in-person event that requires no registration. Participants can take a self-guided tour of four Clark County farms, which will be open to the public with animal viewing, U-pick vegetables and flowers, crafts, vegetable […]
Get To-Gather Farm, 1013 S.E. 303rd Ave., Washougal, is offering a Harvest Gathering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21 as part of Washington State University Vancouver's annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour. Five Clark County farms will be open to the public on Sept. 21 to give residents an opportunity to visit local farms. […]
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program for an on-the-road garden tour to Hood River, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26. The first stop is OSU Extension Hood River County, where the Master Gardener Coordinator will discuss microclimates. The location provides a view of several areas around Hood River showing the impact […]
Attend the Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest, a family-friendly autumn festival with activities, live music, food vendors and an adult beverage garden. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 28 at Marina Park, 24 S. A St., Washougal. Hear music by The Eagles' tribute band Eagle Eyes, Camas-based Cadillacs for […]
Attend the Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest, a family-friendly autumn festival with activities, live music, food vendors and an adult beverage garden. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 28 at Marina Park, 24 S. A St., Washougal. Hear music by The Eagles' tribute band Eagle Eyes, Camas-based Cadillacs for […]
As part of Ridgefield's annual BirdFest & Blue Grass on Oct. 5, the Ridgefield Garden Club will offer a Native Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Davis Park featuring twenty different Pacific Northwest native plants, beneficial for pollinators and birds and ready for fall planting.
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington needs volunteers for an invasive English ivy pull from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 16, in partnership with the Ridgefield Garden Club. Volunteers should […]
