Join city staff from the Naturespaces program and volunteers from the Adopt-A-Park program from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 10 to pull invasive English ivy in Behrens Woods Urban Nature Area, 3005 S.E. Bella Vista Place, Vancouver. The focus will be removing ivy from on and around trees to minimize impacts to forest health. The […]
Volunteer with staff from the city of Vancouver from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, to remove English ivy at Marine Park, 4501 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver. This ivy pull will be followed by a short nature walk through the riparian bottomland forests of the park, where participants […]
Join Vancouver's Litter Stewards from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Starke Natural Area on Northeast Park Plaza Drive to help pick up litter. Volunteers are encouraged to […]
Attend a family-friendly Litter Stewards Training from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Aspen Room of City Hall, on the first floor at 415 W. Sixth St., Vancouver. Volunteers will receive training on safety protocols, how to identify city and public property, how to dispose of both hazardous and common trash and how […]
Join Vancouver Litter Stewards to clean up trash from Campus Community Garden in the Burnt Bridge Creek neighborhood, located on N.E. Campus Drive near Meadow Homes. Clean-up will happen from 9 to 10 a.m. March 11. Registration is required at volgistics.com/appform/973765405.
The Fort Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., will host a Recycle 201 course from 2 to 3 p.m. March 18. Attendees are invited to take the next step to go beyond the basics of curbside recycling. Attendees will discover a wide variety of recycling and reuse options available locally for plastic bags, appliances, bulky […]
The city of Vancouver is hosting a Sustainable Communities Fair in celebration of Earth Day from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22 at Bagley Community Park, 4607 Plomondon St., Vancouver. Sign up for a service project in the morning, a litter cleanup or park planting, then stop by the fair for family-centered workshops, games […]
An informative Recycling 101 class will be held at the Vancouver Community Library from 2 to 3:30 p.m. June 10. Attendees will get all the latest tips about the regional garbage and recycling system. Recycling 101 is a fun, tip-sharing, recycling-friendly class open to the community. The class covers the basics about what to recycle […]
The City of Vancouver will host a Recycle 201 class at Cascade Park Library starting at 6 p.m. June 27. This course will go beyond the basics of curbside recycling. Attendees will discover a wide variety of recycling and reuse options available locally for plastic bags, appliances, bulky items and more. Additionally, attendees will learn […]
The Cascade Park Community Library will host a "Recycle 101" class from 2 to 3 p.m. July 14. Presented by City of Vancouver and Waste Connections staff, the class will answer questions about curbside recycling. Guests are welcome to stay for an additional 30-minute "Organics 101" presentation to learn about the curbside organics program in […]
City of Vancouver Litter Stewards will host a clean up event clearing litter on a stretch of Fourth Plain Blvd. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 29 Attendees will meet at Centerpointe Park, 8121 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Dr., for a brief safety huddle and to get everyone equipped. Pre-registration is required. RSVP online on the […]
City of Vancouver Litter Stewards will host a clean up event clearing litter on a stretch of Fourth Plain Blvd. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 29 Attendees will meet at Centerpointe Park, 8121 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Dr., for a brief safety huddle and to get everyone equipped. Pre-registration is required. RSVP online on the […]
The City of Vancouver’s AmeriCorps members will lead a tree planting from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 17 at Sam Brown Park’s urban natural area, 5722 Montana Lane, Vancouver. This event is a follow-up from the postponed MLK Day of Service. Volunteers will plant trees and hundreds of native plants. Plants will also be given […]