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Water Center Garden Clean-up

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Water Resources Education Center is hosting a volunteer garden clean-up from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 27. Tasks include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. Tools will be provided. Bring garden gloves. Register at cityofvancouver.us/events/water-center-garden-cleanup-3/. For more details, contact water center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111.

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Water Center Garden Clean-up

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join Water Resources Education Center staff to keep the Water Center's Backyard Habitat Certified gardens in tip-top shape. Tasks may include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. Tools will be provided. Participants should bring garden gloves. Registration is required at cityofvancouver.us/events/water-center-garden-cleanup-4/. Volunteers under 18 should bring a signed minor consent form. For more details, email […]

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Water Birds of the Wetlands

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Celebrate World Wetlands Day from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 3 with a stroll around Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center, the wetlands and the Columbia River. The 50 acres of wetlands adjacent to the Water Center provide critical habitat for numerous birds, and barren winter trees provide excellent viewing conditions. Expect to walk 1.5 miles […]

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Animal Tracking Basics: Life along the water’s edge

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Vancouver Water Resources Education Center is offering a workshop, "Animal Tracking Basics: Life Along the Water's Edge," from 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 24. Registration is required at cityofvancouver.us/events/animal-tracking-basics-life-along-the-waters-edge/. Students will learn how to interpret the clues left behind by learning foot morphology and gaits of common wildlife. This class, which is designed for beginners, […]

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World Water Day BioBlitz

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Participate in the World Water Day BioBlitz at Vancouver’s Water Center, 4600 S. Columbia Way, Vancouver, to explore nearby freshwater ecosystems and collect data about the living creatures inhabiting the area in a "snapshot" of ecological biodiversity. Guided nature walks will happen throughout the morning. Walks will focus on finding plants, animals, birds, insects, mushrooms […]

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Spring “Beak” Nature Walk

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Water Resources Education Center will host a Spring "Beak" Nature Walk from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. April 3. Registration is required at cityofvancouver.us/events/spring-beak-nature-walk/. Take a leisurely springtime walk in search of all the birds that call this water ecosystem home. Binoculars will be on hand for participants to borrow. This walk is suitable for […]

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Meadowscaping Spring Clean-up at Water Center with Vancouver Bee Project

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

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, […]

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Burnt Bridge Creek Nature Walk

Burnt Bridge Creek Trailhead, Devine Road 1617 N. Devine Road, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Water Resources Education Center will host a free nature walk from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 24 along the middle section of the Burnt Bridge Creek watershed. Participants will Learn about storm water management and how the land is being restored with native plantings. Guides will offer information about the ecology of the watershed, […]

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Bird Language Workshop

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Water Resources Education Center presents "Unraveling the Storylines of Nature Through Birds," from 9:30 a.m. to noon May 18. The free workshop will introduce bird sound mapping and sit spots for bird observing. Attendees will learn to recognize calls, postures and behaviors of songbirds to deepen a connection to nature and become more aware […]

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Burnt Bridge Creek Exploration: Stewart Glen Trailhead

Stewart Glen Trailhead NW Lakeshore Ave, Vancouver, United States

Explore the Burnt Bridge Creek watershed as it reaches the end of its 13-mile journey and flows into Vancouver Lake. Learn about restoration projects and storm water management while discovering more about native plants, animals and birds of the area. Participants age 8 and over will walk two miles on paved surfaces from 9 to […]

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Twilight Tuesday

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join a Water Resources Education Center educator for Twilight Tuesday, 7:30 to 9 p.m. June 25, to explore the twilight in and around the Columbia River and its wetlands. Participants age 6 and older will look for signs of animals, learn about plants, look for bats and identify the twilight stars and planets that appear […]

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Summer BioBlitz at the Water Center

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Water Resources Education Center will host the Summer BioBlitz from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 29. Volunteers will use the iNaturalist app to catalog plants, insects, birds, moss, lichen, animal tracks and anything else spotted in the area. The BioBlitz helps monitor species in our area to understand what is here, when they're here […]

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Event Series Reading in the Wild

Reading in the Wild

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

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 […]

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Event Series Reading in the Wild

Reading in the Wild

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

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 […]

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Event Series Reading in the Wild

Reading in the Wild

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

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 […]

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Event Series Reading in the Wild

Reading in the Wild

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

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 […]

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Columbia River Walk: Following Tracks

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join a Water Resources Education Center guide on a tracking exploration along the water’s edge in search of the animals that call the edge of the cottonwood forest home. Participants should expect to walk two miles on uneven, sandy beaches, muddy wetlands and along some paved pathways. The free program, from 9:30 a.m. to noon […]

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Vancouver Lake Community Paddle Trip

Felida Moorage & Marine Services, 4911 NW 122nd Street, #1, Vancouver, WA, 98685 Felida Moorage & Marine Services, 4911 NW 122nd Street, #1, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center staff for a free, family-friendly evening canoe paddle aboard 29-foot, 14-passenger Big Canoes. Glide past shore birds, look for signs of beaver activity, and learn about the Columbia River ecosystem from seasoned paddle guides and educators. Plan to paddle for 1 to 1.5 […]

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Hidden Journey of Wastewater

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Tour Vancouver's Marine Park Wastewater Treatment Plant from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 24 to learn about the unseen journey of our used water. After the treatment plant tour, participants will take a nature walk to the Columbia River to learn about the riparian ecosystem and see where the clean water is released. This […]

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Twilight Tuesday Nature Walk: Bats!

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Take a twilight walk to search for bats around the Water Resources Education Center wetlands from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27. Water Center educators and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteers will guide the group on a sunset stroll through the wetland areas along the Columbia River. Participants age 6 and older will learn […]

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