Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host "Wildland Fire: Friend or Foe?" a presentation on the nature of wildland fires in our region. This educational event to shed light on past wildland fires and the techniques used to understand the impact of wildland fire through an archaeological forensic lens. The audience will explore the timeline […]
The Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, will present a series of brief documentaries from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 recorded by National Park Service Ranger Shelton Johnson. The videos highlight the important role of Buffalo Soldiers within national parks. Admission is free but please register at friendsfortvancouver.org.
The Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, will present a series of brief documentaries from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 recorded by National Park Service Ranger Shelton Johnson. The videos highlight the important role of Buffalo Soldiers within national parks. Admission is free but please register at friendsfortvancouver.org.
Come to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12 to celebrate Smokey Bear's 78th birthday. Smokey Bear was a real bear cub rescued from a forest fire by a US Forest Service ranger in August 1945. His messages to prevent forest and wildfires have endured […]
At 1 p.m. June 3 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, historical archaeologist Chelsea Rose will provide a public presentation on the archaeology of the Chinese diaspora of Oregon. This free talk will focus on her recent work with the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project (OCDP), which challenges the historic erasure […]
Photographer Rich Bergeman is the guest curator of an exhibit in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. The photography exhibit will run from April 24-Sept. 25 in the visitor center's theater. Bergeman will give a public talk at 1 p.m. May 20, "The Land Remembers: Landscapes of the […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver present a "meet the author" event at 1 p.m. April 29 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center with Alix Christie, author of "The Shining Mountains," a historical novel set in 1838 at the the time that the Hudson’s Bay Company Rocky Mountain fur trade was extending to Fort Vancouver. Attendees are […]
At 1 p.m. April 8 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, director Erik Flint and curator Heidi Pierson of the Lewis Army Museum in Tacoma will present "Exploring Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Military," a historical overview and discussion of diversity and inclusion in the United States Army. This […]
Fort Vancouver welcomes Dr. Robert David, Klamath tribal member and archaeologist, for "Spirit Songs and Sacred Fire," a presentation about the rock art of the Klamath Basin, at 1 p.m. March 18 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. This event is free but reservations are recommended at friendsfortvancouver.org. For over […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service welcome you to see Dru Holley's film "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" and meet Holley from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E.Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There is no admission charge but attendees must register at friendsfortvancouver.org. Buffalo […]
Single Seniors will host a birdwatching event together at Fort Vancouver, 1501 East Evergreen Blvd. from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 10. Attendees are asked to wear walking shoes and bring binoculars. The group will meet in the parking lot of the visitor center to start out. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
Author and maritime journalist Peter Marsh will present photos and story of the shipyards of Portland and Vancouver during World War II from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 East Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Admission is free. Hundreds of men and women worked in the local yards and trained […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site & the National Park Service will host: "Columbia River Trade: The Ties that Bind since Time Immemorial –Salmon traditions and all that surrounds […]