Providing family fun, food, music, and history of Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree, the festival celebrates our community and its rich heritage. This is a free event with activities for children, food for sale, apple tastings and sales, live music, cider pressing and walking tours of Fort Vancouver Village and the Land Bridge. Bring your own apples and a clean container to catch your fresh cider. Approximately 12 pounds of apples will make a quart of cider. For questions about the cider pressing or the festival, contact Urban Forestry.

Learn how to compost the SMART way during this virtual workshop. There will be in-person opportunity to construct a compost pile with experts, and view demonstration compost bins in action. (Participants are eligible for a compost bin at no cost). Join via Zoom.

Register: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/933-backyard-composting-5/individual-registration

Link to request a bin: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/requestacomposter

This free class covers a variety of recycling opportunities beyond the basics of curbside recycling. Discover recycling and reuse options available locally for plastic bags, appliances, bulky items and more! Learn how to identify Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and then how to safely dispose of this material in Clark County.

Please note that prior attendance in Recycling 101 is required for this class.

Sign up for this RecycleU workshop today!

These classes are offered through a partnership with Vancouver Solid Waste, Clark County Green Neighbors and Waste Connections.

Contact: Solid Waste Analyst, Liz, at elizabeth.erickson@cityofvancouver.us

Vancouver Audubon Society is celebrating World Migratory Bird Day to recognize the important and spectacular feat of bird migration! This annual global celebration was created to build awareness for migratory birds, their habitats, and flyways. No registration required for this free event, and people of all ages and abilities are welcome!

The day will include bird walks, games, activities, and food trucks!

Volunteers Needed: If you or someone you know would like to help with this event, contact Becky Boley HERE. Youth volunteers strongly encouraged! No birding experience required.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran is hosting a shred day fundraiser for their 30th year of the Mexico Mission of building homes in Tijuana. 

Requesting $5 donation, 2 box limit. Paper Only: Bring documents in file/bankers boxes or Paper Grocery Bags)
Papers with staples, paper clips, and binder clips are allowed
No plastic covers, 3-ring binders or spiral notebooks

10am-1pm (or until truck is full)

Get those excess plants potted up; gather up your overage of seeds and bulbs and bring them to NatureScaping & WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners 7th annual Perennial, Bulb and Seed Swap to be held outdoors at the Wildlife Botanical Gardens 11000 NE 149th Street, Brush Prairie, WA. 

**CASEE Center will be opening their greenhouse to sell natives. 

Guidelines:

Perennials & bulbs should be potted or in sturdy plastic bags
Fresh collected seeds in individual envelopes or baggies by variety
Viable store bought seed packets
Label items as well as possible (i.e. botanical or common name, size, sun/shade, wet/dry, bloom time, plant height)
Plants should be well watered and pest free
Please NO invasive plants

Rain or Shine! For more information please email marlene52ns@gmail.com or call 360/737-1160.

Join the Vancouver Bee Project for a hands-on Native Demonstration Meadow Planting at Flat Tack Farm! Learn how to create a thriving pollinator habitat using native plants that support local bees, butterflies, and other beneficial species. This community event is perfect for anyone interested in sustainable gardening and biodiversity. We'll provide the seeds and tools—just bring your enthusiasm! Let’s work together to create a beautiful meadow that will support pollinators for years to come. No RSVP needed, just come by the farm at 11am.

Washington Native Plant Society Book Lecture and Annual Meeting. Presentation by Rand Schenck on his recent book Forest Under Siege: The Story of Old Growth after Gifford Pinchot. The book examines 100 years of forestry in our national forests through the primary lens of what happened in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The event is from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. There is a brief business meeting at 6:45 pm. To register, email suksdorfia@wnps.org.

Learn how to construct and maintain a worm bin. Turn your kitchen trimmings into garden gold. (By attending you qualify for a worm bin, bedding, and worms at no cost). Join via Zoom.

Register: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/934-red-worm-composting-6/individual-registration

Link to request a worm bin: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/worm-bin-request-form

Join volunteers to work at the The Heritage Farm compost demo site is located at 1919 NE 78th Street, WA 98665. . 

Composting Field Instruction includes:

• Weed identification
• Types of composting systems
• How to build a hot compost pile
• How to turn a compost pile
• How to use compost
• How to make a lasagna garden

Please be sure to dress for the weather (wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and sturdy work boots), bring garden gloves, snacks/water.

Register: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/956-composting-field-training-instruction-8/individual-registration

Are you scared by bats? They have a bad reputation that they don't deserve. Bats provide many services for us. We will talk with Brandon Burger of the Backyard Bird Shop about interesting bat facts and more, just in time for Halloween!

10 a.m. to noon, Saturday October 19, 2024 at CASEE Center, Bldg. B, Room 205,11104 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA. NatureScaping classes are free for members ($25 per year; $15 for seniors), or $15 per class for nonmembers. Registration required at:  info@naturescaping.org or marlene52ns@gmail.com or 

call 360-737-1160.

Pumpkin Harvest Festival

 

Presented By: Vancouver Ballet Folklórico, City of Vancouver, ARTSTRA

Please join us at Esther Short Park for a Day of the Dead ancestral celebration to remember and honor those who have departed. Día de Muertos is truly a celebration of life, love and healing.

Experience beautiful luminarias, traditional Mexican dancing, music, guest artists, catrinas and an ofrenda of the beloved deceased. This free, family-friendly event will take place rain or shine.

En colaboración con la Ciudad de Vancouver, le invitamos a que nos acompañe en nuestro evento cultural y anual de Día de Muertos que se llevará a cabo nuevamente en Esther Short Park. El Día de Muertos es en realidad una celebración de conexión espiritual para todos. Disfrute de bailes tradicionales de México, hermosas luminarias, artistas invitados, catrinas y actividades relevantes para la familia. Se le invita a pasar la tarde con nosotros celebrando a la familia y honrando a nuestros ancestros por medio de coloridas instalaciones de arte.

Va a ver venta de comida y artesanias, premio al mejor catrin o catrina, actividades gratis para la familia, y mucho mas!

Join us to learn about the exciting projects, partners, and initiatives that bring hands-on learning to our local schools, including the creation of native plant and habitat gardens! This session is perfect for beginners or teachers looking to inspire their students to explore the outdoors and learn how to care for our local pollinators. This is a free event hosted by Vancouver Bee Project.

Event will be held in the Columbia Room.

Bring the whole family down for some Downtown Camas trick or treating, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 from 3-5pm. Local businesses give out candy or neat Halloween prizes to all the kiddos. Seeing all the kids (and many parents, too!) dressed in costume is exceptionally fun. Always a few surprises as well! Come and enjoy your community! RAIN OR SHINE, WE WILL SEE YOU THERE! 

4th Avenue from Adams to Franklin and side streets from 3rd to 5th will be closed for the event to ensure children’s safety. Please no bikes, skateboards, or scooters. Parents please provide supervision when crossing streets.

To see pictures from Boo Bash 2023, click here.

Street Closures:
10am-5:30pm
4th from Adams to Franklin and Birch, Cedar, Dallas and Everett from 3rd to 5th

Build and plant a raised bed garden. No tilling or turning required and most materials are free! Don't worry if your soil is clay, sand, grass or weeds - this method goes right over the top. Join via Zoom.

Register: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/935-lasagna-garden-composting-4/individual-registration

We hope you will join us for our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat! Last year was a success and we can’t wait to top it this year!
– All ages welcome
– Costumes are not required
– The event is FREE!

Wildfire season is here, and it's time to take action! Join us for a FREE event with experts from Clark Conservation District, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue to learn how you can help protect your home and neighborhood.

Registration is required! Sign up here: https://l.clarkcd.org/wildfireworkshop

Join us for our Fall Fest Nature Day at Columbia Springs!

What: A day of hands-on science and nature experiences exploring fall at Columbia Springs.
This event is designed to be engaging for people of all ages – from preschool age kids to elementary, middle, and high school students, and adults. All ages and backgrounds are welcome. Just bring your curiosity and be prepared for some nature fun!

How: Drop by when it works for you. No RSVP required!

Questions? Email events@columbiasprings.org

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Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

Join us for spUUky Halloween family fun! There will be games, activities, crafts, and (for the brave) a Haunted House run by our Youth Group. This event is free to attend, so bring a friend and we’ll see you there!

The entire family is invited for a fun-filled night of carnival-themed activities, including carnival games, carnival prizes, the annual costume contest, inflatable games, photo booth (bring your camera!) and simple Fall crafts.  No registration required for the costume contest.  Children attending must be accompanied by an adult.   Bring your canned food or non-perishable items to benefit our local Treasure House.  Canned food donors will be eligible to win the night’s raffle basket.

 

Fee:  2 cans food or non-perishable items

 

Saturday, October 26

6:30 – 8:15 PM  Carnival games                

8:30 – 9:00 PM  Costume contest            

Liberty Middle School, 1612 NE Garfield St

Ages 14 and under

FREE with donation of 2 cans food or non-perishable items

Learn how to compost using the Bokashi method, trench composting, and new technology systems like Lomi. Join via Zoom.

Register: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/936-advanced-composting-techniques-4/individual-registration