Event Description: Join us for a delightful jewelry swap at Kindred Homestead Supply during our First Friday event! Embrace the spirit of sharing and sustainability with our "Leave What You Can, Take What You Need" jewelry swap. 

Event Description: Join us for a delightful jewelry swap at Kindred Homestead Supply during our First Friday event! Embrace the spirit of sharing and sustainability with our "Leave What You Can, Take What You Need" jewelry swap. 

The Downs Neighborhood Park
3217 ne 62nd vancouver wa

Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of planting. Naturespaces Vancouver is a pilot program that utilizes ecologically informed practices to restore and enhance publicly managed sites – think your local parks!

Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided! This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens – people of all ages and abilities are welcome! Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Sign up today!

Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.

Advanced registration is required and space is limited. RSVP here.

(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)

Registration is required. Sign up here: https://www.cityofvancouver.us/events/water-center-garden-cleanup-4/

Join Water Center staff outdoors to help keep our Backyard Habitat Certified gardens in tip-top shape. Volunteer activities may include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. All necessary tools will be provided. Please bring your own garden gloves if you have them.

For youth under 18, please fill out and bring a signed minor consent form.

Contact: Water Center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111

Join Clark County Food System Council for an evening of "breads and spreads!" We will be listening to speakers share stories about breads and spreads from cultures around the world as we enjoy some tasty samples from local vendors. $5 suggested donation. Prize drawing at the end!

RSVP: https://www.clarkfoodcouncil.org/events-1/january-eat-drink-be-local-breads-and-spreads

Let's plant trees together in Vancouver! Interested in receiving a tree? Click HERE to purchase a tree for your household. Dozens of large (6-10' tall) trees will be ready for planting in their new homes, and your help is what makes this community planting possible!

Please arrive by 8:45am to sign-in and be assigned a planting crew. The planting starts at 9:00am. We provide gloves, tools, and guidance, as well as light breakfast snacks and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. We ask that all volunteers dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes/boots you don't mind getting dirty, and be ready to have fun!

How do I register? Register by filling out this quick form.  Groups and individuals welcome! If your group is more than 5 people, please know you will be assigned to different planting crews.

Have a pickup truck? We need your help getting these young trees to their planting sites a few blocks away from the central staging site. Please sign up if you're able to help out in this key role. 

Want to plant by bike? This event will have a bike-powered crew. Bring your bike, helmet, and a bike trailer (if you have one), sign-up here.

Under age 18? We request that youth 15 and under volunteer with a parent/guardian.  Youth 16 and older can volunteer on their own and will need to hand us a youth waiver form signed by their parent/guardian.

Private transportation: You will travel from the meeting location to a few planting sites in the nearby neighborhood (up to several miles). We recommend private transportation (bike or vehicle), but there may be an option to carpool if others in your small planting crew are also comfortable with this. 

Where will these trees be planted? In the following neighborhoods: Burton Ridge, DuBois Park, Ellsworth Springs, Evergreen Highlands, Father Blanchet Park, Forest Ridge, Marrion, North Garrison Heights, Northcrest, Northwood, Oakbrook, Old Evergreen Hwy, and Vancouver Heights.

Questions?  Please check out our Volunteer FAQ webpage.  Our team is also happy to assist!  Reach us at volunteer@friendsoftrees.org We look forward to planting together soon!

This event is in partnership with the City of Vancouver.

Live in an apartment? Rent? Own? Everyone is invited to join this informative virtual Recycling 101 class. Get all the latest tips about our regional garbage and recycling system. 

• Learn the basics about what to recycle curbside and why, and where items go after being picked up.
• If you are unsure if certain items can be recycled, bring those questions to this virtual class!

Click on this link to register for the class.

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

Earn $120 for your neighborhood association by attending a workshop or taking a tour! Visit this link to learn how.

Questions? Contact solidwaste@cityofvancouver.us.

Bring Nature to your Doorstep - Planning and Designing with Nature

Come learn with us as we explore several planning and design techniques to bring more nature to your yard. We will work with Jane Tesner Kleiner, a local landscape architect, ecologist, environmental educator and disabilities advocate, to plan for your yard improvements. We will discuss techniques that you can use to transform your world using locally sourced native and landscape plants. Feel free to bring photos or aerial maps (Google) of your property and we can get you started on your way to creating a nature-haven!

10 a.m. to noon, Saturday January 20, 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. Register at info@naturescaping.org or 

marlene52ns@gmail.com or call 360-737-1160.

About the film:

This up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to green light massive extraction of metals from the deep seafloor that are deemed essential to the electric battery revolution.

Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. The documentary also follows mining startup The Metals Company, as it pursues funding, public favor, and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swathes of the Pacific Ocean floor.

When: Tuesday, January 23rd. Doors open at 4:30pm, Program and Film 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Where: Columbia Room at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St, Vancouver, WA 98660

We are providing pizza with Gluten Friendly/Vegan options. A water station will also be available. Please help us reduce waste by bringing your own water bottle. 

Learn more about the film and watch a trailer here.

Please register here.

This film series was made possible by our partners at Clark County Green Neighbors.

Love juicy, sweet just-picked blueberries from your own bushes? Not sure how to keep them performing at their best? Join Master Gardeners for an in-person hands-on workshop on blueberry pruning.

Join us at our Vancouver area demonstration blueberry field to learn and practice your skills. This entails a 5 - to 10-minute walk up a steep hill. Those with mobility issues may drive. Dress for the weather and bring water, garden gloves, and a pair of sharpened loppers or hand bypass pruners if you have them.

Thursday, Jan. 25 from 10 am to noon. Cost: $10. No admission without advance registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-in-person-blueberry-pruning-workshop-tickets-764126020497?aff=oddtdtcreator. For more information: (564) 397-5738 or Erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu. Visit us online at https://extension.wsu.edu/clark/community-education/workshops-events/.

Join us for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service!

What: Volunteer Tree Planting

When: Monday, January 27th, 2024 from 9:00am to 12:00pm

Where: Burnt Bridge Creek, NE 18th Court – Near the West entrance of Arnold Park. From NE 15th Ave, turn onto NE 41st Circle. Follow the signs to parking.

What to bring: Please wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and dress for the weather. Please bring your own snacks and water.

Register here.

This event is held in partnership with the City of Vancouver. Thank you to our partnering sponsor, PeaceHealth.

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Súmate al Dia de Servicio Martin Luther King Jr. 2024 

Actividad: Reforestación para voluntarios en Burnt Bridge Creek

Cuándo: Lunes 27 de Enero 9:00 a 12:00

Dónde: NE 18th Court – Cerca de la entrada Oeste de Arnold Park que se llega por NE 15th Ave y entrar por NE 41st Circle hasta donde topa la calle. Seguir las señales para el estacionamiento.

Qué llevar: Favor de usar pantalón largo, zapato cerrado y vestir de acuerdo al clima. Traer su propia agua y alimento.

Registrarse Aquí

Gracias al apoyo de la Ciudad de Vancouver para coordinar esta acción. Gracias PeaceHealth por patrocinar este evento. 

Join Water Center staff in removing ivy from Marine Park. Activities can include cutting ivy off tree trunks, bending over to pull ivy free from the soil, and shoveling and spreading bark mulch. Registration is required. Please sign up here: https://www.cityofvancouver.us/events/ivy-pull-at-marine-park/

Gloves, tools and snacks will be provided. This event will occur, rain or shine. Dress for the weather; wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Ivy pulling will take place primarily off the main walkway. The terrain will be uneven and slightly sloped.

All ages are welcome. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form. Youth under 13 must have an adult guardian present.

Contact: Water Center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111

You're invited!

Join us for a day of winter-themed hands on science and nature experiences.

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

Questions? Email events@columbiasprings.org