Join the Water Center to help remove litter from the beaches and prevent it from entering and polluting the Columbia River. All tools will be provided. Expect to walk 1.5 to 2 miles on uneven sandy beach areas while carrying little buckets.

Registration is required. Sign up today! https://www.cityofvancouver.us/events/beach-cleanup-at-marine-park-5/

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

If this event becomes full since space is limited and you see that registrations are no longer being accepted, please use the contact email below to add your name to the waitlist.

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

Do you love having fresh flowers in your home and giving them to friends and family as a gift of joy? Have you ever wanted to know how to grow your own beautiful cut flower garden? It’s easier than you think to grow and arrange your own flowers to enjoy inside and out all year long. Join Master Gardener and professional florist Jayne DiMarco for a talk on planning your cut flower garden. The workshop includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to select flowers that bloom around the same time. Participants will make a visit to our onsite cut flower demo garden where they will make a hand bouquet to take home. Bring a pair of snips and a vase/mason jar you'd like to fill or use one of ours. Dress for the weather, bring water. Cost: $5. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/974172986627?aff=oddtdtcreator. Erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu or 564-397-5738.

2024 is a big year for the sun! Every 11 years the sun's magnetic pole flips. Leading up to this event is a period of increased solar activity - from sunspots and solar flares to spectacular northern lights.

Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners for a free daytime telescope viewing event for the whole family. All are welcome; educational content will be geared toward elementary school-aged children. Vancouver (Hazel Dell area.) Specific location provided upon registration.

Safely view the sun through a telescope. Learn about sunspots - what they are and why they are happening now. Tell the time using a human sundial. Learn about the solar system and the sun as the base of the food web. Attendees will move in small groups through four interactive educational stations - all revolving around the sun.

You should not look directly at the sun. Guidance will be provided for safe sunspot viewing.

This event will take place fully outside. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring water. Space is limited. Please do not register if you aren’t sure you can attend. No pets except service animals.

This event is put on with the support of Rose City Astronomers (https://www.rosecityastronomers.net/). Register at https://forms.gle/CFqMJ6iptFVQ6Y4C8. Contact: Erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu or 564-397-5738

The high water of spring has given way to low summer flows along the Columbia River. With the seasonal wetland drying out, animal tracks can be found in the exposed muddy shoreline. Join a Water Center educator on an exploration along the water’s edge in search of the animals that call the edge of the cottonwood forest home.

Expect to walk 2 miles on uneven, sandy beaches, muddy wetlands, and along some paved pathways. Program suitable for ages 10 and older.

Registration is required. Sign up today! https://www.cityofvancouver.us/events/columbia-river-walk-following-the-tracks-2/

If this event becomes full since space is limited and you see that registrations are no longer being accepted, please use the contact email below to add your name to the waitlist.

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