Title: Whipple Creek Trail Renovation
Location: Whipple Creek Park
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Description: Volunteers needed to help improve trails at Whipple Creek Park. Click link for more information.
Date: 2009-09-12… [Continue reading this Article]
Whipple Creek Trail Renovation
September 11, 2009 By: Leave a Comment
Solve a Mystery with the StreamTeam!
September 4, 2009 By: Leave a Comment
What Was the Cause of Death?
After volunteers spend time planting trees and making sure the native saplings go into the ground correctly, volunteers are needed to spend a day with the StreamTeam to make sure the trees survive.
Improve your native plant identification skills while learning how to monitor a native tree planting! StreamTeam members will sleuth their way through a yearling planting to find who is the caper. Was it deer in the wetland with improper tube placement? You be the judge!
Blazing a Trail at Whipple Creek
September 2, 2009 By: Leave a Comment
Volunteers Needed for Trail Improvement.
Whipple Creek Park, just West of the Clark County Fairgrounds off 179th Street, is a 300 acre park with miles of trails for hikers and horseback riders and home to many types of wildlife.
Several trails inside Whipple Creek Park were closed August 17 for trail improvement. Vancouver Clark Parks and Recreation and the Clark County Executive Horse Council, invite you to join them on Saturday September 12 to help rehabilitate the trails in this beautiful park.
Clark County Sheriff Recruiting Deputies
August 17, 2009 By: Leave a Comment
It is a wise man who knows not to push the limits of the law – Barney Fife
So, I am driving down the road on my way to Salmon Creek Fred Meyer, when a small white sign with red letters next to the sidewalk catches my eye: Clark County Sheriff’s Office Recruiting Deputies, and direction to the ccsoreserves website.
This piques my interest, so as soon as I get home (and before I forget the website) I check it out. Seems the Clark … [Continue reading this Article]
Stream Stewards Build Community
August 11, 2009 By: Leave a Comment
And Save Salmon.
Become a Stream Steward. The Stream Stewards Program is a free learn-n-serve program of Clark Public Utilities’ StreamTeam with hands-on, professional level workshops on the following:
· Hydrology ·Geology ·Birds ·Mammals ·Water Quality ·Native Plants ·Macro Invertebrates ·NatureScaping ·Riparian Habitats ·Salmon ·Reptiles ·Amphibians ·Native Plant Restoration
The Stream Stewards Program is free of charge for Clark County residents. Stewards pay back their tuition through 45 hours of volunteer time with the StreamTeam or one of our … [Continue reading this Article]
The Stream Team Needs You
July 23, 2009 By: 1 Comment
Become a Stream Steward.
Ever wondered what happened to all the Salmon in Salmon Creek?
Are you interested in learning about our local environment?
Do you want to make Clark County even better?
Clark Public Utilities’ StreamTeam offers the Stream Stewards program for people just like you! The program allows Clark County residents to learn about local environmental topics through professional level, hands-on workshops.
The goal of the Stream Steward course is to increase awareness about geology, hydrology, riparian and wetland habitat, wildlife (i.e. birds, … [Continue reading this Article]
Community Emergency Response Team
December 30, 2008 By: Leave a Comment
Clark County: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) The Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire District 6 will be training citizens of all ages and backgrounds to be a CERT volunteer and assist in their neighborhood in the event of a disaster. Call 576-1195 or click here for more information. … [Continue reading this Article]
Christmas Party for Kids in Need
December 10, 2008 By: Leave a Comment
Hazel Dell: Christmas Party for Kids in Need The NE Hazel Dell Neighborhood Association will be hosting their 10th annual Christmas Party for kids in need Dec. 18 at Sarah J Anderson School beginning at 6 pm. There will be gifts, treats, activites and of course, Santa. Volunteers are welcome. Call 360.695.1466, or click here for more information.… [Continue reading this Article]
Walk & Knock
November 10, 2008 By: Leave a Comment
Clark County: Walk & Knock “It’s all about feeding the hungry.” On Dec. 6, volunteers will be collecting non-perishable foods for the annual Walk & Knock food drive. The Walk and Knock Food Drive encompasses the entire Clark County area. For more information on this charity, or how to volunteer, click here. … [Continue reading this Article]
Lunch Buddies
November 6, 2008 By: Leave a Comment
Salmon Creek: Lunch Buddies: The Lunch Buddy Program pairs a caring adult with an elementary student who needs a positive role model in his/her life. The program is simple: adult volunteers commit to having lunch with a student once a week. After lunch there is time to read a book, play a board game, or just talk. The relationship that develops often makes a profound difference in a child’s life. If you have questions, please contact Sue Bales at 313-2800 or sue.bales@vansd.org.… [Continue reading this Article]
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