What’s Happening
Lo que está sucediendo
Help out, learn, build community and have fun!
¡Ayuda, aprende, construye una comunidad y diviértete!
Southwest Washington has so many opportunities to connect with nature. See the event calendar for a wide range of opportunities with our regional partners.
Looking for something special with a group? Contact the partner directly. Some information on this page may be out of date, so connect with the Partner for the most up to date information. Let’s get outside!
El suroeste de Washington ofrece muchísimas oportunidades para conectar con la naturaleza. Consulta el calendario de eventos para conocer la amplia gama de oportunidades con nuestros socios regionales.
¿Buscas algo especial para un grupo? Contacta directamente con el socio. Es posible que parte de la información de esta página no esté actualizada, así que contacta con el socio para obtener la información más actualizada. ¡Salgamos!
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Art in Nature | Community Event | Elders | Healing | Hiking | Park Updates | Plants | Pollinators | Recreation | Road Trips | Virtual Events | Volunteering | Water Fun | Wildlife | Workshops | Youth |
Click each event for more detailed information - check with event host for most up to date information.
NEW! For events that sound super fun but are just outside southwest Washington are listed as ROAD TRIPs.
WTA Virtual - Spring Applicants- ACL Virtual Q&A (for green hats)
This is a Washington Trails Association Q+A is for green hats (earned through participation in work parties) that are interested in becoming an ACL (Assistant Crew Leader).
Whether you are planning on applying soon, or if you are curious to hear the requirements and application process, all green hats are welcome!
What to Expect: Learn about the process of becoming an Assistant Crew Leader (ACL)! This session is a space to connect, ask questions, and learn more about the ACL Pathway — including what the role involves and how to pursue a volunteer leadership role with WTA.
Project Description: Learn more about what it takes to become an ACL, and what the application process is here! Once registered for this work party, you will receive the Zoom information. You will also receive one incentive day for your time.
Please note, you are not required to attend these sessions in order to apply as an ACL.
Special Event:We'll open the meeting at 5:55 pm to allow folks to set up audio/video.
What to Bring: Your questions, ideas, and concerns.
More Information: Contact us at volunteer@wta.org or 206.625.1367.
Registration is required: Join Work Party
Hazel Dell Community Park Improvements Open House
Join Clark County Parks & Nature for an Online Presentation and Q&A:
Parks and Nature will host an online presentation with project details followed by a Q&A session via Webex.
Online via Webex:
Meeting Link: https://clarkwa.webex.com/clarkwa/j.php?MTID=md227204f0f009f3f0376c5d55ba668fc
Password: Clark
The community is also welcome to provide feedback on the project via email at PWParksProjects@clark.wa.gov between March 7 and 17.
About the project:
Play area updates
The play areas will be closed beginning in early January for the removal and replacement of play equipment. Other areas of the park will remain open during construction. Those visiting the park during construction are reminded to stay out of closed areas and watch for construction traffic.
Community feedback was taken into consideration in the planning process for the concept. The replacement play equipment was selected based on community feedback from an online survey and several events. A castle/medieval theme was selected.
Park plan update
In 2026, Parks and Nature will finalize the preferred park plan for the undeveloped five acres of Hazel Dell Community Park shown in the “master plan update – concept” above. Design and construction of this area is pending future funding.
Access improvements project
Clark County Parks and Nature is working to update the park facilities plan and improve access at Hazel Dell Community Park. In 2024, we met with the community to discuss the project and gather feedback. The project design is nearing completion, and construction is currently scheduled to start later this summer. Construction will include paving the existing parking area and improving park pathways to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) criteria.
VIRTUAL - Wild Coast Film Festival
Welcome to the Wild Coast Film (Virtual) Festival!
Experience the Wild Coast Film Festival from wherever you are in the world!
You can reserve your passes now, and will get an email reminder when the films go live for viewing. If you plan to view all of the film blocks, click "Virtual Passes" at the top of this page to purchase an All-Access Virtual Pass. All profits from the Wild Coast Film Festival go to support the work of Wildlife Center of the North Coast, a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education center.
Demystifying Shorebird Identification
On the first Tuesday of the month from September through June, please join us for some social time and a fun, educational, or informative program on Zoom. Anyone interested is very welcome!
Members will receive an invitation to register in their email. Anyone interested can contact the program chair for an invitation—you don’t need to be a member. Didn’t receive your Zoom invitation? Contact Don Rose for more information.
Social half-hour begins at 6:30pm, meeting and program will start at 7:00 pm. We hope you will join us!
Jim Danzenbaker - When you locate shorebirds, do you feel the need to run away because you can’t identify them? Do you watch them for a while and realize that you’ll never know what they are? This presentation will help demystify some of the identification challenges associated with shorebirds. We’ll look at bill shape, plumage, behavior, and habitat and incorporate some eBird data to help increase our knowledge of shorebirds. We’ll concentrate on shorebirds found in Clark and neighboring counties but may include a few from other spots in Washington. Jim has given shorebird identification workshops and led shorebird field trips in San Diego, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Ocean Shores, WA. He currently lives in Battle Ground, WA.
Intertwine Alliance Partner Coffee
Please join Intertwine Alliance Board President Owen Wozniak and Co-Directors Tara Wilkinson and Katie Gavares for our September partner coffee!
We had originally hoped to gather this month for lunch in a park. Unfortunately, with the rise in Covid cases and hospitalizations, and resumed mask mandates, it’s not the right moment for an in-person event. Instead, please join us for a fun, structured virtual hour of socializing and relationship-building! We’ll start with an interactive group activity and then break into two rounds of small groups to talk about what we're all working on, brainstorm with and support each other, and build oh-so-valuable coalition connections.
**Optional but by no means required: We invite you to bring something representing your personal connection to nature. It could be a photo, a famous painting, the name of a trail you discovered this summer, a poem or book ... anything at all! We’ll have a chance to share these with each other during small-group time.**
We’re eager to spend time with you.
About partner coffees
The purpose of the Intertwine Alliance monthy partner coffee series is to create informal space for Intertwine Alliance partners to build connections and consensus around our work as a coalition. We'll change up the day/time each month to accommodate a maximum number of schedules.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intertwine-alliance-partner-coffee-registration-168358100611
California Condor Recovery at Oregon Zoo
On the first Tuesday of the month from September through June, please join us for some social time and a fun, educational, or informative program on Zoom. Anyone interested is very welcome!
Members will receive an invitation to register in their email. Anyone interested can contact the program chair for an invitation—you don’t need to be a member. Didn’t receive your Zoom invitation? Contact Don Rose for more information.
Social half-hour begins at 6:30pm, meeting and program will start at 7:00 pm. We hope you will join us!
Kelli Walker, Senior condor keeper at the Oregon Zoo. Kelli has over 20 years of experience and knowledge to share about the California Condor Recovery Program at the Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. She will give an overview of the Condor breeding program at the Oregon Zoo, where the birds have been released, how they are doing in the wild, and perhaps future plans for release into the Pacific Northwest.
Photo: Marc Slattery/Audubon Photography Awards
