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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 below for a wide range of opportunities with our regional partners.
Not seeing what you are looking for or want to schedule 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 Some information on this page may be out of date, so connect with the Partner for the most up to date information.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.
¿No encuentra lo que busca o desea programar algo especial con un grupo? Ponte en contacto directamente con el socio. Es posible que parte de la información de esta página no esté actualizada; por ello, contacta con el socio para obtener la información más reciente. ¡Salgamos al aire libre!
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LCNN is excited to share our Partner’s events, click each event for more detailed information - check with event host for most up to date information (LCNN does not lead these events).
NEW! For events that sound super fun but are just outside southwest Washington are listed as ROAD TRIPs.
WTA’s Northwest Exposure Photo Contest
Northwest Exposure Photo Contest is now open, and we’re stoked to see your incredible photos. Whether you're a seasoned pro or love snapping memories on your phone, we (everyone at WTA and our judging panel) can’t wait to see your entries by October 12.
New: SnapShot giveaways
This year, there’s a new way to win prizes and get featured on social media: SnapShot! To enter, submit photos to the contest that match the weekly themes below along with the corresponding hashtag. Randomly selected weekly winners will be announced on Instagram.
Aug. 17– 23: #Campground
Aug. 31–Sept. 6: #Desert
Sept. 14–20: #SouthernWA (South of Highway 12)
Sept. 28–Oct. 4: #SmilesandTrails
Contest categories:
Trailscapes: Landscapes and the trails that get you there.
Hikers in Action: The wide range of adventures and emotions on trail.
Trail Family: Moments with your hiking family, given or chosen (hint: we love to see faces!)
Flora & Fauna: Any living beings, from wildlife to wildflowers.
Bonus categories:
Film: Share film photos from Washington trails. Photos can be recent or from anytime in the past. WTA is celebrating our 60th anniversary, so this is the perfect chance to dust off “vintage” film photos from WTA work parties, backcountry adventures and more.
Instagram: Post a picture on Instagram with #nwexposure2026 in the caption and follow @washingtontrails to enter.
Why enter Northwest Exposure?
Get featured: Winners are featured in our annual calendar.
Exposure and bragging rights: All entries can appear in Washington Trails magazine, on our website, social media and more.
The big screen: Our collaborative concert with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra returns to Benaroya Hall this spring. All contest entries have a chance to be featured onstage during the performance!
Prizes: Gear, gift cards and more, brought to you by our generous sponsors.
Make a difference: Your photos help WTA tell stories about public lands and why they matter.
Your photos do more than just win prizes — they help WTA protect public lands and inspire others to get outside. We can’t wait to see what you share with us.
P.S. Looking for inspiration ? Check out our Photography Resources. Have a question? Read our FAQs or feel free to reach out to me directly.
Mini-Basket Weaving Class
Lead by Erin of Frog & Twig; learn about locally harvested fiber plants suitable for twining, including willow, rattan reed cane, cattail and iris. Learn basketry techniques like Pairing Weave, 3-rod wale weave, securing a basket to a wooden base, soft fiber twining & twined handle.
Your handmade basket may be tiny but this class is designed to introduce you to a large variety of materials and techniques that will give you a solid start to continue pursuing basketry on your own, including a hand out of exactly where to find and how to prepare all of the materials that we use!
Register HERE, 10 spots only.
Group class instruction from 10am-12pm with a third hour of 1:1 hands-on help from the instructor to complete your basket without feeling rushed! You will leave with a mini-basket of your very own.
Autumn Stitching on the Farm workshop
Back by popular demand! Last winter’s stitching event was a delight, and we’re so thrilled to welcome Nicki Eybel back to the farm for some autumn stitching!
Gathered around the workshop table, participants will stitch an 8”x8” landscape with an autumn palette. Think sky, river and land (just like PN Farm!) We will spend the morning creating our backgrounds and practicing some stitches (new and/or familiar). In the afternoon we will add details to our background (sky…rain? Clouds? Sun?) River and land (trees, leaves etc) Your piece of art will be yours…abstract? Realistic? The instructor will provide examples.
All levels of stitcher welcome!
If you have a youngster in your life who is interested, please reach out to Abby at arts@pnfarm.com to discuss!
A materials fee of $5.00 is incorporated in your ticket.
Coffee, tea, water and light snacks will be provided. Participants should plan on bringing a water bottle, lunch, and any specific snacks needed.
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible, as well as out on the landscape of a working farm. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
Full and partial scholarships available. Please email Abby for more information. Register HERE
About our teacher: Nicki Eybel is a newly retired early childhood educator. She is now an abstract mixed media collage artist, focused on stitching. As a member of the Columbia Fiber Arts Guild, she is active in the Handstitching Group and has enjoyed a daily stitching practice for the last 3 years. She has exhibited in local galleries and group shows. She earned her Stitching Badge as a Girl Scout long, long ago.
Photography Hike: Autumn
Join professional Photographer Patrick Aalto and the Mt. St. Helen’s Institute Guides on a photography hike amongst the massive hummocks deposited by the 1980 eruption.
You will explore this marvelous ecosystem, teaming with life, before leaving the trees to join the Boundary Trail in view of the vast open expanse of the Pumice Plain and the breach of the volcanic crater itself. You will ascend to the groups' comfort up Johnston Ridge where you will train your cameras on the amazing vistas and brilliant colors of Fall foliage below.
For detailed information, visit our Photography Hike program page.
WHERE: Hummocks Trail #229
DISTANCE: 2.3 miles to 4 miles (3.7km - 6.2km)
COST: $150 per person
ELEVATION GAIN: 250 feet to 700 feet (76m - 213m)
PERMITS: All permits provided
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 12
MINIMUM AGE: 8. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Camas Library - Audiobook Walking Club
Audiobook listeners need not walk alone!
Bring your audiobook of choice and meet the Camas Library each month at a new outdoor location for a community walk. We’ll walk for 60 minutes and wrap up with an optional 30 minutes of social time to chat with other book lovers and audio fans.
Walkers of all paces and experience levels are welcome — whether you’re a power walker, stroller pusher, or leisurely listener, there’s space for you here.
Walks are weather-dependent, so please check our social media channels or this event page for updates or cancellations.
Accommodations: The library strives to ensure our events are accessible to everyone. If you require special accommodations to join us, please call 360.834.4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us at least two weeks before the event.
Location Details:
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607
See map: Google Maps
Contact Info
Name: Stacy Yakouba
Email: library@cityofcamas.us
Phone Number: (360) 834-4692
Land, Water and Sky! Plein Air Painting in the Shoulder Season
Plas Newydd Farms is excited to welcome Portland artist Jef Gunn back for his second PN Farm Arts workshop.
Jef brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his teaching, and delights in the complexities of a working landscape. We’re trying something new with a late fall plein air workshop, and we promise warming stations and lots of hot coffee–not the mention the possibility of painting in the embrace of a historic barn!
Plein Air painting is simply painting in the “open air.” That’s what we’ll do.
Painting itself can be tricky, managing a palette of colors and a canvas in response to the always moving world around us! Our focus for this workshop will be all of that. Composition, simplification, color, palette, gumption, place, light and shadow, mystery.
This will be quite the adventure in painting the out-of-doors on a beautiful landscape with historic significance. The farm and its buildings sit along the confluence of the Lewis and Columbia Rivers, on land once occupied by Chinook and Cowlitz peoples. We’ll cover color, composition, palette management, and keeping your cool while managing all that!
If the weather changes, we’ll have studio exercises that deepen the work done outside. For instance, composition, abstract structure and color interactions. Beyond these, we could address the possibility of emotion in the painting.
Registration is required HERE.
A $20 materials fee is included in the cost of your ticket, and we will reach out with more instructions as the event gets closer! Limited scholarships available. Email arts@pnfarm.com for more info.
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place on the landscape and in the buildings of an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
About our teacher
Jef Gunn was born in Seattle in 1955 and grew up along the West Coast from Puget Sound to southern California and Hawai’i. He studied drawing and painting in California through the 1970s, continued to paint like heck in Seattle in the 1980s, and held residencies in Barcelona (1986-7) and Paris (1988). Since the mid 1990s he has engaged in a passionate study of Asian art. He lives and works in Portland, Oregon, showing oils, encaustics, mixed media and prints at Augen Gallery (Portland), Traver Gallery (Seattle), i.e. gallery (Edison) and Cedar St. Gallery, (Honolulu). While he’s explored several approaches to abstraction, he has always also maintained a practice of painting the landscape in the open air.
With a balance of humor, broad knowledge, and helpful insight, he is able to draw from each student her or his own natural way to paint, while bringing to bear practical instruction through historical examples, especially of the Modern period.
Place-Based Songwriting at Plas Newydd Farm
Join Plas Newydd Farm and Gina DeNoble for an inspiration music making afternoon.
Places can be so inspiring! They engage the senses, hold memories both good and challenging, and allow us to orient ourselves within physical space. In this workshop, we will observe our surroundings, engage with the land, and consider how place affects us. Then, we will attempt to capture that in words and melody.
Please bring:
Sack lunch
Warm layers that will work for walking outdoors in November and also being cosy indoors (e.g., raincoat, fleece, boots, socks, gloves, hat, scarf, blanket)
Any instruments you would like to use to write music
Any special writing tools and notebooks you like to use
Included / available on site:
Breakfast and light snacks throughout the day
Refrigeration and microwave for lunches
One guitar and one keyboard
Basic paper and pens/pencils
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible, as well as out on the landscape of a working farm. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
Registration is required HERE. Full and partial scholarships available. Please email Abby for more information.
About our teacher: Gina DeNoble, M.S. is a vocalist and songwriter currently living in the Portland, Oregon area. Her genre is lyric-driven, soulful folk with occasional blues elements. The mood of her music could be described as dramatic, whimsical, emotional, and romantic.
Having grown up a stone’s throw from Mount Rainier National Park, Gina is a dyed-in-the-wool Pacific Northwesterner! Her debut full-length album entitled Wanderer’s Paradise is currently streaming on all major platforms. The songs on the album are heavily place-based, and were written while she was traveling regularly between Washington, Canada, and Alaska.
Camas Library - Audiobook Walking Club
Audiobook listeners need not walk alone!
Bring your audiobook of choice and meet the Camas Library each month at a new outdoor location for a community walk. We’ll walk for 60 minutes and wrap up with an optional 30 minutes of social time to chat with other book lovers and audio fans.
Walkers of all paces and experience levels are welcome — whether you’re a power walker, stroller pusher, or leisurely listener, there’s space for you here.
Walks are weather-dependent, so please check our social media channels or this event page for updates or cancellations.
Accommodations: The library strives to ensure our events are accessible to everyone. If you require special accommodations to join us, please call 360.834.4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us at least two weeks before the event.
Location Details:
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607
See map: Google Maps
Contact Info
Name: Stacy Yakouba
Email: library@cityofcamas.us
Phone Number: (360) 834-4692
Winter Open House - Plas Newydd Farm
Join staff and friends at Plas Newydd Farm for a day filled with workshops, wreath making, food, cider, walking tours, and live music!
Schedule
10am – 12pm Arrive / Mingle / Workshops
10am – 12pm Live Music
12pm Farm Tour / Walk
1pm Short Break
1:30pm – 3pm Lit Mag Launch
3pm – 4pm Workshop
Accessibility Note: This event takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible, as well as out on the landscape of a working farm. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you!
More information can be found on their webpage HERE
FVRL event: The Mazamas: 133 Years of Adventure, Science and Culture
Discover the rich legacy of the Pacific Northwest’s premier mountaineering organization with the Mazamas. Join Matthew Brock, Mazama Library & Historical Collections Manager, for a captivating journey through the 133-year history of the Mazamas. Whether you are a climber, history buff, or nature lover, this presentation offers a rare look at the archive of Northwest exploration.
White Salmon Valley Reads: All October!
Join your neighbors this October for our annual Reads program series as we explore the thrilling world of Pacific Northwest wilderness safety, history, and volunteerism. This month-long program series centers on the gripping book Crisis on Mount Hood by acclaimed local author and physician Christopher Van Tilburg, MD. Pick up your copy of the book beginning this September, while supplies last, at White Salmon Valley Community Library. This community program series is generously supported by the Friends of White Salmon Valley Community Library.
Accommodations
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.
Особые условия могут быть запрошены с помощью нашей формы запроса на предоставление условий для людей с инвалидностью не позднее чем за 15 дней до мероприятия.
Camas Library - Audiobook Walking Club
Audiobook listeners need not walk alone!
Bring your audiobook of choice and meet the Camas Library each month at a new outdoor location for a community walk. We’ll walk for 60 minutes and wrap up with an optional 30 minutes of social time to chat with other book lovers and audio fans.
Walkers of all paces and experience levels are welcome — whether you’re a power walker, stroller pusher, or leisurely listener, there’s space for you here.
Walks are weather-dependent, so please check our social media channels or this event page for updates or cancellations.
Accommodations: The library strives to ensure our events are accessible to everyone. If you require special accommodations to join us, please call 360.834.4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us at least two weeks before the event.
Location Details:
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607
See map: Google Maps
Contact Info
Name: Stacy Yakouba
Email: library@cityofcamas.us
Phone Number: (360) 834-4692
Cameraderie: VAS Youth Program Birding Photography Walk
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What Is Cameraderie? Cameraderie is a youth birding, wildlife, and nature photography program started by the Vancouver Audubon Society, founded by Shaunak Deshpande. The program connects youth ages 8-18 with experienced birders and photographers in the Vancouver and Portland area, creating a community where young people can develop real skills in both bird identification and nature photography. What started as conversations between talented teen photographers and Vancouver Audubon has grown into an active program with monthly walks, zooms, and workshops. Cameraderie believes that when young people understand the natural world around them, they become its most passionate advocates.
Monthly Bird Walks: Each month Cameraderie organizes bird walks at some of the best natural areas in the Pacific Northwest, including Steigerwald Lake NWR, Ridgefield NWR, Conboy Lake NWR, and Sams Walker along the Columbia River Gorge. Walks are led by experienced birder and photographer Ken Pitts alongside volunteer guides, giving youth the opportunity to learn bird identification, observe wildlife behavior, and practice photography in the field. Parents are always welcome and encouraged to join. Our walks typically run from early morning through midday to catch peak bird activity, and no prior experience is needed, just curiosity and a love of the outdoors.
This week’s walk is at Salmon Creek Greenway Trail (Saturday September 26th, 8:00am – 11:00pm)
Registration required HERE
Meet author Michael Cairns “Under the Ash” - A Mt. St. Helen’s story
Can you imagine flying into the aftermath of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens?
This is your chance to hear Michael Cairns' firsthand account: As a Washington Army National Guard helicopter pilot, he flew numerous search, rescue, and recovery missions in the days following the eruption.
Michael will be sharing his experience of those high-stakes operations in a presentation based on his book, Under the Ash, featuring powerful (and previously unseen) images of the devastation he witnessed through his 35mm camera.
Grab a craft brew, hear incredible stories of bravery and survival, and connect with fellow volcano enthusiasts!
🗓 Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Heathen Brewing & Kitchen (2225 NE 119th St, Vancouver, WA)
🎟 Admission: $10
⚠️ Note: Presentation includes some graphic historical images.
Get your tickets online: see the linktr.ee 👆
8th Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference
Join the fun at the 8th Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference: Sept. 15-19, 2026, Live Online
“My start in nature journaling and drawing came through workshops with John Muir Laws, president of the Wild Wonder Foundation. I not only learned to draw, I discovered I could live more deeply in the moment, with curiosity, awe, and gratitude. It was restorative in a time of turmoil. I hope you can join me and share the joy.” —Amy Tan, avid nature journaler, birder, bird artist, bestselling author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and speaker at the 2025 Conference
The annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference一the largest international event of its kind一gathers people who are passionate about nature, art, science, curiosity, awe, and wonder to share ideas, learn from each other, inspire each other, and have fun together in nature’s beauty.
Your Live Pass includes access to 30 classes, panels, and talks, and you can look forward to learning from more than 30 teachers, journalers, writers, artists, authors, and thought leaders in nature, nature journaling, visual thinking, and conservation, including:
Ed Yong, avid birder, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism
Amy Tan, avid birder, artist, nature journaler, and bestselling author of many books including The Backyard Bird Chronicles and The Joy Luck Club
Austin Kleon, avid notebook keeper and bestselling author of many books including Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going, and Don’t Call It Art
Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of numerous books including The Book of Birds,Is a River Alive?,Underland,and others.
John Muir Laws, award-winning artist, educator, author of several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
Rosemary Mosco, comic artist and bestselling author of The Birding Dictionary, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, and Birding is My Favorite Video Game
Daisy Fancourt, researcher, professor, and author of Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Saves Lives
Tony Foster, British plein air artist and explorer who has had work exhibited around the world and at The Foster Museum
Sushma Hegde, artist and author of Wildflower Watercolor
Grant Snider, artist and author of several books including Poetry Comics
Rosalie Haizlett, artist and author of Watercolor in Nature and Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains
Jean Mackay, artist and author of The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook
PLUS: Kathleen Baraan, Ryan Burnett, Charlotte Belland, Maria Coryell-Martin, Michael Forsberg, Lara Gastinger, Sofia Gazarian, Casey Girard, Roseann Hanson, Merel Hoekstra, Marjorie Leggitt, Kristin Link, Eric Losh, Chloe Peters, Kate Rutter, Mark Simmons, Kristal Stoner, Lisa Spangler, Laura Watson, Bird Warde, and more!
NOTE: The speaker list and schedule are subject to change.
ROAD TRIP: Forest bathing and Haiku experience in Forest Park
This Saturday, September 12 join us at Forest Park for a FREE two hour forest bathing and haiku experience in partnership with @forestparkconservancypdx 🌲
Register now, spots are limited!
Miranda Lattimore is a certified Forest Therapy Guide, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher (CYT), and Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA), and the founder of ZEN:MNM, a Portland-based creative wellness brand rooted in mindfulness, nature, and movement. She facilitates guided nature experiences that support rest, reflection, and nervous system regulation. She is often joined by her husband and creative partner, Marcus Lattimore, an award-winning spoken word artist, whose poetry and guidance deepen each experience.
Step into the slow rhythm of summer with this creative wellness experience that blends shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) with haiku writing. As we move mindfully through nature, you’ll be guided to awaken your senses, reflect on seasonal themes, and craft simple poems rooted in presence. No writing or hiking experience needed. Bring a notebook, pen, curiosity, and a willingness to pause.
We will meet at the Germantown and Leif Erikson trailhead. Parking is limited and we encourage carpool if possible.
Did you know that you can ride a free shuttle to Forest Park this summer? On Fridays and Saturdays between June 12-August 22, 2026, ride a free shuttle to the Leif Erikson Drive Trailhead at Germantown from different locations across Portland. Visit www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/park-shuttle to see the stops and schedule. We hope to see you on board this summer!
Shinrin Yoku and Haiku #forestbathing #naturetherapy
Bird Stories of Plas Newydd Farm writing workshop
Plas Newydd Farm is so excited to welcome Kate Gray back for a workshop inspired by the many feathered friends that fly through the farm, as well as the birds of our imagination!
What flutters, what chitters, what glides. These elusive delights, these constants, bring meaning and some measure of reassurance to our lives. We’ll write about what birds bring to a moment, our memory, our lives. No writing experience necessary. Laughter and totally positive feedback promoted.
Coffee, tea, water and light snacks will be provided throughout the weekend.
Shade tents will be available at all workshop sites.
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible, as well as out on the landscape of a working farm. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
Full and partial scholarships available. Please email Abby for more information.
Registration and more information HERE
(Photo sources: Betsy Jager Photography)
About our teacher
Kate Gray feels just plain grateful, to be living on the Olympic Peninsula, tending land within the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, to live with her partner and two feisty dogs, to have taught at a community college for 25 years, to have been a writing coach for 10, to have published two chapbooks, two full-length poetry books, and a novel. Best things ever? Writing with others. Teaching. Independent bookstores. Zumba. Blue Moose coffeecake.
MSHI GeoGirls Art Display
GeoGirls: Annual camp empowers girls in the shadow of Mount St. Helens - Middle schoolers get volcanic experience at five-day camp:
"GeoGirls is a free, 5-day overnight geology and technology camp at Mount St. Helens for girls. Come see what these young women discovered and created—and celebrate a program that inspires the next generation of scientists.
September Nature Journaling Prompts from the Wild Wonder Foundation
wildwonderfoundation & marleypeifer
Re-sharing prompts from last year’s Nature Journaling Challenge because it was so popular! Now if you missed any you can have another chance! 🎨🖌️📚
Join us for #NatureJournalingSeptember for a celebration of nature and “pencil miles”!* Each day in August, create a page in your nature journal based on the daily prompt from this list. Visit our website for more info and free resources for each prompt. We can’t wait to see your work!
BONUS: Marley Peifer (@marleypeifer) has a free recorded class, Pressed Plants in Your Nature Journal. Free registration required. Sign up at the link in bio or wildwonder.org/events and we’ll send you the replay!
Share your page by tagging us @wildwonderfoundation and using #NatureJournalingSeptember and we’ll share with the community!
Join in the fun! See the full year of prompts at wildwonder.org/nj25
The Wild Wonder Foundation is dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. Learn more and join the global nature journaling community at the link in bio or at wildwonder.org
* “Drawing is not a gift—it is a skill. You can learn to draw. You just have to put in the pencil miles.”
-John Muir Laws
Glass Blowing & Weaving Workshop with Confluence
ɬaxayam friends! The Confluence Project NW still have spaces available for our upcoming Glass Blowing & Weaving Workshop with the venue generously hosted by our friends at Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal, WA!
This three day workshop will be filled with educational components, community and collaboration!
We are so excited to be able to offer a sliding scale to community members who may face financial barriers, but still want to participate in this opportunity!
This event is for folks aged 16+ and registration is required HERE.
Camas Library - Audiobook Walking Club
Audiobook listeners need not walk alone!
Bring your audiobook of choice and meet the Camas Library each month at a new outdoor location for a community walk. We’ll walk for 60 minutes and wrap up with an optional 30 minutes of social time to chat with other book lovers and audio fans.
Walkers of all paces and experience levels are welcome — whether you’re a power walker, stroller pusher, or leisurely listener, there’s space for you here.
Walks are weather-dependent, so please check our social media channels or this event page for updates or cancellations.
Accommodations: The library strives to ensure our events are accessible to everyone. If you require special accommodations to join us, please call 360.834.4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us at least two weeks before the event.
Location Details:
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607
See map: Google Maps
Contact Info
Name: Stacy Yakouba
Email: library@cityofcamas.us
Phone Number: (360) 834-4692
Art & Nature in the Park summer series
Art & Nature in the Park is BACK for 2026! 🎨🌿
Fourth Plain Forward can't wait to bring free art and nature activities to Vancouver Flex Academy and Downs Neighborhood Park this summer. A huge thank you to our amazing partners Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, and all of our community partners for making these special moments possible. Come join us for a summer full of fun, creativity, and connection! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Saturdays 11am–2pm | July & August
📅 July 11 at Flex Academy Park
📅 July 25 at Flex Academy Park
📅 August 8 at Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 August 22 at Downs Neighborhood Park
¡Arte y Naturaleza en el Parque está DE VUELTA en 2026! 🎨🌿 No podemos esperar para traer actividades gratuitas de arte y naturaleza a Vancouver Flex Academy y Downs Neighborhood Park este verano. Un enorme agradecimiento a nuestros increíbles socios Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, y todos nuestros socios comunitarios por hacer posibles estos momentos tan especiales. ¡Ven a disfrutar de un verano lleno de diversión, creatividad y conexión! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Sábados 11am–2pm | Julio y Agosto
📅 11 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 25 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 8 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 22 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
Plein Air painting workshop with Scott Gellatly
Join Plas Newydd Farm Arts Initiative & guest artist Scott Gellatly for this two-day workshop will explore the fundamentals of plein air painting, with a focus on strategic color concepts to capture the light, atmosphere and emotion of the landscape. Participants will paint at diverse locations around Plas Newydd Farm while considering the formal aspects of painting – shape, color, and edge. Scott will lead participants in plein air sessions, as well as color lectures and exercises. This workshop is intended for painters working in oil or acrylic. Scott will be working with oils.
Participants will be responsible for bringing the materials and equipment needed for this workshop. A materials list will be shared upon registration.
Coffee, tea, water and light snacks will be provided throughout the weekend. Participants should plan on bringing a water bottle, lunch both days, and any specific snacks to get through the weekend.
Shade tents will be available at all workshop sites.
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible, as well as out on the landscape of a working farm. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
Full and partial scholarships available. Please email Abby for more information.
More information and registration HERE
Past workshop images, with scenic river and forest views
About our teacher
Scott Gellatly is a Portland-based artist and instructor whose work straddles the line between representation and abstraction. His work has been exhibited nationally and was featured in the February/March 2023 issue of Plein Air Magazine. Scott is represented by LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY in Portland, OR and Alki Arts in Seattle, WA. Leran more at www.scottgellatly.com
Cameraderie Bird-a-thon!
vancouver.audubon & cameraderie.pnw
Grab your binoculars because Cameraderie is hitting Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge for a Birdathon!
Split into teams and spend the morning competing to spot as many bird species as possible throughout the refuge. We'll bring the event to a close with a species count, awards ceremony, and a celebration of everything our Wings of Change fundraiser has accomplished this summer.
All ages and experience levels are welcome.
Don't have binoculars or a camera? Ask about our equipment loan program!
For more details and to register, tap the link in our bio or go directly to vancouveraudubon.org/cameraderie
Photos: Common Yellowthroat, American Kestrel, American Bittern, Crown House Vista Point as viewed from Steigerwald Lake NWR by Ken Pitts/Vancovuer Audubon
“Voices of the River” Indigenous research submissions
The Confluence Project NW “Voices of the River” is now accepting submissions for its 5th annual journal—Sacred Waters.
This special edition, created in partnership with Oregon State University, centers the meaning of water to Indigenous peoples across the region. From hot springs and rapids to riffles and waterfalls, these places hold deep cultural, spiritual, and ecological significance—and carry histories of protection, use, and ongoing struggle.
We’re inviting Indigenous researchers to share work that reflects these relationships. We’re seeking:
Indigenous-authored research on Columbia River systems and regional watersheds
Indigenous-authored research on water/river ecology in the Pacific Northwest
Deadline: September 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM PST
Selected contributors will be published and compensated.
This is an opportunity to uplift Indigenous knowledge, creativity, and connection to water.
Learn more at www.confluenceproject.org
#voicesoftheriver #indigenousresearch #indigenousjournalism
Art & Nature in the Park summer series
Art & Nature in the Park is BACK for 2026! 🎨🌿
Fourth Plain Forward can't wait to bring free art and nature activities to Vancouver Flex Academy and Downs Neighborhood Park this summer. A huge thank you to our amazing partners Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, and all of our community partners for making these special moments possible. Come join us for a summer full of fun, creativity, and connection! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Saturdays 11am–2pm | July & August
📅 July 11 at Flex Academy Park
📅 July 25 at Flex Academy Park
📅 August 8 at Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 August 22 at Downs Neighborhood Park
¡Arte y Naturaleza en el Parque está DE VUELTA en 2026! 🎨🌿 No podemos esperar para traer actividades gratuitas de arte y naturaleza a Vancouver Flex Academy y Downs Neighborhood Park este verano. Un enorme agradecimiento a nuestros increíbles socios Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, y todos nuestros socios comunitarios por hacer posibles estos momentos tan especiales. ¡Ven a disfrutar de un verano lleno de diversión, creatividad y conexión! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Sábados 11am–2pm | Julio y Agosto
📅 11 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 25 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 8 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 22 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
FVRL: Adult Nature Lovers Book Group
Join the Fort Vancouver Regional Library White Salmon Valley library for a lively discussion about this month’s title Ocean by David Attenborough.
For adults 18+
Limited copies are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the library. You can also check the Libby App from OverDrive for the eBook or eAudio.
Online attendees: Register to receive the link. If available, a copy of the book will be sent to the library most convenient for you.
Titles related to this event
Registration required - Registration closes on August 7 at 4:00pm
Accommodations
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.
Особые условия могут быть запрошены с помощью нашей формы запроса на предоставление условий для людей с инвалидностью не позднее чем за 15 дней до мероприятия.
Location
White Salmon Valley Community Library
Sprint/Baker Gallery Room
CREATE A TINY WORLD: Miniature Shadow Box Workshop with artist LARA BLAIR
Create your own miniature world inside a shadow box! Using one small figure as your starting point, you’ll build a unique scene using a variety of materials, textures, and miniature elements. Will your figure be exploring a forest? Standing on a giant cupcake? Floating in space? You decide.
This workshop is designed for adults and kids who love miniatures and creativity, and makes a particularly fun experience to create together. Each participant creates their own shadow box project.
Outdoor Writer's Workshop @ Ridgefield NWR
Writer's Workshop with Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle
Join Susan Dingle, Clark County Poet Laureate 2024-2027, for a relaxing and reflective 1.5 hours on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
Walk the trails and use the time to write, draw, brainstorm, or however else you'd like to interact with the written word. Susan will lead the group through writing practices as you enjoy the beauty of summer at the Refuge.
No experience or previous writing required
All ages welcome
There are accessible restrooms (including adult & child-sized changing tables) and paved trails at the Community Nature Center. Paved bridge over active railroad tracks connects to compacted accessible gravel trails.
This is a FREE event
Link to Register: Writer's Workshop Registration Link
Nature Journaling prompts for August
wildwonderfoundation is re-sharing the prompts from last year’s Nature Journaling Challenge because it was so popular! Now if you missed any you can have another chance! 🎨🖌️📚
Join WWF for #NatureJournalingAugust for a celebration of nature and “pencil miles”!* Each day in August, create a page in your nature journal based on the daily prompt from this list. Visit our website for more info and free resources for each prompt. We can’t wait to see your work!
BONUS: Nina Veteto (@blueridgebotanic) has a free recorded class, Botany for Beginners. Free registration required. Sign up at the link in bio or wildwonder.org/events and we’ll send you the replay!
Share your page by tagging us @wildwonderfoundation and using #NatureJournalingAugust and we’ll share with the community!
WHAT NATURE JOURNALING PROMPTS? The Wild Wonder Foundation is dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. Learn more and join the global nature journaling community at the link in bio or at wildwonder.org
* “Drawing is not a gift—it is a skill. You can learn to draw. You just have to put in the pencil miles.”
-John Muir Laws
@johnmuirlaws
Camas Library - Audiobook Walking Club
Audiobook listeners need not walk alone!
Bring your audiobook of choice and meet the Camas Library each month at a new outdoor location for a community walk. We’ll walk for 60 minutes and wrap up with an optional 30 minutes of social time to chat with other book lovers and audio fans.
Walkers of all paces and experience levels are welcome — whether you’re a power walker, stroller pusher, or leisurely listener, there’s space for you here.
Walks are weather-dependent, so please check our social media channels or this event page for updates or cancellations.
Accommodations: The library strives to ensure our events are accessible to everyone. If you require special accommodations to join us, please call 360.834.4692 or email library@cityofcamas.us at least two weeks before the event.
Location Details:
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607
See map: Google Maps
Contact Info
Name: Stacy Yakouba
Email: library@cityofcamas.us
Phone Number: (360) 834-4692
ROAD TRIP: Nature Photography for Beginners
Join a Park Ranger and learn about the basics of nature photography! L.L. Stub Stewart State Park offers panoramic views, diverse plant life, and plenty of opportunities to see animals such as black tailed deer and song birds. This event is targeted at beginners who are curious to learn more about how to elevate their photography skills and will cover the basics of composition, perspective, and how to get the best shots. Participants can bring a camera or even use their cellphone cameras!
Pets are welcome to join but must be on a leash no longer than six feet. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
This event will involve walking approximately 1 mile including a combination of packed trails and forest undergrowth. The terrain is uneven and may include moderate elevation gain.
Sturdy hiking shoes or boots are advised, as trail conditions may vary depending on weather. It is advised to bring a light source such as a flashlight or head lamp.
Oregon State Parks is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact Park Ranger Jeremy Williams at (503) 528-4029 at least three days prior to the event.
Register HERE for this free event.
Art & Nature in the Park summer series
Art & Nature in the Park is BACK for 2026! 🎨🌿
Fourth Plain Forward can't wait to bring free art and nature activities to Vancouver Flex Academy and Downs Neighborhood Park this summer. A huge thank you to our amazing partners Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, and all of our community partners for making these special moments possible. Come join us for a summer full of fun, creativity, and connection! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Saturdays 11am–2pm | July & August
📅 July 11 at Flex Academy Park
📅 July 25 at Flex Academy Park
📅 August 8 at Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 August 22 at Downs Neighborhood Park
¡Arte y Naturaleza en el Parque está DE VUELTA en 2026! 🎨🌿 No podemos esperar para traer actividades gratuitas de arte y naturaleza a Vancouver Flex Academy y Downs Neighborhood Park este verano. Un enorme agradecimiento a nuestros increíbles socios Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, y todos nuestros socios comunitarios por hacer posibles estos momentos tan especiales. ¡Ven a disfrutar de un verano lleno de diversión, creatividad y conexión! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Sábados 11am–2pm | Julio y Agosto
📅 11 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 25 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 8 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 22 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
“So you want to be a bug photographer” workshop
Join the Washington Native Bee Society & Tony Dickey as he takes you through his path to bug photography and beyond — discovering where the bugs are has taken him in unexpected directions. While he recalls his journey, he'll also share a bit of guidance about enhancing your skills or exploring new ones.
This is a free event and available through Zoom, register HERE.
About this event:
Photography is an inherent part of pollinator advocacy. Knowing who visits what plant, and where, matters. Why someone pursues the craft differs from person to person. Tony Dickey takes you through his path to bug photography and beyond — discovering where the bugs are has taken him in unexpected directions. While he recalls his journey, he'll also share a bit of guidance about enhancing your skills or exploring new ones.
When Tony Dickey takes pictures at a location, he now hears, "I was hoping to see you again this year." You will also see him tabling at public events, sharing his and other photographers' pollinator pics. He loves talking about bees and other pollinators because he really wants people to know that helping these essential denizens of our ecosystems often requires just a bit of effort to produce long-term effects.
Like many native bee enthusiasts, his interest began with non-native honey bees. A constant supply of wildflower seeds from a local beekeeping non-profit began an adventure into pollinators and flowers. Living on a converted homestead, the more he planted, the more pollinators began to appear at his West Seattle location.
Limited success with smartphones and tablets led to acquiring a digital camera just as mirrorless ones were becoming more mainstream. From the beginning, the photography has always been about the joy and wonder of discovering the world of insects and other pollinators.
The hobby is turning into a profession. Along the way, Tony has had the honor of speaking to hundreds of people about bees, other pollinators, gardening, and photography. He is taking the next step into professional photography to continue this path, and his work as an advocate will continue. Ultimately, he seeks to create a career path that helps enthusiasts like him flourish.
Tony currently chairs the Washington Native Bee Society Education Committee. He oversees the Pollinator-Plus Guild at Beacon Food Forest in Seattle. He has guided pollinator-focused education across a wide demographic and age range, and he now has a growing passion to widen interest in pollinators with a focus on younger generations.
Photography Hike with MSHI
Join professional Photographer Patrick Aalto and Mt. St. Helen’s Institute Guides on a photography hike to Spirit Lake, which was forever transformed by the 1980 eruption.
Patrick will offer practical photography instruction in the field while a naturalist guide will offer you insight into the incredible natural and human history of Spirit Lake. Train your cameras on the vibrant wildflowers in bloom, streams, waterfalls or the sun-bleached logs afloat in the lake since the 1980 eruption.
For detailed information, visit our Photography Hike program page.
DISTANCE: 2.5 miles to 3 miles (4km - 4.8km)
COST: $125 per person
ELEVATION GAIN: 630 feet (192m)
PERMITS: All permits provided
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 12
MINIMUM AGE: 8. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Willow flower weaving workshop
Join Good Year Farms and Erin from Frog & Twig on how to create a playful willow flower from willow whips.
We will get hands-on learning by practicing important basketry skills; easy enough for a beginner, but still fun for the handy crafters already in the know.
The class will include information on how to grow, harvest, prepare, and store willows for basket weaving and everyone will leave with a fun handmade willow flower. QUE MAGNIFICO!
Class starts at 10am and runs to 11:30am.
12 person max.
Registration required HERE
Drawing Wildflowers from Photographs online series
Botanical Drawing with Crystal Shin with Colored Pencils hosted by the Washington Native Plant Society
Have you ever wanted to draw beautiful wildflowers? They are a true wonder of nature and learning to draw them can be a very satisfying experience. Wildflowers can be challenging to document in the field, but working from photos is a good alternative to removing from their natural habitat. Enjoy the beautiful flowers of summer, and develop your skills in drawing.
For this class, we will draw from photographs used in a poster of the “Alpine Wildflowers of Washington by Burke Museum”, graciously provided by Photographer Donovan Tracy, or draw similar species from your own wildflower photographs. This is a great way to spend evenings while reviewing your species photographs. This class is a repeat however, it will include new flowers from the prior classes, so it is okay to repeat this course and receive new content.
We will work on one flower drawing per session which can be completed at home. You can follow along with my demonstration or choose a different flower of your preference. At the end of the course, you will have completed 4 wildflower drawings!
You will learn how to accurately translate a photo into a drawing by observing form, highlights, subtle changes of tone, shade and color to create dimensionality.
With the use of colored pencil techniques, you will learn and practice how to blend colors smoothly while learning to see the intricacies of beautiful wildflowers.
Date & Time: June 25, 2026, July 2, 9 & 16, 2026 (Every Thursday evening 6:30-8:30 pm, for 4 weeks)
This drawing class is presented virtually via Zoom, where you can participate from your drawing table.
Join Crystal Shin for the workshop series in Botanical Illustration with colored pencil. Find the course supply list here.
The Alpine Wildflower Poster is available in our online store for purchase if you are interested: Alpine Wildflowers of Washington - Poster (wnps.org)
Speaker: Crystal Shin, Botanical Artist and Scientific Illustrator
Crystal studied botanical illustration at Gage Academy of Art and the Center for Urban Horticulture, and earned Scientific Illustration Certificate from University of Washington. She worked as a primary illustrator on the second edition of “Flora of the Pacific Northwest” at the University of Washington Herbarium from 2015 to 2018, generating 882 new illustrations. She also illustrated new species for botanists at the herbarium for their research publications. Crystal is a Natural Science illustrator as well. She illustrates fossil drawings for a paleontologist at the Burke Museum. She is passionate about serving science as an artist. She loves working on any nature subjects found in flora and fauna. She works in graphite, pen and ink, color pencils, and watercolor. View her online portfolio at https://www.crystalshinart.com.
Art & Nature in the Park summer series
Art & Nature in the Park is BACK for 2026! 🎨🌿
Fourth Plain Forward can't wait to bring free art and nature activities to Vancouver Flex Academy and Downs Neighborhood Park this summer. A huge thank you to our amazing partners Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, and all of our community partners for making these special moments possible. Come join us for a summer full of fun, creativity, and connection! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Saturdays 11am–2pm | July & August
📅 July 11 at Flex Academy Park
📅 July 25 at Flex Academy Park
📅 August 8 at Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 August 22 at Downs Neighborhood Park
¡Arte y Naturaleza en el Parque está DE VUELTA en 2026! 🎨🌿 No podemos esperar para traer actividades gratuitas de arte y naturaleza a Vancouver Flex Academy y Downs Neighborhood Park este verano. Un enorme agradecimiento a nuestros increíbles socios Wellpoint, Molina, City of Vancouver NatureSpace, y todos nuestros socios comunitarios por hacer posibles estos momentos tan especiales. ¡Ven a disfrutar de un verano lleno de diversión, creatividad y conexión! 🌸☀️
👉🏽 Sábados 11am–2pm | Julio y Agosto
📅 11 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 25 de julio en Flex Academy Park
📅 8 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
📅 22 de agosto en Downs Neighborhood Park
ROAD TRIP: Forest Bathing and Poetry (Shinrin-Yoku and Haiku) at Forest Park
🌲FREE Forest Bathing and Poetry (Shinrin-Yoku and Haiku) at Forest Park.
Join Zen_MNM for a restful, slow walk through the forest where we’ll awaken the senses and re-connect with the more-than-human world. Beginner friendly, no experience required. 🤗
Step into the slow rhythm of summer with this creative wellness experience that blends shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) with haiku writing. As we move mindfully through nature, you’ll be guided to awaken your senses, reflect on seasonal themes, and craft simple poems rooted in presence. No writing or hiking experience needed. Bring a notebook, pen, curiosity, and a willingness to pause.
We will meet at the Germantown and Leif Erikson trailhead. Parking is limited and we encourage carpool if possible.
Register for free at zenmnm.com
Youth Photographers CAMERADERIE Field Trip with Vancouver Audubon
vancouver.audubon & cameraderie.pnw
Young photographers are invited to join @cameraderie.pnw as they explore one of our favorite birding hotspots in Southwest Washington: Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
This Field Trip is for youth Ages 10-18 with an interest in nature and wildlife photography. Look for Cameraderie outings on weekends and holidays when school is out! Accompanied by parents and led by seasoned photographer guides, we will head out into nature to hone our skills behind the camera and in wildlife identification. Don't have a camera? Ask about equipment available for loan when registering!
Registration is required so follow the link in our bio and tap "Young Birders & Cameraderie" or go directly to: forms.gle/SA9mEdBHaZHZa9AU7
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Photos: American Bittern, Yellow-breasted Chat, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Marsh Wren by Ken Pitts/Vancouver Audubon
