Calendar
Meetings
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Emerald Ash Borer and Emerging Pests Workshop
Marshall/Luepke Community Center
Thursday, June 11, 2026
6:00pm
- 7:00pm
1009 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663
Contact: Urban Forestry at trees@cityofvancouver.us
Join Urban Forestry for a workshop with Cassie Knavel of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, an opportunity to learn about the arrival of Emerald Ash Borer and other invasive pests to our region.
Discover the threats invasive species such as the Emerald Ash Borer, bring to your trees and your community. Learn how to use the new emerald ash borer’s new management guide, including how to recognize signs and symptoms and report potential detections. Explore pest biology to understand response efforts for the emerging Japanese beetle, the rapidly spreading spotted lanternfly, and invasive hornets.
Should these pests become established in Washington, they could threaten many communities, crops, and result in costly quarantines and increased pesticide use to manage these pests. You can help detect, prevent the spread, and protect Washington’s resources from invasive species.
Cassie’s early career, coupled with a degree in restoration, supported Natural Resource Districts by coordinating habitat improvement programs. She instructed with Teach for America in a Sovereign Nation and co-created a district-wide curriculum. Currently, Cassie advocates to protect our environment by supporting national priorities surrounding invasive species. Cassie’s been honored as Washingtonian of the Day twice and in her free time, she recreates outdoors or serves in her community.
Light refreshments and snacks will be available; please feel free to bring your own meal to eat during the presentation.
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Heritage Tree Bike Ride
Board Room
Thursday, July 16, 2026
5:30pm
- 7:30pm
605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact: Urban Forestry at trees@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8733
RSVP required, space is limited. Sign up today.
Join Vancouver’s Climate team and Urban Forestry team for a tour of several of our communities treasured trees. Beginning and ending at Esther Short Park, this tour will visit 12 of Vancouver’s celebrated Heritage Trees on an enjoyable 4-mile guided bicycle ride. Learn about these amazing trees, how they mitigate extreme heat and flooding, and the legacies that connect us all to the history of our region as the tour stops at each tree.
Participants on the ride must wear helmets and respect all traffic laws.
11:00am - 3:00pm
Old Apple Tree Festival
Old Apple Tree Park
Saturday, October 3, 2026
11:00am
- 3:00pm
112 , Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact: Urban Forestry at urbanforestry@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8308
Celebrate the Old Apple Tree Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Saturday of October at Old Apple Tree Park, located on Columbia Way just east of Interstate 5 Bridge.
The annual Old Apple Tree Festival is a celebration centered on the oldest living apple tree in the Northwest, planted at Fort Vancouver in 1826.
Providing fun, food, music, and history of Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree, the festival celebrates our community and its rich heritage. Throughout the day, Urban Forestry Commissioners give away cuttings from the Old Apple Tree; cuttings are limited and will be given out until they are gone. This free, family-friendly event, features activities for children, food for sale, apple tastings and sales, live music, cider pressing and walking tours of Fort Vancouver Village, the Fort Vancouver Historic Orchard and the Land Bridge. Local musical groups will provide live music throughout the day. Check out musical artists: The Ottomatics, River Twain and JT Wise Band.
The festival features community apple cider pressing. Bring your own apples and a clean container to catch your fresh cider, or purchase apples and a container at the event. Approximately 15 lbs of apples will make a quart of cider. Volunteers needed for the cider pressing station, contact Urban Forestry to learn more.
Learn more about the storied history of the Old Apple Tree, scroll down to the Old Apple Tree.
Events
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Registration RequiredUrban ForestryEmerald Ash Borer and Emerging Pests Workshop
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Join Urban Forestry for a workshop with Cassie Knavel of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, an opportunity to learn about the arrival of Emerald Ash Borer and other invasive pests to our region.…
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Registration RequiredUrban ForestryHeritage Tree Bike Ride
Thursday, July 16, 2026
RSVP required, space is limited. Sign up today. Join Vancouver’s Climate team and Urban Forestry team for a tour of several of our communities treasured trees. Beginning and ending at…
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Urban ForestryOld Apple Tree Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Celebrate the Old Apple Tree Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Saturday of October at Old Apple Tree Park, located on Columbia Way just east of…