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9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, February 14, 2026
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 1 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
10:00am - 12:00pm
Love Your Mason Bees Volunteer Workshop
Water Resources Education Center
Saturday, February 14, 2026
10:00am
- 12:00pm
4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661
This program has met its registration maximum. To add your name to the waitlist, email vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us.
This Valentine’s Day, show your appreciation for the tiny pollinators that do so much for our ecosystems. Join the Vancouver Bee Project for a hands-on volunteer workshop focused on supporting mason bees—some of our earliest and most important spring pollinators.
You’ll learn about the native plants that early-emerging bees depend on and help plant a diverse selection of species in our garden areas where mason bees nest. Come learn, get your hands dirty, and help create healthy habitat for these essential pollinators.
Registration is required. Sign up today!
This is an all ages volunteer workshop. Workshop will happen rain or shine and will be 100% outdoors. Volunteers will learn about creating pollinator habitat by working in our Backyard Habitat Certified Garden. We will plant, prune, hang mason bee houses, and do a native plant walk during our time together. If you have your own garden gloves, please bring them. We will also have plenty for volunteers to borrow during the workshop.
9:00am - 11:30am
Spruce the Couve
Esther Short Park
Saturday, May 9, 2026
9:00am
- 11:30am
605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Save the date, registration will be opening soon.
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department, Vancouver’s Downtown Association, the Hilton, Kindred Vancouver, and the Parks Foundation of Clark County for our annual Spruce the Couve event. Volunteers will be planting flowers in Esther Short Park and working in teams to clean up downtown. Training, gloves, tools, water and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens – people of all ages are welcome. We also accept group registration so bring your friends, families and coworkers for a morning of volunteer service. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form. Youth under 13 must be accompanied by an adult guardian. Please make sure to check the box next to the project you would like to register for- Downtown Cleanup, Uptown Cleanup or Flower Planting.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is wheelchair accessible and is in a high-traffic area for both pedestrians and cars and can get noisy. For planting projects, you may need to bend, stoop or kneel on the ground and use a small hand tool. For downtown cleanup projects, you may be using a litter grabber and other tools and lifting up to 10 pounds. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
Thank you to our partners, Vancouver’s Downtown Association, the Hilton, Kindred Vancouver, and the Parks Foundation! And thank you to our ongoing sponsors, Waste Connections of Washington, Inc. and Simply Sweets!
Events
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Registration RequiredVolunteer
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Registration is required. Sign up today! Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants. Training, gloves, tools, water, and…
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Registration FullWater Resources Education Center
Love Your Mason Bees Volunteer Workshop
Saturday, February 14, 2026
This program has met its registration maximum. To add your name to the waitlist, email vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us. This Valentine’s Day, show your appreciation for the tiny pollinators that do so much…
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Registration RequiredVolunteer
Spruce the Couve
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Save the date, registration will be opening soon. Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department, Vancouver’s Downtown Association, the Hilton, Kindred Vancouver, and the Parks Foundation of Clark County…