Sara Eastham’s class at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield is filled with arcade games; however, there are no video screens or digital beeps as every arcade game has been handmade by a second grade student.
In an effort to provide first-hand recycling feedback to residents, local waste management agency Waste Connections launched its “Recycle Right Program” last week.
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The Clark County Master Composters are offering North County another opportunity to “go green” as they offer a Lasagna Compost Garden Workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. The event offers the opportunity to learn how to build and plant a raised bed garden at the Center for Agricultural,…
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Free watershed stewardship classes are being held in August and September by the Clark Conservation District.
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Friends of the Refuge, a group of volunteers, get together on Wednesdays throughout the year to restore habitats in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Last year, a total of 174 volunteers dedicated 3,513 hours to the habitat program. According to Habitat Restoration Coordinator Keith …
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La Center High School Teacher Rebecca Morris earned the Green Apple Award for a school employee at the 2019 Green Awards ceremony last spring. Morris and the La Center High School Environmental Action Team achieved platinum status with Washington Green Schools.
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Hundreds of water bottles, over a dozen tires, several yards of white decorative rock, stepping stones, patio pavers, edging brick and 1,200 square feet of artificial turf are the elements that make up an eye-catching and low maintenance yard in Battle Ground. Despite its earth-friendly appe…
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After years of traveling and spending three decades as a teacher, artist and chef, Therese Livella of La Center is “returning to her roots to grow microgreens” and is dedicated to reducing landfill waste during the process.
A new C-Tran recycling program will prevent thousands of discarded cigarette butts from going into landfills.
The South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative Group, in Southwest Washington, was one of nine organizations awarded by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources with a combined $1.8 million in new grant funding to help make forests in their communities healthier and more resilient to wi…
In an effort to provide first-hand recycling feedback to residents, local waste management agency Waste Connections launched its “Recycle Right Program” last week.
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The Clark County Master Composters are offering North County another opportunity to “go green” as they offer a Lasagna Compost Garden Workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. The event offers the opportunity to learn how to build and plant a raised bed garden at the Center for Agricultural,…
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Free watershed stewardship classes are being held in August and September by the Clark Conservation District.
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Friends of the Refuge, a group of volunteers, get together on Wednesdays throughout the year to restore habitats in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Last year, a total of 174 volunteers dedicated 3,513 hours to the habitat program. According to Habitat Restoration Coordinator Keith …
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La Center High School Teacher Rebecca Morris earned the Green Apple Award for a school employee at the 2019 Green Awards ceremony last spring. Morris and the La Center High School Environmental Action Team achieved platinum status with Washington Green Schools.
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Hundreds of water bottles, over a dozen tires, several yards of white decorative rock, stepping stones, patio pavers, edging brick and 1,200 square feet of artificial turf are the elements that make up an eye-catching and low maintenance yard in Battle Ground. Despite its earth-friendly appe…
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After years of traveling and spending three decades as a teacher, artist and chef, Therese Livella of La Center is “returning to her roots to grow microgreens” and is dedicated to reducing landfill waste during the process.
A new C-Tran recycling program will prevent thousands of discarded cigarette butts from going into landfills.
The South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative Group, in Southwest Washington, was one of nine organizations awarded by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources with a combined $1.8 million in new grant funding to help make forests in their communities healthier and more resilient to wi…
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When it comes to repairing those old-fashioned newspaper street boxes seen around town, Marvin Case has the magic touch.
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