Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health’s Green Business Program will hold a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, July 20, at New Seasons Market at Fisher’s Landing, 2100 S.E. 164th Ave.

The market received the program’s first-ever Green Business of the Year award in 2016.

The Morning Blend event is an opportunity to learn about the market’s operational sustainability initiatives from members of its green team. Anyone interested in networking and learning about green business practices is welcome to attend.

Space is limited. Please… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County residents will get a chance to wander through 15 diverse natural gardens that showcase earth-friendly gardening techniques during the Green Neighbors Natural Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 23.

Booklets with details about the free, self-guided garden tour can be downloaded from www.clarkgreenneighbors.org/gardentour or found at:

• Backyard Bird Shop, 8101 N.E. Parkway Drive, #C5
• Bird’s English Garden & Nursery, 1296 S. Dolan Road… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Even after they light up the night sky, fireworks remain potential sources of fire and worker injury. Improper disposal of fireworks puts waste and recycling workers at increased risk of injury from fires in their trucks and at transfer stations. Fireworks are not recyclable and will contaminate materials that are.

Tips for proper disposal of USED fireworks:

• Do not place ANY fireworks or ANY part of fireworks in your recycling cart. All used fireworks should be treated as garbage and disposed of as follows:
  • Put used… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ With the arrival of mosquito season, Clark County health officials are urging residents to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding and take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Certain mosquitoes potentially can transmit West Nile Virus. Although the virus has not established itself in the region and there are no reports of it in Washington, things could change.

Meanwhile, here’s how you can help:

Eliminate mosquito habitat around your home

• Drain standing water from old tires, flower pots, plastic tarps, wheelbarrows and anything else.… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health’s Green Business program will hold a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at Source Climbing Center, 1118 Main St.

Co-founder and co-owner of the indoor climbing facility, Michael Lary, will discuss Source’s climbing and community engagement philosophy and explain the business’ environmentally friendly features.

The event is open to anyone interested in networking and learning about green business practices.

Space is limited. Please register at https://www.clarkgreenbiz.com/336/93/june-… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Now that warm weather has arrived, the first swim of the season may seem irresistible. But lakes and rivers in Southwest Washington are cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmer. With sunshine and warm temperatures predicted for the Memorial Day weekend, swimmers are cautioned to put safety first.

Drowning prevention

Rivers are high and swift from rains and snow melt, and debris in waterways can trap swimmers. Large rocks and logs can tip over rafts, canoes and kayaks. Swimmers are urged to monitor river and stream conditions… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health’s Green Business program will host a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, May 18, at Waste Connections, 12115 N.E. 99th St., Suite 1830.

Waste Connections and Clark County will present information on how to set up and maintain a food waste composting program. Staff will discuss the environmental benefits of composting, explain how the commercial composting program works, share best practices, and answer questions.

The free event is open to anyone interested in networking and learning about food waste… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County’s Master Composter/Recycler program is accepting registrations for free composting and green cleaning workshops. To register, visit https://clarkgreenneighbors.org/mcr/classes-and-workshops.

Workshops are:

Backyard composting: Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.-noon, CASEE, 11104 N.E. 149^th St., Brush Prairie, and Tuesday, June 20, 6-8 p.m., 78^th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78^th St. Learn how to build a backyard compost pile that turns yard… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. –The Clark County Board of Health will recognize winners of the 2017 Public Health Community Award at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26. The ceremony will open the board’s monthly meeting in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

Winners are:

Marilyn Johnson (individual award)

Marilyn Johnson’s long, distinguished nursing career has included supervising cancer care at Southwest Washington Medical Center’s oncology department. After retiring, she became certified as a parish nurse and ran a program… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Salmon Creek area residents now have a second convenient location to drop off used or leftover paint: Ace Hardware. The store has joined the county’s free Paint Take-Back program and accepts latex and oil-based paint for recycling.

Twelve local paint stores now accept used or leftover paint during business hours. They are:

• Ace Hardware, 13009 N.E. Hwy 99
• Ace Hardware, 1605 W. Main St., Battle Ground
• Filbin’s Ace Hardware, 809 N.E. Minnehaha St.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 10811 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd.
• Miller… Read More