We’re hiring a new Business Manager!
Photo Credit: Paul Peloquin We're hiring a new Business Manager! The Business Manager manages all fiscal related matters to ensure the organization is compliant by managing and maintaining accurate books, accounts payable and receivables, grant funding allocations,...
How Fishing Shaped the Way I View the Environment
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts by guest writers sharing how fishing has impacted their lives and shaped their views on the environment. By Jordan Nelson, MHCC Fisheries student My name is Jordan, and I was born in California in 1993, into a family...
We’re hiring a new Salmon in the Classroom Coordinator!
Photo Credit: Paul Peloquin We're hiring for a new Salmon in the Classroom Coordinator! Do you love seeing students’ eyes light up when they realize their passion for science? Do you want to share your love of streams and salmon with local youth? Are you a fish...
Have you heard about our guided tours?
Have you ever wondered how old the fish are out in our round ponds, or what wildlife can be found around our site? Learn about all that Columbia Springs has to offer during one of our guided tours! Even though we had our last Nature Fun Day of the season (next one is...
The Early Years – by Co-Founder Dean Sutherland
The Vancouver Trout Hatchery was built in the early 1930s as part of the Works Project Administration during the Great Depression. It was owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). By 1994. WDFW needed to shut down facilities...
Frozen Chronicles: A Historical Odyssey of Ice Storms in Vancouver, Washington
PC: Bryan Jacobs Columbia Springs staff have been home since Friday afternoon, due to the treacherous weather conditions that rolled in over the weekend. Being at home has given me time to reflect on the power of nature, in particular ice storms. Vancouver,...