by | May 31, 2019 | Director's Corner
Hooked on Nature10th Annual Auction Dinner Fundraiser featuring our Local Celebrity Chef Salmon Bake-OffOctober 5th, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.Warehouse ’23, Vancouver, WAPresented by Johnson Bixby Johnson Bixby, a financial planning firmin Vancouver, WA,...
by | Apr 23, 2019 | Director's Corner
My family stumbled on Columbia Springs one Sunday morning years ago when our boys were very small. What caught our attention was the Vancouver Trout Hatchery, which Columbia Springs shares with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. My little sons were eager to...
by | Apr 16, 2019 | Director's Corner
In early 2018 several local Rotary groups contacted Columbia Springs to plan service events on site. The events were meant to fulfill an international initiative for each Rotarian to plant a tree that year. About half a dozen groups came out to the green spaces of...
by | Apr 5, 2019 | Director's Corner
Even busy working moms think about spring cleaning this time of year. For me, when the sunshine comes in through my windows again after the long winter I realize how dirty my house is. The cleaning binge that ensues is a very important yearly ritual that ensures...
by | Mar 29, 2019 | Director's Corner
Before I worked at an environmental education center, I had heard of invasive species but I didn’t appreciate why they were such a threat. I knew English ivy and Himalayan blackberries are the most common culprits of an invasion of alien botanical species...
by | Mar 22, 2019 | Director's Corner
It was a little over three years ago I was hired by Columbia Springs as the Executive Director. I was inspired to take this job because of my strong attachment to Columbia Springs. I am the mother of children who benefited from its programs. With support...
