Earth Day Living Lab Series - April 22, 2024
Reaching our youth is a foundational piece of our outreach to Camas - our youth are our tomorrow. Over the past year, the photos below show the results of many hands that built the Prune Hill Elementary (PHE) school's living lab Naturescape garden and our Earth Day living lab class event on Earth Day that reached over 90 fifth graders. This native plant garden is a collaboration between the Camas Earth Day Society and Prune Hill elementary and now serves as a vehicle to teach environmental science in a hands-on format. We'd be remiss if we didn't include PHE's rockstar earth science teachers, Ms Rush and Ms Boden. Their vision, support and collaboration have been instrumental to this effort and reflect how small but important local actions can make a difference not only today, but well into our future!
Pollinator Party - Earth Day Kickoff Event - April 21, 2024
The bees were singing like a choir today, eagerly anticipating the garden full of nectar planted below their hive at the Camas library to kickoff our Earth Day celebration. We celebrate and thank the more than four dozen volunteers from the community including cohorts from the Camas Lion's Club and Camas Key Club to name a few. Groups gathered to hear all about bees from the Camas Bee Lady and learn about planting native species and why these are important to our ecosystem. Young and old, we saw a gathering of folks who care about their community and investing in its future that delights our souls. Special thanks for the generous donations, mentoring, design and support from two incredible partners - Erin Figy (from Frog and Twig), a Pacific NW native plant enthusiast and natural gardening coach; and Jennifer, from Nature's Haven - a 6 acre Douglas fir forest nursery plot that specializes in raising and selling over 150 species of native plants.
Pollinator Party Prep - April 19,2024
In preparation for planting our pollinator garden/Earth Day event, a team of incredible volunteers from hp, Camas and several surrounding communities gathered for a Vinca pull out in front of the Camas library. The project helped us quickly realize two things: 1) the power of community and teamwork; and 2) the rewards of shared hard work to produce a better tomorrow. We are sharing this news to extend our heartfelt thanks to our volunteers, the City of Camas, the library and so many others working behind the scenes donating plants, mulch, time and incredible effort to make this event wildly successful.