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Fun-filled Fall Events with Urban Forestry

Celebrate the Old Apple Tree

this Saturday

Vancouverrsquos legendary Old Apple Tree ndash strongly rooted in our

community ndash turns 192 this year

The community is invited to celebrate at the annual Old Apple

Tree Festival 11 am to 3 pm Saturday Oct 6 at the Old

Apple Tree Park 112 SE Columbia Way directly east of the

Interstate 5 Bridge within the Fort Vancouver National Historic

Site

This family-friendly free event offers live music tree care

workshops Vancouver Land Bridge tours kidsrsquo hands-on arts

and crafts and food for purchase The popular free apple

pressing also returns to the event the public is encouraged to

bring clean apples and clean containers to take home fresh juice For the second year the Old Apple

Tree Festival is teaming up with Slow Food Southwest Washington which will be hosting a hard

cider garden complete with hard cider sales and tastings cheese and heirloom apple tastings

Want an Old Apple Tree of your own The City of Vancouverrsquos Urban Forestry Commission will be

giving away a limited number of tree cuttings from the venerable old tree during the festival

For more information or questions visit us online or call (360) 487-8308

Conifer Tree ID Walk

10 to 1130 am

Wednesday October 24

Do you like the evergreen trees of the Pacific

Northwest and want to learn more about them

Learn to identify cone-bearing trees using clues

such as leaf bark and fruit on this guided walk

through Clark Colleges magnificent arboretum

Participants will receive resources to continue

learning and leave better able to identify the

many species of conifers found across the city

and region RSVP online or by calling (360) 487-

8324

Tree Pruning Workshop

10 am to 1230 pm

Saturday November 3

Join this hands-on workshop in Image

Neighborhood and learn how to make proper

pruning cuts and identify and correct structural

defects in young trees increasing tree health

and lifespan while sharply reducing the

possible need for future costly maintenance

Tools and training provided RSVP online or by

calling (360) 487-8308

Hazard Tree Workshop

6 to 730 pm

Thursday November 8

Is your tree showing signs of stress Is that

branch ok What are those mushrooms We all

have questions about our trees and their health

With the storm season approaching it is a good

time to understand how our trees grow and what

signs to be aware of Learn how to increase

safety reduce potential damage and better

prioritize tree care Certified Arborists and

professional Tree Risk Assessors will be on hand

to lead the discussion and answer questions

RSVP online or by calling (360)487-8308

Events around the community

Sign up today for the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training Nov 10

Friends of Trees Crew Leaders are trained volunteer leads who are responsible for leading small

groups of volunteers during their Saturday planting events in Vancouver Clark County and

beyond As a Crew Leader you have the opportunity to make a positive impact on our natural

environment and the communities we work with Learn more and register here

Columbia Springs October Events

Visit beautiful Columbia Springs Enviromental Education center nestled along the Columbia River for

an event this fall including Forest Therapy Workhops Family Nature Festival Guided Walks and

more

415 W 6th St | PO Box 1995 | Vancouver WA 98668

(360) 487-8308 | TTY (360) 487-8602 | urbanforestrycityofvancouverus

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