Events
Community Workshop Series
Join us for a FREE monthly workshop series!
The Refuge is partnering with community members to engage the entire community with the Refuge in different ways! Enjoy free snacks, jump back into learning, and celebrate this beautiful corner of earth we live on. All people in the community are invited and welcome.
All workshops are at Ridgefield NWR, Carty Unit.
Welcoming Mason Bees: A Springtime Guide
Saturday, February 28th, 2026, 10:00-11:30am
Join Anne Bulger, WSU Master Gardener, for a hands-on and practical presentation that explores the mason bee’s remarkable life cycle, seasonal needs, and role in pollination, with clear guidance on how home gardeners can successfully support these native bees from spring through fall. Each attendee will receive a take-home, ready-to-set-up mason bee house with cocoons. Due to the nature of the presentation, we recommend ages high school and up.
Link to register: Welcoming Mason Bees Registration Link
Writer's Workshop
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10:00-11:30am
Join Abby Braithwaite of the PN Farm Arts Initiative as she leads you through the Refuge in a fun and reflective writing workshop. Come with a favorite nature poem to share (one of your own, or one by a favorite poet). We’ll provide notebooks and pens, but feel free to bring a favorite journal! All ages and all level of writers welcome!
Link to register: Writer's Workshop Registration Link
Adapting to Change: How Wildlife is Responding to a Rapidly Changing SW WA
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, 6:30-7:30pm
When faced with environmental changes, organisms can either adapt, move, or perish. In this workshop with Clark College's David Zonana, PhD, participants will learn about how land use changes, introduced species, and climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.
Learn more about climate change are presenting new challenges to local wildlife populations. We will also dive into the biological processes that allow these populations to respond (adaptation through natural selection, migration, changes in the timing of reproduction, and more). We will also highlight the unique role the refuge plays in supporting wildlife in a rapidly changing region. All ages, please join!
Link to register: Adapting to Change Registration Link