Education
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s Birthday In Vancouver
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of Fort Vancouver, and the National Park Service will be celebrating Smokey Bear’s 74th birthday at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center at 10 am. Kids and their families are invited to this free event for fun activities, historic Smokey video clips, learn about wildfire prevention and, […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Summer Saber Training Program
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to announce that it will host a saber training program for the public this summer. The training will take place inside the Hudson’s Bay Company fort stockade and participants will wear period correct clothing provided by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In 1845, the HMS Modeste, an […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Summer Saber Training Program
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to announce that it will host a saber training program for the public this summer. The training will take place inside the Hudson’s Bay Company fort stockade and participants will wear period correct clothing provided by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In 1845, the HMS Modeste, an […]
6th Annual Mental Health Summit
6th Annual Mental Health Summit “Sustaining Our Joint Commitment to Improve Access to Mental Health Care of Veterans and Their Families” Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Camp Withycombe 15300 SE Minuteman Way Clackamas, OR 97015 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. For community providers who work with Veterans, non-profit agencies, government and VSO organizations and those […]
Long Term Care Fair
You’re invited to join VA staff & special guests to learn valuable information about Long Term Care on Sept. 11, 2018, at Portland VA Medical Center from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Come learn how the VA can help you. Do you need help at home? Wondering how to pay for care? Considering in-home care […]
VSO Committee meeting
A conference call-in number is available for those not able to attend in person; call-in number = 800-767-1750; participant code: 63061.
THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS DISTRICT
When most people think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, they imagine thousands of young men carrying shovels, axes, and saws throughout the woodlands of the United States. While much of the CCC’s work was done in the woods, organizing, training, and supplying the woodland camps was done from locations with access to paved […]