City of Vancouver gains nearly 1,500 trees in 2020
Published: January 31, 2021, 6:00am
Share: Community members participate in a tree-planting event at Ellsworth School Park in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The pandemic derailed the city s plans to plant a thousand trees last year, and they leaned on private property owners to surpass the goal. (Contributed photo)
Vancouver added 1,490 new arboreal additions to its tree canopy in 2020, surpassing its original goal of planting one thousand trees last year despite challenges posed by COVID-19.
Across both public and private land, volunteers and city staff planted nearly 1,500 large-caliper trees, or trees with a stem diameter of more than 2 inches.
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Go teams!; COVID still climbs The Columbian
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Cheers: To high school sports. After being shuttered since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, high school athletics will return to Clark County in the coming weeks. Local leagues have announced plans for cross country, boys tennis and boys golf teams to begin practices Feb. 1, with competitions starting the following week. No firm plans have been announced for close-contact team sports such as football and volleyball.
The decision follows modifications to state guidelines governing the pandemic. “We need to provide our students with an outlet and some sense of normalcy,” said Matt Cooke, athletic director at La Center High School. A little bit of normalcy will be cheered by athletes, coaches and parents.
‘Go Play, Vancouver!’ challenges encourage outdoor activities
Published: January 7, 2021, 6:07am
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6 Photos Becky Gross of Vancouver keeps the pace while crossing the Vancouver Land Bridge near Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Vancouver Parks and Recreation launched a free, socially distanced program that consists of new activities every week, including a tour of Fort Vancouver. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
Sure, the weather is crummy, the days are short, and pretty much every group activity is canceled for the foreseeable future. But why should that spoil the great outdoors?
That’s the driving philosophy behind “Go Play, Vancouver!” The initiative, a brainchild of Vancouver Parks and Recreation, is designed to give us all something to do together just, you know, separately.