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28908 NW Main Ave
Ridgefield, WA 98642 United States Get Directions
360 887 4106
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Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday Series Event

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Indigenous Scholarship, Research, and Leadership is the theme for the 2020 Second Sunday Series. Every Second Sunday event will feature talks and panels focused on the theme, as well as kids crafts and activities, docent and self-led Plankhouse tours, and more. As always, our series will highlight issues most closely related to the work we do here at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. The Plankhouse is open every Saturday & Sunday, May 2nd- October 4th, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Carty Unit, 28908 N Main, Ridgefield, WA 98642)
Stay tuned for more specific information about each date, including the speaker, and more, coming throughout the year!

Cathlapotle Plankhouse Opening Weekend

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us for the first weekend of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse season! Stop by from 12-4pm Saturday and Sunday for docent or self-led plankhouse tours and more.

September Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us Sunday, September 8th, for the final Second Sunday of the year! Ancestors on the Water with Sam Robinson, Vice-Chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, a nature walk with Deputy Project Leader Eric Anderson, and more! Keep reading...

August Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Traditional Technologies is the August Second Sunday theme. Join us Sunday, August 11th, from 12-4pm for our most popular Second Sunday event. Keep reading...

July Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Tending the Wild with Fire is the July Second Sunday theme. Join us July 14th, 2019 from 12-4pm to learn more about how prescribed fire has been used as a tool for managing landscapes since time immemorial. Keep reading...

Cathlapotle Plankhouse June Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us for June's Second Sunday event! Sunday, June 9, 2019; Come experience a living Plankhouse, take a walk on the trail, have fun with the kids or learn something new- all in one place! Event cost is free with general Refuge admission, $3.00 per vehicle, pay at the trailhead! Click the title to learn more!

May Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us from 12-4pm for Indigenous Resilience and Resurgence - stay tuned for more details.

Plankhouse Second Sunday- Welcoming Fall to the Lower Columbia

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sunday, October 14th, 2018 Schedule: 8:00 AM “Early” Bird Walk with Refuge Naturalist. 12:30 PM “Life in the Big House” Join Jordan Mercier (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Rhonde), as he discusses the role and meaning of the Plankhouse in the Lower Columbia River region of the Pacific Northwest. 2:00 … Continue reading Plankhouse Second Sunday- Welcoming Fall to the Lower Columbia →

Plankhouse Second Sunday- Ancestors and Elders

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday- Ancestors and Elders 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sunday, September 9th, 2018 Schedule: 8:00 AM “Early” Bird Walk with Refuge Naturalist. 12:30 PM “Ancestors and Elders” Join us as Sam Robinson, Vice-Chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, and his granddaughter Destany share intragenerational experiences and connection to the Cathlapotle Plankhouse and the importance … Continue reading Plankhouse Second Sunday- Ancestors and Elders →

Plankhouse Second Sunday- Traditional Technologies Day

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

August 12 I 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, on the Carty Unit of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge - Refuge entrance fee applies- Join us for Traditional Technologies Day! Explore hands-on displays inside the Plankhouse and family-friendly activities throughout the day. Demonstrations Include: Native Games, Chinookan carving, First Foods, fire-starting, flintknapping, and atlatl throwing. Three scheduled walks, find out more...

Oaksploration Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

July 8, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oaksploration at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, On the Carty Unit - Refuge entrance fee applies
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June Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us this Sunday for June's Second Sunday event! Sunday, June 10, 2018-
Family Activities include: seasonality based crafts, including making paper ‘cedar’ gathering baskets, and more! Come experience a living Plankhouse, take a walk on the trail, have fun with the kids or learn something new- all in one place! Event cost is free with general Refuge admission, $3.00 per vehicle, pay at the trailhead!

Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday- Mother’s Day

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Come celebrate Mother’s Day at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge! We are very pleased to announce Melissa Darby will be our first Second Sunday speaker for 2018. Find out more!

Plankhouse Season Opening

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Join us for the official seasonal opening of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse!

Volunteer Training Part 3

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Learn & Connect.
People. Nature. Culture.
Join us for the most fun and interactive volunteer training of the season. People of all backgrounds, experience levels and interests come together to learn about wildlife, habitat, culture, and communication techniques. Whether you have experience or are looking to learn something new, this training is for you! Volunteers teach students, engage visitors, help with on and offsite events, and much much more. Every Saturday March 31st though April 21st, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at Ridgefield & Steigerwald Lake NWRs

Traditional Technologies Day-Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Visit the Plankhouse and learn about tools and techniques that people in Cathlapotle, and around the world, have used since time immemorial. Learn how to throw an atlatl, shoot a bow and arrow, make friction fire, weave, see stone tools be created, and more at this hands on event!

Summer Teacher Camp

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Science & Culture: Our place through different lenses
July 24, 25, 26 -- 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
At Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge & Water Resources Education Center

$25.00

Oak Appreciation Day- Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Have you ever eaten an acorn muffin? Made ink from an oak gall? Touched a 400 year old tree? If not, visit the Plankhouse at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge to discover the benefits of Oregon white oak habitats.

Colonizing Native History- Plankhouse Second Sunday

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Colonizing Native History - Dr. David Lewis Dr. Lewis will explore commonly known “Native” oral histories such as the creation of the Bridge of the Gods. He will examine why these stories have been so popular among non-native people in the Pacific Northwest, and how these stories can actually contribute to the erasure of Indigenous histories.

Evening Plankhouse Presentation & Night Hike

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Special event! Join host, Ethnobotonist and author Kat Anderson at the Plankhouse for a special presentation, "Beauty, Bounty and Biodiversity," and night hike! 7:00pm: Kat Anderson will share connections with California and Pacific Northwest tribes, by examining traditionally managed edible wildlflower gardens of California. She will also explore the implication that these gardens have for … Continue reading Evening Plankhouse Presentation & Night Hike →

Cathlapotle Plankhouse Mother’s Day Celebration

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Along the Columbia River Indigenous women tended to plants important for food, medicine, and trade. This Mother’s Day, bring mom out to the Refuge to learn about these plants and about plants you can connect with in your neighborhood.

Cathlapotle Plankhouse Spring Opening

Cathlapotle Plankhouse 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Spring has arrived at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Join us for our annual opening of the Plankhouse. Learn more about spring time foods of the Chinookan Peoples and the seasonal round of Cathlapotle village life.