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April 5, 2016
Sean Vergillo coordinates the Lacamas Trails Advocacy Group and can often be seen on the trails with his Fox Red Lab, helping to maintain trails for other users. "The main goal of our group is to fill the need of maintaining things," he said. "We want to get regular trail users to help out at least a few times a year."

‘Eyes and ears’ of the trails

You'll see them out on the local trails, picking up garbage, removing fallen tree branches, helping to fill in ruts and potholes, and doing whatever maintenance they can.

March 29, 2016
Master Gardener Laura Heldreth will give a presentation on Beneficial Insects at the Camas Library. "Most people don't realize that 99 percent of bugs in our gardens are beneficial. They are not the enemy." (Contributed photo)

Beneficial bugs

When most people think of insects, they likely envision something harmful that needs to be eradicated, especially when gardening.

March 22, 2016
Students in Mona Davies' science class at Jemtegaard Middle School have spent the past several months gathering data at Gibbons Creek. In May, they will present their findings at the Clark County Watershed Congress.

An outdoor laboratory

When Mona Davies heard a student question disbelievingly that there would be enough to do during three days of outdoor school, a lightbulb went off.

March 1, 2016
Remillard compares a life-sized inflatable replica of a Northern elephant seal and a Stellar sea lion to students at Dorothy Fox Elementary.

Bringing the ocean to school

Students at Dorothy Fox Elementary School had the opportunity to experience an aquarium without ever leaving their school.

February 23, 2016
Lab manager Jody Brittenham performs safety protocols before demonstrating product testing at UL's new short circuit lab.

Making products safer

Most everyone has dealt with this unfortunate scenario: You stagger to the kitchen, half-asleep, fumble for the necessary items to make coffee and hit "start," on the coffee maker.

February 9, 2016
Greg Payne, a firefighter with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, helps seventh-grader Hailey Bachteler put on the required equipment used for entering a burning structure. It can weigh up to 80 pounds.

New possibilities

Students in Anna Linde's classroom got a sneak peak at their new school last week.

February 2, 2016
Nick Swinhart stands at the Plaza de Mulas basecamp while awaiting an opportunity to climb Aconcagua.

Conquering Aconcagua

"I'm not trying to prove I'm tough. I just want to prove I'm here for the right reasons."

January 26, 2016
From left , Camas Camera Club members Shonda Feather, Clayton Ravsten and Kirsten Muskat are preparing to exhibit their photos at the Camas Public Library's Second Story Gallery next month, along with several other club members.

Love through the lens

Ask someone what the word "love," means, and you'll likely be met by responses as varied as the heart of each individual.