2 // COASTWEEKEND.COM
Adventure awaits campers this summer
COAST WEEKEND
LEWIS AND CLARK —
Two weeklong camps at Lewis
and Clark National Historical
Park this summer allow children
to explore the area’s trails, water
and animals, and include excit-
ing overnight opportunities.
Nature Adventure Camp,
held Monday through Fri-
day, July 8 through 12, offers a
week’s worth of adventures at
the park and nearby, as well as
an overnight in Fort Clatsop.
The camp is open to students
entering fourth grade through
sixth grade. The hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday; for the Thursday
overnight, drop-off is at 9 a.m.
and pickup is at 11 a.m. Friday.
The cost is $140.
Nature Survival Camp, held
Monday through Friday, July 15
through 19, takes campers on
the water and to the woods, deep
into the park and other sites, as
they explore and practice skills
to survive and thrive in nature,
including a two-night camping
trip at the beach. This camp is
open to students entering sev-
enth, eighth and ninth grades.
The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday, with a
9 a.m. drop-off on Wednesday
and 11 a.m. pickup on Friday for
the two-day camping trip at the
beach. The cost is $150.
Enrollment for both camps
is limited and scholarships are
available.
Questions? Call 503-861-
4422, visit nps.gov/lewi or fol-
low Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park on Facebook and
Instagram.
Native plants are the best
and other gardening myths
Featuring WSU
Horticulturist
Linda
Chalker-Scott
MANZANITA — Come
learn about some com-
mon gardening myths from
12:30 p.m. Thursday, May
2, at the Hoffman Center for
the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave.
Admission is $5.
Gravel in a pot helps
drainage. Planting holes
amended with goodies
improve growth. Wilting
leaves mean thirsty plants.
When in doubt, use natives!
The question is, are all
those received wisdoms
actually true? Or might they
simply be bad advice that’s
become garden lore?
Enter the sage of smart
gardening, horticultur-
ist Linda Chalker-Scott, a
woman who has been out-
ing myths, legends and
bad advice about plants
for decades. Described
as “a champion for evi-
dence-based horticul-
ture,” Chalker-Scott travels
widely as an extension hor-
ASTORIA — Join
speakers John Nygaard
and Seth Tichenor for
April’s Wit & Wisdom talk
titled “Conversing about
Conversation,” 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 25, Fort
George Brewery’s Lovell
Building, corner of 14th
and Duane.
We seem to live in a
time where people talk at
one another, rather than
converse. People who dis-
agree will speak past one
another, while those who
agree find themselves
trapped in echo chambers
that they don’t even realize
are there.
And, yet, there is
clearly a longing for more
meaningful, constructive,
and even challenging con-
versation. But what does
this mean, and what would
it look like? What exactly
is a “conversation” any-
way and why do they seem
to have become more diffi-
ticulturist debunking gar-
dening practices and dubi-
ous nursery products. She’s
also a professor of horticul-
ture and landscape archi-
tecture at Washington State
University.
Her books include “The
Informed Gardener,” “The
Informed Gardener Blooms
Again” and, most recently,
“How Plants Work” (Tim-
ber Press, 2016), making
plant science accessible as it
“eases our minds and light-
ens our workloads” (New
York Times).
Her presentation, Native
Plants Are the Best Plants
& Other Gardening Myths,
will have you questioning
received garden wisdom
by using a new understand-
ing of how plants actually
work. And in case you were
wondering:
• Gravel in a pot does not
help drainage.
• Amended planting
holes can stunt growth in
shrubs & trees.
• Wilting is caused by a
variety of problems.
• Native plants only
work when they’re the right
plant in the right place!
Nature
Survival Camp
and Nature
Adventure
Camp allow
young people
to explore
the area’s
trails, water
and animals
this summer
at Lewis and
Clark National
Historical Park.
Wit & Wisdom celebrates
‘Conversing about Conversation’
We seem to live
in a time where
people talk at one
another, rather
than converse
Linda Chalker-Scott
File photo
Submitted photo
Seth Tichenor
cult in recent times?
Can conversations
really change minds, or
actually be “transforma-
tional”? And, once we find
ourselves engaged in them,
what do we hope will
come from them?
Doors open at 6 p.m.,
with the conversation
starting at 7 p.m. Food
and beverages are avail-
able through the Taproom,
all ages are welcome and
there is never a cover.
Wit & Wisdom is brought
to you every month by
Philosofarian.