Admission: Marshall: Free family swim, regular admission is $6, $4 for seniors, $3 for ages 4 to 18, free for ages 3 and younger. Firstenburg: $7, $5 for seniors, $4 for ages 4 to 18, free for ages 3 and younger.
Telephone: 360-487-7070 or 360-487-7001.
Web: cityofvancouver.us/parksrec
Public swims are among several options for getting out and about this weekend.
2. Flight of fancy
Pearson Field Education Center offers up a Saturday program for those interested in the world of flight. There will be educational activities from the flight simulator lab to building model gliders, along with historic airplanes and collections on display.
When: 1 to 5 p.m. today.
Where: 201A East Reserve St., Vancouver.
Admission: Free.
Telephone: 360-992-1818.
Web: fortvan.org.
Pearson Air Museum will also be open, showcasing different historical exhibits that explore the relationship between the former Vancouver Barracks and the airfield with the exhibition, “Army Boots and Army Wings.” “Straight-Grained Soldiers” documents the history of the Spruce Production Division, which helped supply lumber for World War I airplanes.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
Where: 1115 E. Fifth St., Vancouver.
Admission: Free.
Telephone: 360-816-6252.
Web: nps.gov/fova.
3. For the birds
Visitors can practice their bird watching skills at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge as flocks of ducks, geese and swans stop by for the winter. There have been recent sightings of great blue herons, Tundra swans, Canadian geese and bald eagles along the refuge’s River “S” unit’s Auto Tour route. The Carty Unit’s Oaks to Wetlands trail offers several loops, though the northern most loop is closed until the end of February.
