Go: Explore ongoing attractions, Dec. 12

Highlights of the ongoing exhibits and attractions around town

Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center, 7:30 a.m. to dusk daily. Tours by appointment. 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver; free. A 100-acre urban natural area including forests, woodlands and wetlands at the historic Vancouver Trout Hatchery. Hike on nature trails, observe birds and wildlife, and visit a working hatchery. 360-882-0936 or www.columbiasprings.org

Portland Children’s Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; free admission 4 to 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month. 4015 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland; $10; $9 for seniors 55 and older and active military members; free for ages 1 and younger. 503-223-6500 or www.portlandcm.org

• “The Wizard of Oz,” through Jan. 18. Celebrate the movie’s 75th anniversary with a hands-on adventure that follows the yellow brick road from Munchkinland to the Emerald City and the Wicked Witch’s castle.

• “Groundwork” is the newest permanent exhibit at the museum. Visitors can use shovels, buckets, movers and chutes in a playground of rubber mulch.

Portland Japanese Garden, noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland; $9.50; $7.75 seniors and college students; $6.75 ages 6-17; free for children 5 and younger. Traditional Japanese garden offers special events, workshops and gardening. 503-223-1321 or www.japanesegarden.com

• Holiday Gift Sale, through Dec. 24. The Pavilion Gallery will be filled with Japanese-inspired goods.

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, open daily during daylight hours. 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for Carty Unit and Auto Tour Route. River S Unit, on South Hillhurst Road, south of Pioneer Street, Ridgefield. South Ninth Avenue becomes South Hillhurst Road. Carty Unit, on Northwest Main Avenue, north of Pioneer Street, Ridgefield; $3 per vehicle. More than 5,000 acres of pastures, woodland and marsh. Fishing, hunting and hiking permitted in some areas. 360-887-4106 and http://ridgefieldfriends.org or http://fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges

Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; group tours by appointment. 1 Durgan St., Washougal; $3, $2 for seniors. 360-835-8742 or www.2rhm.com

• “Early Fabric Making” features a working floor loom, sewing machines, spinning wheels, wool-carding tools and blankets woven at the Pendleton Woolen Mill.

• Rotating displays of artifacts, photographs and oral histories on local education, businesses and home life. Native American baskets are also on display. Genealogy and historic research is also available. The Carriage House features a blacksmith shop and tools.