Climate Change – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

January 4, 2026

Your Future, Your Voice: Call to Action for the Clark County Joint Hearing on the Preferred Alternative for the Comp Plan Update on January 15th

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Housing & Transportation

Help us advocate for a sustainable future balancing growth, the preservation of prime agricultural land, and meaningful climate action in Clark County. What’s at stake? The loss of over 500 acres of prime agricultural lands and meaningful climate action in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. What’s happening? Clark County is revising its Comprehensive Growth Management […]

January 4, 2026

Register for FOCC’s January 22nd Parks Forum!

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces

Register for FOCC’s upcoming forum, Bridging the Gap: Funding our Parks and Trails. Our first forum of 2026 will be on Thursday, January 22nd from 5 – 6:30 pm and will be focused on parks in Clark County. Exploring natural places provides renewal, feelings of well-being, and a sense of harmony with the broader community and […]

December 11, 2025

The Ups and Downs of Dealing with Commissioner Upthegrove, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Board of Natural Resources: Legacy Forest Update

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats

For more background on this issue, you can review our last legacy forest update or previous articles on the Dabbler. Big sigh, deep breath…Friends, we faced our last yearly Board of Natural Resources (BNR) meeting this December 2, 2025. FOCC has written and submitted three pages of comments, which you can see here. Accompanying our […]

December 9, 2025

Camp Bonneville Update

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers

For background on developments and issues regarding Clark County’s nearly 4,000-acre conservation property, view our last Camp Bonneville Breakdown for the newsletter here. The Clark County Council’s Initial Vote Against the FBI Contract On Tuesday, August 19th, after sustained advocacy from the community over many years to protect the public safety, health, and interest, the […]

December 4, 2025

Read FOCC’s Letter to the Board of Natural Resources on the Dendrophobia and Copperhead Timber Sales

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests

To Commissioner Upthegrove and the members of the Board, In September, we wrote to you with concerns about the Turnover timber sale and requested that you deny the harvest plan as it was written. We have been attempting to convey with urgency that Clark County’s remaining naturally regenerated forests such as Turnover, Dendrophobia, Copper Head, […]

November 15, 2025

The Results Are In: FOCC Call to Action on the 2025 Clark County Agricultural Lands Study

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, Local Food Systems

Hey Friends, The 2025 Clark County Agricultural Lands Study, conducted by independent consultants hired by the unanimous determination of the Clark County Council, reached two important conclusions that should guide decision-making related to our agricultural resource lands in the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update. First, the study found that all currently designated agricultural resource lands provide […]

September 24, 2025

Turnover Timber Sale Comments to the Board of Natural Resources

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests

Friends of Clark County is a non-profit organization representing its thousands of supporters who are residents of Clark County, Washington. We reiterate our opposition to the Turnover timber sale and urge the Department of Natural Resources to respect the wishes of the people of Clark County and its elected representatives by rescinding the Determination of […]

August 20, 2025

Legacy Forest Updates

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests

Turnover and Dendrophobia Timber Sales Since the devastating loss of the Dabbler legacy forest to a Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber sale, FOCC became aware that additional legacy forest timber units in Clark County were being considered for auction when we learned about the Turnover legacy forest timber sale AFTER the SEPA […]

August 20, 2025

Clark County Council Votes Down Contract for FBI’s Continued Misuse of Camp Bonneville

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces

On Tuesday, August 19th, after sustained advocacy from the community over many years to protect the public safety, health, and interest, the Clark County Council voted down a new contract for the FBI’s continued use of Camp Bonneville, Clark County’s nearly 4,000 acre, forested conservation conveyance and former military reservation. Friends of Clark County joined […]

August 20, 2025

Clark County Heat Mapping Campaign

in Climate Change

Last month, a presentation was given to the Clark County Council (serving as the Clark County Board of Health) by Clark County Public Health about the Clark County Heat Watch Project as part of Public Health’s Climate Action Program. Did you know that existed in the county?!—because we didn’t! It was noted that this was […]