Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

January 15, 2026

URGENT: Help Protect Clark County Resource Lands from Irresponsible Railroad Expansion

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, Mining, Railroad, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers

Support SB 5820 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Good news for Clark County: Senator Adrian Cortes (D-18) has introduced SB 5820, a bill that fixes a serious problem created by SB 5517 in 2017 related to irresponsible railroad expansion. SB 5517 carved out a special exception that allowed industrial development on resource lands and critical areas […]

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 12, 2025

Comprehensive Plan Update December 2025

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act

In our last newsletter, we found that the Clark County Council had decided to do an agricultural lands study after all, which you can read all about in the following article! The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Comp Plan Update was published October 1st, which opened a 60-day comment period that ended on […]

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 […]

November 27, 2025

Review FOCC’s Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Clark County Comp Plan Update

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act

On behalf of Friends of Clark County (FOCC) , I am pleased to shave the opportunity to submit our comments on the draft of the SEPA environmental impact statement as presented by Community Planning to Clark County on October 1, 2025. Although there may be more instances in which more comment could be appropriate, we […]

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 […]

August 20, 2025

Comprehensive Plan Update: August 2025

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

In the last newsletter, we let you know about yet another delay with the Comprehensive Plan update, which calls into question compliance with state law (and therefore access to much-needed grants and low-interest loans), the potential to lose 519 acres of prime agricultural land in Ridgefield and La Center, and the devastating impacts of more […]

June 19, 2025

WATCH our June 2025 Forum on Planning for Our Collective Future in Clark County: The Final Stretch of The Comprehensive Plan Update

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces

For those who could make the live session, we deeply appreciate your attendance at our forum about Clark County and the City of Vancouver’s Comprehensive Plan updates. It is a hopeful sign that we had such a great showing of local residents who took the time out of their evening for this discussion. Now, let’s […]

June 9, 2025

Let Your Voice Be Heard: Clark County’s Comp Plan Workshop Comment Period

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

Help us advocate for our vision for the future of sustainable agriculture in Clark County and meaningful climate action! What’s at stake? The loss of 519 acres of prime agricultural lands in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update and the delayed implementation and potential loss of funding for urgent climate, transportation, housing, and parks policies. What’s […]