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

April 10, 2026

Your Future, Your Voice: Call to Action for the Clark County Council Hearing on the Preferred Alternative for the Comp Plan Update on Monday, April 27th

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, 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 hundreds of acres of prime agricultural lands and meaningful climate action in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. Background Clark County is revising its Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, […]

March 30, 2026

VICTORY on Protecting 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, SB 5820, introduced by Senator Adrian Cortes (D-18th District), is 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 near a short-line […]

March 25, 2026

Preserving Farmland in Clark County: Transfer of Development Rights Are Not The Answer

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests

As Clark County enters the final months of its Comprehensive Plan Update, farmland preservation has become a flash point—particularly in proposals from the Cities of Ridgefield and La Center that would de-designate agricultural land. De-designation of viable agricultural land contrasts sharply with methods used elsewhere in Washington that actively maintain or grow the agricultural land […]

March 17, 2026

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 […]

March 16, 2026

FOCC’s Bold Vision for Agriculture in Clark County: View Part of Our Comprehensive Planning Comments to the Clark County Council

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

Our Bold Vision for Agriculture in Clark County *Not included in its entirety are FOCC’s full comments, including a 23-page executive summary of legal and advocacy arguments, 5 packets containing 6 additional letters, soil maps, photos, and other supplementary documentation sent to Clark County for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement alternatives hearing for the Comprehensive […]

February 27, 2026

Comp Plan Update (March 2026)

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act

In our last newsletter update, the Clark County Agricultural Lands Study and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) had been published and the development interests were gearing up to promote sprawl. In case you missed it, you can read our previous Comprehensive Plan Update December 2025 here. The Ag Study clearly determined that existing Ag […]

January 26, 2026

WATCH Our January 2026 Forum! Bridging the Gap: Funding Our Parks and Trails

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

For those who could make the live session, we deeply appreciate your attendance at our forum about funding our parks and trails in Clark County. 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 turn that […]

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 […]