Farmland & Forests – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

September 21, 2026

Your Future, Your Voice: Call to Action for the Final Clark County Council Comp Plan Update Hearing on Thursday, October 1st at 4pm

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces, Responsible Development, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats

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, […]

September 17, 2026

Washington Department of Commerce Sends Letter to Clark County Regarding Compliance Issues With Draft Comp Plan Update

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Responsible Development, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats

August 28, 2026

Legacy Forest Update

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

Submitted by Mary Goody There has been a bit of a lull in activity legacy forest-wise in Clark County, but that’s just a smoke screen for what’s coming along as we enter the fall months. The BNR did not meet this month. First the sad news – all five Reflection Units sold recently for $2,305,000. […]

August 28, 2026

Comprehensive Plan Update August 2026

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

Submitted by Jackie Lane In the last newsletter update, we explained the County Council’s selection of their Preferred Alternative (you can read that article here). FOCC believes, based upon the County’s and Cities’ own documents, that the Preferred Alternative unnecessarily, and without legal justification, proposes to expand La Center’s, Ridgefield’s, and Camas’s UGAs by unlawfully […]

July 31, 2026

Comp Plan Discussion Panel July 2026

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Events & Fundraising, Farmland & Forests, General

For those who could make the live session, we deeply appreciate your attendance at our discussion panel about Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. 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 enthusiasm into […]

May 28, 2026

Heroes and Antiheroes of Washington’s Legacy Forest Protection Movement: A Forest News Update

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests, Wildlife Habitats

Submitted by Mary Goody, FOCC Board of Directors As always, Friends of Clark County’s Forest Team is working hard to follow all of the moving parts on the legacy forest preservation front and take action by engaging with the DNR, BNR, and Clark County leadership. Read on to learn what FOCC, as well as our […]

May 27, 2026

The Year of the Woman Farmer

in Farmland & Forests, Local Food Systems

A worldwide effort led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) within the United Nations to recognize the incredible impact of women farmers on “food security, nutrition, and economic resilience,” has now come to Clark County! Chair Sue Marshall, a woman farmer and elected official right here at home, worked with staff and the Council […]

May 27, 2026

Comprehensive Plan Update, May 2026

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

Submitted by Jackie Lane, FOCC Board of Directors Overview On April 27th and 28th, the Clark County Council held a hearing to select a Preferred Alternative for the Comprehensive Plan. For the unfamiliar, under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), the county must consider the environmental impacts of its Comp Plan Update, and the selection of […]

May 7, 2026

Read FOCC’s April 2026 Comments to the Clark County Council Regarding Legacy Forest Timber Sales

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests

Dear Councilors: My name is Mary Goody. I am writing on behalf of Friends of Clark County and myself as a resident of Clark County. I write to inform you of two matters of importance. The first concerns our legacy forests; and the second regards the NCS funding/land purchase recently discussed with the Department of […]

April 28, 2026

Read Forest Advocates’ Letter to Governor Ferguson Regarding Board of Natural Resources Representative

in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests, Wildlife Habitats

Dear Governor Ferguson, 4/26/2026 On April 18th you spoke briefly at the event supporting the Roadless Rule that Trump is attempting to rescind. You said, “This is something I feel very very strongly about personally,” speaking about times you have spent hiking and climbing in WA. We are extremely glad to know your […]