Friends of Clark County has been tracking progress on bills in the state legislature related to our mission. April 27th was the session end, and even with significant budget challenges they managed to finish on schedule. Most of the bills we started watching never went anywhere, and that is generally a good thing. We were […]
Challenges of Small-Scale Farming in Clark County By Justin Burger, owner of Burger Family Farms and Friends of Clark County board member Farming in Clark County is already tough, but for small farmers like me, the biggest challenge isn’t just the work, it’s navigating the complex, overlapping, and often contradictory regulations that make it nearly […]
The GiveBIG campaign season has begun! Please check out our fundraising appeal to learn about everything we do to protect and create a thriving Clark County, as well as why we need your support! https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/givebig-to-friends-of-clark-county/ Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-april-21st-2025/ Last week was a slow […]
The GiveBIG campaign season has begun! Please check out our fundraising appeal to learn about everything we do to protect and create a thriving Clark County, as well as why we need your support! https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/givebig-to-friends-of-clark-county/ Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-april-14th-2025/ BIG (and disappointing) update regarding […]
Background In our last update, the Clark County Council had adopted the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) alternatives for the Comprehensive Plan Update. Alternatives are options for the Comp Plan that the cities and county put forward to be studied for environmental impacts in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), which requires that […]
URGENT Call-to-Action on the Clark County Comp Plan Update for the Clark County Council meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 15th at 10am! View the action in the link or read on below: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-call-to-action-to-save-6000-acres-of-ag-forest-land-in-the-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-update/ Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-april-7th-2025/ The Clark County Climate Community Advisory Group held […]
If you had Spring Break last week, we hope you enjoyed it. This week, we are right back in the thick of it! We have a SUPER BIG Call-to-Action on the Clark County Comp Plan Update we are asking of you for the Tuesday, April 8th 10am Clark County Council meeting, so be sure to […]
Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-march-24th-2025/ Victory in sight! Last Wednesday at Council Time, the Clark County Council gave unanimous direction to move forward with repealing the Chelatchie Bluff surface mining overlay (SMO) over environmentally sensitive forest land in response to FOCC’s win at the […]
Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-march-17th-2025/ FOCC wrote a letter in support of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and their recent requests of Clark County, which you can read here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/view-foccs-letter-of-support-for-the-bicycle-and-pedestrian-advisory-committee-bpac/ Food Waste Prevention Week: At the Tuesday evening Council meeting, they passed […]
Last week: ICYMI: BIG GOOD NEWS on the Clark County Comp Plan Update. You can check out last week’s Radar for the full rundown, and keep in mind whether you or your organization are interested in writing to the Council in support of their new direction prior to the resolution coming back to them. […]