Heritage Farm Community Survey Open Through January 8th, 2026
20251215 Heritage Farm Survey E&S
December 22, 2025
Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces
Preserving parks and open spaces
December 11, 2025
Save the Date for FOCC’s January 22nd Parks Forum!
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 environment. In Clark County, the presence of protected natural areas within our […]
November 21, 2025
Reject Black Friday and #OptOutside on November 28th!
Hey Friends, This giving season, Friends of Clark County is changing the narrative and encouraging you to go back to the basics, to take part in building the community resiliency that we urgently need, and to give and receive with intention—backed by your values rather than pressure from corporate spending campaigns. That’s why […]
November 10, 2025
Camp Bonneville Periodic Review Comment Period and Open House
The public comment period for Camp Bonneville cleanup is underway! “The Department of Ecology invites you to review and comment on the draft First Periodic Review and associated documents for the US Army Camp Bonneville Cleanup Site located at 23201 NE Pluss Road, Vancouver, Clark County. The document calls for amending cleanup action plans, where […]
August 20, 2025
Clark County Council Votes Down Contract for FBI’s Continued Misuse of Camp Bonneville
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 […]
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 […]
May 4, 2025
SAVE THE DATE for our June 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, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces
Do you care about local farms, healthy forests, clean water, clean air, the climate crisis, parks, walkability, housing and transportation, fish, wildlife, and creating vibrant and equitable communities? So does Friends of Clark County! That’s why advocacy around the Clark County Comprehensive Plan update process in accordance with the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) is […]
April 21, 2025
Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update: The Latest Developments
in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces
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 […]
March 4, 2025
Camp Bonneville Breakdown
One year ago, Friends of Clark County published a newsletter article detailing community concerns surrounding the cleanup process of Camp Bonneville, a 3,840-acre County-owned property located in the foothills of the Cascade Range about 7 miles north of the Columbia River in East County that was used as a military training camp for 85 years. […]
March 4, 2025
Fighting for the Destiny of the Dabbler
in Climate Change, Farmland & Forests, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats
Photos courtesy of Joshua Wright of Legacy Forest Defense Coalition If you’re a regular FOCC supporter and/or you attended our recent forum on forests, chances are you know all about the Dabbler legacy forest timber sale. But, for those of you who don’t know, here is the long and short of it: For months, FOCC […]