Happy Monday! Welcome to Friends of Clark County’s Weekly Radar, where we break down what we are following in Clark County government for the week and highlight opportunities for you to engage. You can take action this week regarding irresponsible railroad expansion, get engaged with the Agricultural Advisory Commission, climate change policy, the Comp Plan […]
Our legislative update lets you know about the bills that Friends of Clark County is following in the Washington State Legislature. This is a very short session with two very big problems: State budget deficits due to declining revenues and Concerns about federal spending cuts. We received good news on February 16th that the 2 […]
My first memories are of the Rust Belt. Growing up during Pennsylvania’s socioeconomic nadir left a lasting impression. The despair, resentment, and anger of a citizenry betrayed by the industries and institutions they helped build left an indelible mark. Back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, if hope sprang eternal, those waters never reached the people […]
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 […]
It’s no secret that Clark County residents love their parks and trails. We cherish our time at any of the 111 parks that lure us into the open space on a sunny afternoon. We appreciate and utilize our many trails that take us along Clark County’s waterways and through its pristine forests. On January 15th […]
Over the past 2 years, we have worked to enlighten folks to the plight of Washington State legacy forests–those areas of forest which have grown into peaceful, moss-covered diverse ecosystems where spotted owls, endangered western gray squirrels, marbled murrelets, and many other species cohabit among the huge trees. If left undisturbed, the trees will soon […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Monday! Welcome to Friends of Clark County’s Weekly Radar, where we break down what we are following in Clark County government for the week and highlight opportunities for you to engage. You can take action this week regarding the FRDU railroad controversy, get engaged with the Agricultural Advisory Commission, the Comp Plan update, multi-modal […]
Happy Monday! Welcome to Friends of Clark County’s Weekly Radar, where we break down what we are following in Clark County government for the week and highlight opportunities for you to engage. You can take action this week regarding the FRDU railroad controversy, get engaged with the Comp Plan update, Heritage Farm, what’s going on […]