This week’s opportunities for engagement include a work session on parks plan updates and more. Be sure to review last week’s highlights from the work session on the Comp Plan Site Specific Requests (SSRs) within city Urban Growth Area (UGA) Proposals & Ag Land De-designation Criteria. THIS WEEK’S RADAR Our weekly radar is intended to highlight […]
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 […]
This week’s opportunities for engagement include a work session on the proposed urban growth area (UGA) expansions and de-designation of agricultural land for the Comp Plan update, meetings of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Agricultural Advisory Commission, and more. Be sure to review last week’s highlights for some big news on Camp Bonneville […]
Clark County’s Community Planning recently submitted to the public for review a draft of an Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which considers the impact on various elements of our environment of the three alternatives under consideration in the Comprehensive Plan Update. Found in a small section of the DEIS (in the sections on Land Use and […]
Background In Spring 2025, FOCC reached out to farmers to ask them to take a survey with the goal of collecting information from farmers who are actively producing for the local market in order to: Engage them on topics that matter to them and connect them to local resources, and; Find farmers willing to use […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week’s opportunities for engagement include a work session on a Transfer of Development Rights program being proposed for the Comp Plan update, as well as plenty to catch up on from last week regarding parks and trails, new developments in the fight against irresponsible railroad expansion, and more. THIS WEEK’S RADAR Our weekly radar […]
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. This is a great week to get caught up on our March 2026 newsletter articles at the News section of our website, get […]