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What’s on our Radar – Week of June 2nd, 2025

in General

TONIGHT, Monday, June 2nd from 7-8:30pm is a county workshop on the Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update at Vancouver ITech Preparatory School, 16100 NE 50th Ave Vancouver, WA 98686. Staff will be available to answer questions, provide information, and receive comments. We highly recommend you also check out the self-paced option to access the StoryMap […]

What’s on our Radar – Week of May 26th, 2025

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FOCC’s Spring Fundraiser has been EXTENDED! Thank you for your support during the Give Big fundraising campaign. Since we did not meet our fundraising goal, we are extending our spring fundraising drive. Please consider a donation or share with friends and family about how much you appreciate our work! https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/extended-spring-fundraiser-for-focc-donate-today/ Last week: If you missed […]

What’s on our Radar – Week of May 19th, 2025

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FOCC’s Spring Fundraiser has been EXTENDED! Thank you for your support during the Give Big fundraising campaign. Since we did not meet our fundraising goal, we are extending our spring fundraising drive. Please consider a donation or share with friends and family about how much you appreciate our work! https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/extended-spring-fundraiser-for-focc-donate-today/ Last week: If you missed […]

What’s on our Radar – Week of May 12th, 2025

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Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-may-5th-2025/ Clark County Comp Plan Update Agricultural Lands Study/Non- Compliance Saga:🌻THANK YOU to those of you who showed up in defense of our collective future at the Clark County Council meeting last Wednesday! If you’ve been out of the loop, here’s […]

Victory in Sight on the Chelatchie Bluff Surface Mining Overlay (SMO)!

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

The Clark County Council recently gave unanimous direction to move forward with repealing the Chelatchie Bluff surface mining overlay (SMO) over environmentally sensitive forest land in response to the Washington Court of Appeals ruling in FOCC’s favor on the matter, which would bring the county back into compliance with state law. To learn more about […]

GiveBIG to Friends of Clark County!

in Events & Fundraising

  Hey Friends! The actions we take every day in our own communities can and do change the world for the better! Your engagement and financial support has enabled Friends of Clark County to fight for what we all love in these out-of-the-ordinary times. We need sustained resources to keep going, so we have joined […]

🚨 CALL-TO-ACTION to Save Hundred of Acres of Agricultural Land in the Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update May 7th at 1pm!

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

What’s at stake? The loss of 519 acres of agricultural land in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update to sprawling development, the delay (6 months to a year or more) of passing urgent climate, transportation, and housing policies, noncompliance with state law, and ineligibility for grants and low-interest loans from the state that could be lost […]

Legislative Update 

in General, Housing & Transportation

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 […]

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