News From Your Friends – Page 5 – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

May 26, 2025

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

in General

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 […]

May 19, 2025

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

in General

May 16, 2025

EXTENDED Spring Fundraiser for FOCC: Donate Today!

in Events & Fundraising

Hello Friends, 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. We have made some important progress, but still have a big fight ahead as Clark County completes the final stages of its once-in-a-decade Comprehensive Plan Update. Public […]

May 12, 2025

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

in General

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 […]

May 12, 2025

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 […]

May 6, 2025

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 […]

May 5, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of May 5th, 2025

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, General

🚨 CALL-TO-ACTION to Save Hundred of Acres of Agricultural Land in the Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update May 7th at 1pm! This week, another big decision will be made regarding the Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update. What’s at stake: the loss of 519 acres of agricultural land to sprawling development, the delay (6 months to […]

May 5, 2025

🚨 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 […]

May 4, 2025

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 […]

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 […]