At Friends of Clark County, we envision a flourishing Clark County thriving with local farms, healthy forests, clean water, protected wildlife habitats, and neighborhoods that are vibrant with natural areas accessible to all. This giving season, we are reminded that our work to achieve this vision relies on community support and acts of generosity. We’re […]
Clark County’s public participation process is underway to collect feedback from residents on climate change for unincorporated Clark County. CLARK COUNTY WANTS AND NEEDS YOUR INPUT, so please take some time to learn about FOCC’s climate priorities that are targeted toward tackling the root causes of much of our climate woes: land use. The county’s […]
Photo from Clark County government Link to Clark County’s 2025 Comprehensive Planning page here: 2025 Update | Clark County (wa.gov) In our last update, the County had adopted the Population and Employment allocation, which determines what future population and job numbers each of the cities and the county need to plan for. The county had […]
The County is seeking applicants for the Planning Commission. The term is 6 years, begins in January 2025, and meets twice a month. The Planning Commission is a seven-member committee that makes recommendations to the council on land-use planning, zoning and development in unincorporated Clark County. The commission also makes recommendations on issues such as […]
Over the past several years, members of the farming community, including Friends of Clark County, the Clark/Cowlitz Farm Bureau, local farmers market organizers, and the Clark Conservation District have expressed to Clark County the need for agricultural interests to be represented in Clark County government. Representation for Agriculture Benefits us All Currently, there are NO […]
What is a Surface Mining Overlay (SMO)? Surface mining refers to the removal of the terrain surface to access minerals underneath. An overlay “is a set of additional or stricter standards and criteria that are applied on top of existing land use designations or zoning districts” (Source). An overlay does not change the zoning that […]
With just two weeks until Election Day and ballots already in your mailbox, there is no doubt that you’ve heard some rumblings about a slate of initiatives that were purchased by a single hedge-fund millionaire from California, Brian Heywood, sponsor of the Let’s Go Washington campaign. One of the most frightening of these is Initiative […]
What is it? “Dabbler” is a name given by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to three forested units it manages in Clark County comprising 156 acres of legacy forest that are slated to be auctioned off at a timber sale set for November. FOCC opposes this timber sale and you can read our […]
On a cool Sunday afternoon in the middle of September, Friends of Clark County hosted 83 guests for dinner at the scenic Coyote Ridge Ranch in La Center for its annual fundraiser. Highlights included excellent music from the Misty Mamas, a delicious salmon dinner and full table catered by Hector Hinojosa’s Foody Blues, and outstanding auction […]
Date: On or before October 22nd at 10am Context: Clark County will hold a hearing to consider a proposal to repeal the Surface Mining Overlay (SMO) ordinance that could allow mining on 330 acres of prime Tier I forestlands at Chelatchie Bluff. This proposed action to repeal the ordinance is in response to the Growth […]