Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is hosting a series of free in-person workshops about composting and sustainable living strategies. In these sessions, participants learn how to shrink their environmental impact through hands-on composting, green cleaning, smarter recycling and preventing food waste. Many workshops feature hands-on activities. The series kicks off with three workshops in Camas/Washougal. Attendees can register for any number of workshops in the series. 

Ridgefield, Wash. – Washington Farmland Trust has permanently protected the 24-acre April Joy Farm in Ridgefield, Washington using a conservation easement, the first project of its kind funded by Clark County. The easement ensures the land on April Joy Farm will remain a farm forever. 

The lower portion of Daybreak Regional Park, west of Northeast Daybreak Road, will close beginning Aug. 3 for construction activities related to the East Fork Lewis River Reconnection Project, being led by the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. The park will reopen on Oct. 15. During the closure, the portion of the park east (upstream) of Northeast Daybreak Road will remain open. 

Construction will begin in August to replace the aging bridge along the main access road in the northeast corner of Lacamas Regional Park. The existing bridge must be replaced to continue to provide safe vehicular access for maintenance vehicles. The bridge remains safe for pedestrian use. 

Clark County is seeking applicants to fill four vacant volunteer positions on the Clean Water Commission. The advisory group, composed of nine Clark County residents, provides input to and assists the Clean Water division of Clark County Public Works. The commission represents the community’s interests and needs related to surface water quality and watershed health. The group also makes recommendations to the Clark County Council about services and policies. The term for one of the open positions begins immediately upon approval and ends in December 2027.

On June 17, approximately 50 members of the community gathered to celebrate the completion of the Heritage Farm Wetland Restoration Project. The project restores a wetland at the headwaters of Cougar Creek that was ditched and drained more than a century ago, when such practices were commonplace. The restored wetland features eight “cells” that provide wetland functions and a 35-foot wetland buffer with native plants. 

Correction: The release issued June 29 listed Vancouver Police Department locations as drop-off sites for disposal of unused fireworks. VPD no longer accepts fireworks for disposal. The corrected release follows. 

Clark County residents can help prevent fires, injuries and pollution by properly disposing of fireworks after their Fourth of July celebrations. While fireworks cannot be legally discharged in unincorporated Clark County until July 4, fireworks are already on sale. 

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Works is improving a 1.44-mile segment of Southeast Blair Road north of Washougal. Construction-related traffic impacts will begin in July. 

The project includes: 

Vancouver, Wash. – June, July and August are Washington’s deadliest consecutive 90 days for traffic fatalities. This is especially concerning for local road agencies, as it overlaps with the summer construction season. Clark County Public Works, Washington State Department of Transportation, Vancouver Public Works, Washington State Patrol and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office came together today to remind drivers that work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.