
State plans to protect Washougal White Oaks Natural Area
For the past two decades, an inconspicuous nature preserve in the Columbia River Gorge has protected rare plants, Oregon white oaks and animals imperiled by rapidly disappearing habitats.
For the past two decades, an inconspicuous nature preserve in the Columbia River Gorge has protected rare plants, Oregon white oaks and animals imperiled by rapidly disappearing habitats.
The latest budget proposal from the Legislature could mean the end for the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which was established four decades ago to protect the national scenic area.
If it weren’t for their shared passion for creating a healthier, more sustainable environment, Camas residents Glen DeWillie, Randal Friedman and Molly McKay Williams — leaders of the recently formed Camas Earth Day Society — may have never even crossed paths.
During one of the Camas Ivy League’s 2024 work sessions, the organization’s Washougal residents brought up the possibility of forming a similar organization to focus on Washougal parks and open spaces.
CAMAS — Camas city officials have asked the state Department of Ecology to require cleanup at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill site extensive enough to make it safe for housing and other uses beyond heavy industry.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, has joined with Utah Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy to introduce the bipartisan Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act. According to a news release, the legislation…
The city of Camas has determined that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ plan to build a three-story, 43,000-square-foot temple in Camas will not have any significant environmental impacts.
The city of Camas has determined the Camas School District’s plan to revamp the Camas High School tennis courts — adding an all-weather dome and resurfacing the courts, installing new lights and improving an adjacent parking lot — will not adversely impact the environment.
Several months after denying a proposal from a Ridgefield-based mining company to redesignate a private residential road in rural Washougal as a public thoroughfare, the Clark County Council gave the request a second look.
Clark County Public Health has lifted its toxic algal bloom advisory at Lacamas Lake in Camas. Public Health said Friday that, “while there is still a…