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August 1, 2024
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 The Port of Camas-Washougal will replace the dirt and concrete trail behind the Black Pearl event center (above) with a pathway, featuring safety lighting and guardrails, that will connect Washougal Waterfront Park and Parkers Landing Marina. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port plans pedestrian pathway

The Port of Camas-Washougal is connecting two of its primary riverside attractions with a short-but-safe walking path.

July 18, 2024

Public invited to have lunch with Port CEO

Area residents and business representatives are invited to a complimentary lunch with Port Executive Director Dave Ripp. The Port will hold its annual “Lunch with Dave” event from 11:30 a.m.

June 13, 2024
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 Fern Prairie residents listen to Port of Camas-Washougal chief executive director David Ripp (left) speak about the Port's request to annex its Grove Field properties into Clark County's urban growth boundary during an open house on June 5, 2024.

Fern Prairie residents balk at Port’s airport plans

The Port of Camas-Washougal delivered a message to Fern Prairie residents earlier this month about its plans to annex 12 of its properties at Grove Field into the city of Camas in order to attract revenue-generating businesses to the airport. The message wasn’t well-received by the community members, who repeatedly voiced their concerns about how future development could disrupt their lives in a variety of ways.

May 30, 2024
The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three chief executive officer (CEO) finalists: (clockwise from upper right) Port of Columbia County Director Guy Glenn, Washington Public Ports Association Deputy Director Chris Herman, and Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam. The Port's current CEO, David Ripp, plans to retire in the fall of 2024. (Photos courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port names top three CEO finalists

The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three finalists in the search to replace its retiring chief executive officer (CEO) David Ripp.

May 23, 2024
The setback levees constructed during the Steigerwald Reconnection Project between 2020 and 2021, kept water from flooding Port of Camas-Washougal property in 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)

Port, federal agency mull land swap near Steigerwald

The Port of Camas-Washougal is negotiating a land-swap transaction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that would expand the Port’s inventory of usable, and possibly developable, land near the Steigerwald refuge.