Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is seeking public comments on the annual update of its Stormwater Management Plan.
Comments can be submitted by email to cleanwater@clark.wa.gov. Submission deadline is 5 pm Wednesday, Feb. 28.
People can review the current Stormwater Management Plan at www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/clark-county-stormwater-management-plan.
Vancouver, Wash. – Work is scheduled to get underway later this month on Clark County’s next park.
Otto Brown Neighborhood Park will be built on a 7.9-acre property along the south side of Northeast 96th Street west of Northeast 162nd Avenue, in the Heritage neighborhood. It will be the 31st park in the Greater Clark Parks District, which primarily covers the urban unincorporated area outside the city of Vancouver.
Vancouver, Wash. - Clark County Parks is seeking volunteers to assist with two service projects at Lacamas Lake Regional Park in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On Saturday, Jan. 13, volunteers will team up with the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for trail maintenance. Please meet in the parking lot at Woodburn Elementary School, 2400 NE Woodburn Drive, Camas.
Vancouver, Wash. – 2018 parking passes for four of Clark County’s biggest, most popular parks will go on sale next week.
Annual passes cost $30 and will be accepted at Frenchman’s Bar Regional Park, Lewisville Regional Park, Salmon Creek Regional Park/Klineline Pond and Vancouver Lake Regional Park.
Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 5, passes can be purchased at:
Vancouver, Wash. – Volunteers will celebrate national Make a Difference Day Saturday, Oct. 28, by picking up discarded cigarette butts and removing English ivy from parks and other public spaces.
Vancouver, Wash. – A section of Northeast Washougal River Road will remained closed through the weekend after a landslide sent rocks and debris tumbling onto the road near Northeast Paradise Road.
Public Works crews cleared debris from the road Friday morning and marked the area with orange cones. However, a private geotechnical consultant working for the county believes more debris could fall onto the road, especially with the forecast calling for a wet, windy weekend.
Vancouver, Wash. – For the first time, Clark County Parks will put seasonal trail restrictions in place at Whipple Creek Regional Park to preserve the park’s natural surface trails.
Beginning Nov. 1, dirt trails will be open only to foot traffic at the 300-acre park off Northwest 179th Street. Equestrians and mountain bikers can continue to use gravel trails year-round.
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is seeking applicants for an opening on the Clean Water Commission.
Term for the open position begins in January 2018 and ends in December 2020.
The nine-member advisory group makes recommendations to the Board of County Councilors about services, policies and financing needed to meet federal and state requirements for water quality and improve local stormwater management.
Vancouver, Wash. – A nonprofit organization proposes developing a short-stay camp for military veterans on about 30 acres of Bratton Canyon Park, north of La Center.
Columbia River Veterans Organization wants to provide a rustic outdoors experience for veterans, a place for “relaxation, quiet camaraderie and healing.” Veterans would stay at Camp Eagle’s Rest for a few days or a week at no charge and participate in outdoor recreation, group discussions and other activities.
Vancouver, Wash. – The busy intersection at Northeast 78th Street and Highway 99 is scheduled to close two consecutive nights next week for paving.
The intersection is scheduled to be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and from 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, to 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.
This work is weather dependent. Watch for temporary roadside signs or visit Clark County Public Works’ website, www.clark.wa.gov/public-works, for information about any schedule changes.
