You can find out how leafy your neighborhood is compared with others with a new online tool. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Posts published in “Environment”
Vancouver residents feel effects of city’s tiered water rate system and new higher rates
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
Jim Johnson usually has a credit when he pays his water bill every two months. Not anymore. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Successful shellfish: Willapa Bay oyster farmer’s ‘regenerative’ method is step beyond sustainable
By The Citizen on August 23, 2025
OYSTERVILLE — Willapa Bay oyster farmer Antony Barran is changing the way oysters are farmed. For Barran, 58, it’s not just about using sustainable farming…
Port of Vancouver, Clark County team up to treat invasive milfoil in Vancouver Lake
By The Citizen on August 15, 2025
Clark County and the Port of Vancouver are working together to treat Eurasian milfoil, an invasive aquatic plant species, in Vancouver Lake. In early August,…
Clark County Council OKs purchase of 96 acres along East Fork Lewis River
By The Citizen on August 14, 2025
Clark County’s Legacy Lands program is set to add 96 acres to the more than 5,500 acres of protected valleys, narrow canyons, wetlands, riparian habitat…
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife looking for paid advisers for Shillapoo restoration project
By The Citizen on August 12, 2025
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for people to be part of a new paid working group that will shape the a…
Clark County Council weighs how to address Vancouver Lake issues after state pulls $330,000
By The Citizen on August 1, 2025
Clark County will have to decide how — or whether — to fund ongoing efforts to improve water quality and reduce toxic algae at Vancouver…
SW WA gets millions from state for conservation; Battle Ground Lake State Park gets $800K for equestrian use
By The Citizen on July 28, 2025
The state’s Recreation and Conservation Funding Board has awarded almost $5 million to Southwest Washington to improve outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat. Read more… Source:…
Shillapoo South Wildlife Area near Vancouver could be reconnected to the Columbia River, says state
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is considering a habitat-restoration project that would reconnect the 1,000-plus-acre Shillapoo South Wildlife Area to the Columbia River…
“It’s about stewardship, not ownership”: Farmer advocate Val Alexander knows the lay of the land
By The Citizen on July 19, 2025
LA CENTER — Having a connection to the land isn’t something La Center farmer Valerie Alexander thinks about. It’s her way of life. As one…