WASHOUGAL — For several years, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone longed to do something to spruce up the two shipping-container storage…
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‘A matter of time’: Invasive emerald ash borer likely on its way to Clark County
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
Oregon forestry officials recently announced that invasive emerald ash borers have been found in six new locations in the Portland area and warned a widespread…
Humane Society for Southwest Washington opens community clinic for low-income pet owners
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s new clinic for low-income pet owners welcomed its first clients Tuesday. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Doc Watson, reporting for duty: French bulldog joins Camas Police Department as comfort dog
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
CAMAS — The Camas Police Department’s newest staffer was caught snoozing on the job again. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘The dog shelter has needed this for a very, very long time’: West Columbia Gorge shelter nearly done with kennel renovation
By The Citizen on July 2, 2025
Renovations at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society’s Washougal dog shelter are improving life for both the dogs awaiting homes and the shelter staff who…
Humane Society in Vancouver overwhelmed with kittens and looking for foster help
By The Citizen on June 25, 2025
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington needs foster families to provide temporary homes for kittens after a surge of stray felines has put a strain…
It took a village to bring Popcorn home after 12-year-old terrier escaped her Ridgefield owners
By The Citizen on May 22, 2025
RIDGEFIELD — It took only a moment for Popcorn, Jo Ann Schaadt’s 12-year-old terrier-mix dog, to slip out of her collar. Just as quickly, Popcorn’s…
Two dogs’ deaths linked with benthic algae in Columbia River
By The Citizen on May 21, 2025
Clark County Public Health is warning residents of new dangers related to algae growths in local waterways. Benthic (that is, at the bottom of a…
Dogs were part of Fort Vancouver’s history from the start; new ‘BARK Ranger’ tours honor that legacy
By The Citizen on May 21, 2025
There’s no shortage of human history to take in at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. But how many human visitors delve into the parallel…
Twenty years of data: Battle Ground students get feet wet in amphibian study
By The Citizen on May 13, 2025
BRUSH PRAIRIE —Students listened intently to a panel of scientists and presented their own research in a ribbiting event Thursday morning that marked 20 years…