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October 23, 2025
Clark County Council OKs increasing park fees
Parking and picnic shelter rental fees at several Clark County regional parks will go up Jan. 1.
Parking and picnic shelter rental fees at several Clark County regional parks will go up Jan. 1.
WASHOUGAL — Coho salmon and lamprey can once again take refuge and grow to maturity along Washougal’s Campen Creek at Mable Kerr Park thanks to a recently completed $1 million reconnection project by Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and the city of Washougal.
BINGEN — In spring, you can count on the Columbia River Gorge’s Coyote Wall trail network to dazzle the eyes with crowded carpets of yellow and purple wildflowers. In the heat of summer, Coyote Wall’s jagged, tilting grassland dries out into a furrowed plateau of glowing gold.
The city is collecting community feedback about three project designs reviewed by the Washougal City Council during an Aug. 25 work session. The city hosted an open house Sept. 3 and tentatively plans to hold a second one Sept. 24.
Funding to Clark County cities, nonprofits, public utilities, ports, school districts and others through the Climate Commitment Act has grown to nearly $80 million since Washington awarded the first grants in May 2024.
The city of Washougal has launched a program city leaders hope will encourage young people to explore Washougal’s parks.
Lacamas Lake is getting a new weapon in the fight against toxic algae blooms. Crews from the city of Camas spent the early part of this week on boats spraying aluminum sulfate on the lake.
One of the Columbia River Gorge’s most popular hiking trails, the Cape Horn trail east of Washougal, is getting some much-needed care thanks to volunteers from the Cape Horn Conservancy.
Camas officials are working on a plan to turn 165 city-owned acres north of Lacamas Lake into a regional park that balances conservation with recreation.
Clark County Public Health has placed signs around Lacamas Lake in Camas this week warning that the lake has elevated levels of harmful cyanotoxins from algae. Water samples collected from…