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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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September 28, 2023
Contributed photo courtesy Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership A Lower Columbia Estuary Parnership employee works among the monoculture of reed canary grass northeast of the Campen Creek wetland in Washougal in January 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)

Environmental group eyes Campen Creek restoration

From June 2020 to May 2022, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership (LCEP) led an effort to complete the largest habitat restoration project on the Columbia River to date, creating more than 100 acres of wetland, reforesting 250 acres of riparian habitat, planting more than 500,000 trees and shrubs, reconnecting 965 acres of Columbia River floodplain, and adding 1.1 miles of trails at the Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal.

September 21, 2023
An aerial view shows the city of Washougal's wastewater treatment plant in 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy city of Washougal)

Washougal nabs $10M loan for biosolids facility

The city of Washougal has received a $10 million Public Works Assistance Account (PWAA) loan for the construction of a new biosolids handling facility from the Washington State Public Works Board.

September 21, 2023
Community-School Partnership volunteer John Neumann works with a small group of Washougal High School freshmen in 2023.

Community-School Partnership takes off in Washougal

Barb Seaman began to think about the possibilities of a community volunteer tutoring program for Washougal High School students several years ago after one of her sons failed his algebra class. Knowing he would have to pass the class in order to get into college, she asked him to take the class again, but knew that he’d require more support to succeed the second time around.

September 14, 2023
Washougal Police Chief Wendi Steinbronn walks her dog during the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society's Hike on the Dike fundraising event in June 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy Peggy DiPrima)

‘A day for the dogs’

The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society (WCGHS) and Camas High School students have joined forces to make Saturday, Sept. 23, “a day for the dogs.”

September 14, 2023
Camas artist Angela Swanson, 54, a founding member of the Artisans Guild of Camas, is pictured with her artwork in 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Swanson)

Community mourns Camas artist Angela Swanson

Camas-Washougal artists are mourning a Camas artist known as “the backbone of many art organizations in the Clark County area.” Angela Swanson, 54, a founding member of the Artisans Guild of Camas, died unexpectedly Aug. 24, following heart surgery complications.