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Paddlers learn environmental lessons while exploring Lake River, Vancouver Lake on big canoe tours

August 22, 2024, 5:15pm Clark County News

With a mixture of excitement and nervousness, Vancouver’s Chelsea White and Hayes Guay from Vancouver nonprofit Columbia Springs quietly waited at the Felida Moorage boat launch Thursday morning. This was… Read story

Second algae treatment planned for today at Vancouver Lake swim beach

August 2, 2024, 7:47am Clark County Health

A second blue-green algae treatment is scheduled for today at Vancouver Lake Regional Park, according to Clark County Public Works. The first treatment was July 23. Read story

Clark County Public Health lifts Vancouver Lake algae advisory

September 6, 2024, 4:12pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health on Friday lifted an algae advisory for Vancouver Lake in place since Aug. 22. Read story

Restrooms closed at Vancouver Lake Regional Park due to coliform

August 26, 2024, 5:28pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Works shut off all water at Vancouver Lake Regional Park last week after coliform was discovered during a routine water sample collected Aug. 20. Read story

Clark County Public Health lifts warning advisory at Vancouver Lake

August 9, 2024, 6:00pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has lifted its warning advisory at Vancouver Lake. Read story

Signs warn visitors of toxic algae blooms at Vancouver Lake on Thursday afternoon. The county is spraying the lake with algaecide in an attempt to prevent a toxic bloom.

Clark County takes proactive approach to Vancouver Lake’s algae blooms

Signs warn visitors of toxic algae blooms at Vancouver Lake on Thursday afternoon. The county is spraying the lake with algaecide in an attempt to prevent a toxic bloom.

July 25, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

Vancouver Lake’s popular swim beach was closed for a few hours Thursday as technicians applied algaecide to the lake’s surface. This is the first time a proactive treatment has been tried to prevent the toxic algae blooms that have become commonplace at the lake. Read story

Mount St. Helens rises in the distance beyond Vancouver Lake on Friday. The lake’s wide, shallow waters are a perfect breeding ground for algae.

Clearer vision for algae plan: County meets with stakeholders to discuss fending off toxic blooms at lakes

Mount St. Helens rises in the distance beyond Vancouver Lake on Friday. The lake’s wide, shallow waters are a perfect breeding ground for algae.

June 24, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Health

Summer is here which means the cyanobacteria — better known as blue-green algae — often found in Clark County lakes won’t be far behind. The algae blooms typically appear in the warmer months of July, August and September and are responsible for periodic closures that can last from a few… Read story

Contributed by Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue
Rescue team members cautiously guide a stranded swimmer across the Washougal River on Saturday. It was the first of two water rescues Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue would be called to over the weekend.

Trio of weekend water rescues throughout Clark County a reminder of cold-water dangers

Contributed by Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue
Rescue team members cautiously guide a stranded swimmer across the Washougal River on Saturday. It was the first of two water rescues Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue would be called to over the weekend.

June 10, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County News

A trio of weekend water rescues should serve as a reminder of the dangers local rivers and lakes pose this time of year. Read story

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

Youth pull together at Vancouver Lake: Regional rowing championships continue through weekend

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

May 17, 2024, 8:40pm Clark County News

Rowers from across the region traveled to Vancouver Lake Park on Friday to compete for a chance to qualify for the June national championships. Read story

Chance Crocker, 18, of Vancouver enjoys the sunshine Friday afternoon while catching a ride on a jet ski along Northwest Lower River Road. Vancouver’s high temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Clark County Public Health officials warn residents to use caution around lakes and rivers, which are still cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmers.

Stay safe on the water this warm weekend: Clark County Public Health urges caution in area’s cold, fast-moving waters

Chance Crocker, 18, of Vancouver enjoys the sunshine Friday afternoon while catching a ride on a jet ski along Northwest Lower River Road. Vancouver’s high temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Clark County Public Health officials warn residents to use caution around lakes and rivers, which are still cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmers.

May 11, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

It’s an unusually warm weekend for mid-May. The National Weather Service predicts today will be sunny and could reach 89 degrees, with just the faintest of breezes cooling things off. Sunday will also be sunny, with a high temperature near 81 degrees. Read story