The Columbian

A path winds through flower beds at the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1. The port used bird-friendly building practices for its Terminal 1 reconstruction project.

Vancouver planning is for the birds: Codes will help reduce bird collisions with buildings

October 3, 2024, 6:10am Business

Mid-September to mid-October is one of the busiest times for birds migrating to warmer, southern climes. Sadly, many will never reach their destination. A study from the American Bird Conservancy released in August found that collisions with buildings resulted in the deaths of more than a billion birds in the… Read story

Vancouver artist Bev Jozwiak works on an acrylic painting Friday at her home.

Awash in accolades: National watercolor gallery features Vancouver artist Bev Jozwiak’s work

October 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Bev Jozwiak has created a whole world out of water. She shares it through brushes, paper and pigment, creating fantastical scenes or quiet vignettes in her signature loose and paint-spangled style. Read story

Sandhill cranes come in for a landing near cousin cranes during BirdFest & Bluegrass in Ridgefield in 2019.

Try This: BirdFest & Bluegrass, Old Apple Tree Festival, Art4Art fundraiser

October 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Five things to do this weekend Read story

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts on the East Fork Lewis River. The $54 million in Climate Commitment Act funds allocated to the project would be at risk if Initiative 2117 passes in November.

Clark County could lose millions of dollars for projects if voters OK I-2117 to repeal cap-and-invest

October 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Environmental projects in Clark County stand to lose millions of dollars generated by the state’s cap-and-invest program if voters repeal it in November. Read story

A sign notifies those passing by of a home for sale in Salmon Creek on Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2019.

First-time homebuyers in Clark County can find financial assistance from nonprofits, state programs

October 3, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

As mortgage rates drop and first-time homebuyers plunge into the market, a variety of nonprofits and new state programs stand ready to help. Read story

Weather Eye: Fair weather expected to give way to some rainfall

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

October is off to a pleasant beginning with mostly clear skies, sunshine and above-average temperatures. Can it get any better than that? Tuesday’s high temperature in Vancouver was officially 79 degrees, far from record territory but 9 degrees above the normal high of 70 degrees. Wednesday was expected to be… Read story

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