Sustainable Clackamas County
While orbiting around the Earth in 2003, Astronaut Ilan Ramon remarked on the view from the Space Shuttle Columbia. "The world looks marvelous from up here, so peaceful, so wonderful, and so fragile," he said.
It may take a long perspective to see it, but the Earth is fragile. The balance of nature is being threatened by a number of human activities, including overuse and pollution of natural resources. The concept of sustainability can help us survive and prosper by promoting balance.
Sustainability is the concept of providing for our current needs as well as for the needs of future generations. It begs the question: What kind of world are we living in and what kind of world will we leave to our children and grandchildren?
Clackamas County is committed to sustainability, to “using, developing and protecting resources at a rate and in a manner enabling people to meet their current needs and also provides that future generations can meet their own needs.”
- Clackamas County Policy on Sustainable Practices
- Clackamas County Administrative Procedures for Implementing the Policy on Sustainable Practices
- Resolution for a Sustainable Clackamas County
The county has been engaged in sustainable practices for years and will continue to look for the most sustainable ways to serve the public.
The Clackamas County Office of Sustainability supports and coordinates sustainability activities within and throughout Clackamas County, and is a resource for the community. For more information, contact Susan Ziolko at sustainability@co.clackamas.or.us or 503-557-6363.
View the 2008 State of the County video.
