Please Read - Financial Help via Donations

We added this message here at the start of the site because we need financial help. We've spent over $10,000 to date on various expenses (view the About page for details). We're VERY grateful for the donations we've received, but it's just about $1,000 and we have new, significant expenses coming up. If you can, please consider helping with the costs so we can keep up the pressure and the fight to protect our community from this awful project. Visit our Donations Page to donate or contact us to donate via cash or check.

The Problem: A commercial rock quarry in our neighborhood

The Storedahl & Sons Quarry Project proposal threatens to send 250 round trips (500 trucks) of gravel down Mabee Mines Road to Salmon Falls and Highway 14. The safety of the community has not been addressed in the document that will inform decision makers of the danger/risks posed by a gravel truck traveling approximately every 1.15 minutes (68 seconds) on the steep, shortly sighted road. Other elements of the EIS have not been adequately addressed.

*The comments submitted by the community will inform decision makers in the final EIS Environmental Impact Statement - comments due July 30, 2026

EIS Process & Timeline

August 2021-Conditional Use application was submitted by Storedahl and Sons for the development of the project.
December 2021 to January 2022 Project scoping document was released for public review period

Feb 2023- comments received from individuals, public agencies, and environmental groups during the scoping comment period and established the Environmental Impact Statement alternatives and areas of investigation that will be included in the draft EIS

Feb 2023-March 2026 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Prepared

April 1 2026- Draft Environmental Impact Statement released for 120 day public comment period. Comments due July 30, 2026

July 30 2026- public comment due

Public comments packaged and sent to the Hearings Examiner for review.
Date will be set for the public hearing TBD

Next Steps

The public comments will be reviewed by the Hearing Examiner to inform decisions moving forward. You can make a difference by understanding the Storedahl Quarry proposal and providing your official comment to the county. Ongoing informed dialogue with neighbors and officials will increase awareness and provide context as the pressure on Skamania County citizens intensifies due to growth in Clark County.