Natural Resources

County-Wide Climate Resilience Planning

County-Wide Climate Resilience Planning

Community Survey Results

The Chelan County Resilience Planning Survey was conducted in Spring 2025. Results can be found here.

 

Climate change is predicted to have wide-ranging impacts on life in Chelan County. During the past decade, Chelan County has experienced more extreme droughts, declining snowpack, and wildfire seasons - providing an indication of the future as the conditions continue to change. 

In 2020, the County and regional planning partners developed the Chelan County Climate Resiliency Strategy. After the strategy was released, partners formed a Climate Resiliency Round Table, which met through 2023. Information on various locally led efforts to build climate resilience in Chelan County is accessible through the archive.

 

2026 Climate Resiliency Element

In 2024, Chelan County embarked on a new climate resiliency planning process to develop a Climate Resilience Element as part of the County’s Comprehensive Plan update. The planning process is the result of new state legislation, which requires each city and county to integrate climate resilience into the Comprehensive Plan’s goals and policies.

During the planning process, the planning team will evaluate the predicted impacts of climate-exacerbated hazards on assets within the County to better understand the community’s vulnerability and risk to future conditions. The climate-exacerbated hazards to be assessed include flooding, extreme precipitation, wildfire, extreme heat and cold, drought, and snowpack loss. The Climate Resilience Element will include goals and policies focused on increasing the County’s resiliency and adaptability to changing conditions.

2026 Climate Resilience Element Vulnerability Assessment Summary

2026 Climate Resilience Element Risk Assessment Summary

 

Posted: 07/31/2020 11:44 AM
Last Updated: 01/26/2026 11:39 AM

Chelan County Calendar

Upcoming events and schedules at the county!

  • 11
    Mar 2026
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Chelan County Civil Service Commission

    Posted by: Human Resources

    The Chelan County Civil Service Commission will be meeting on March 11, 2026.

    Chelan County Commissioners Office, ES Conference Room
  • 07
    Mar 2026
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

    Monthly Drop-Off Saturday - March 7, 2026

    Posted by: Solid Waste Management

    Drop-Off Saturday at the Moderate Risk Waste Facility is March 7

    Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility