chelan county natural resources

Discover how the Icicle Creek Work Group is enhancing fish habitats and agriculture at this upcoming event in Leavenworth.

Chelan County seeks input from motorized trail users through a brief survey for a new trails plan catering to ebikes, motorcycles, and more.

Chelan County will soon be conducting a prescribed burn in the Stemilt Community Forest. The County is partnering with the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department to conduct the burn. County Natural Resources Director, Mike Kaputa, says the 62-acre operation is about as large as its prescribed fires get...

The project is approximately two miles north of the Tumwater Canyon near Chiwaukum.

County commissioners and staff recently toured sawmills and biomass plants in the region to gather ideas for the future facility.

The vision is for an expanded network of pathways for non-motorized travel between the cities and towns.

Chelan County is overseeing a major project that will soon begin on Icicle Creek near Leavenworth. The County's Natural Resources Director, Mike Kaputa, says the project is part of a larger endeavor to update aging watershed systems on Icicle Creek...

The Forest Service and Chelan County Natural Resources started a project last year to improve conditions and have made noticeable progress.

It'll be the first of 6-8 meetings of steering committees over the next year to guide the development of plans dealing with natural hazards and wildfires.

Construction of U.S. Hwy. 97 in the 1950's reduced and straightened the stream and disconnected it from the historic footprint.