Working Collaboratively to Reduce Risk

Since 2003, the Cascadia Conservation District has been working with area residents, local fire districts, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Forest Service to develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for Chelan County communities along the wildland-urban interface.

CWPPs help at-risk communities address such issues as wildfire response, hazard mitigation, community preparedness, and structure protection. Completed CWPPs can be used by communities to acquire grant funding for wildfire prevention and protection projects. They can also be used to help direct management actions on adjoining public lands.

The Cascadia Conservation District has been able to assist in the development of CWPPs for the Lake Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Manson, Monitor to Peshastin, Peshastin Creek Drainage, Ponderosa, South Shore Lake Chelan, Squilchuck Valley, Stehekin and Union Valley communities. An independent contractor completed a CWPP for the Entiat River drainage.  All of the individual CWPPs helped to provide a foundation for the Chelan County Fire Plan that was completed in the fall of 2008.

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Entiat Valley Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2007
• Entiat Valley CWPP

Lake Wenatchee & Plain Area Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2007
• Community Coalitions: Stellerwood Neighborhood
• Lake Wenatchee & Plain Area CWPP

Manson Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2005
• Manson CWPP

Monitor, Cashmere, Dryden & Peshastin Area Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2008
• Monitor, Cashmere, Dryden & Peshastin Area CWPP

Peshastin Creek Drainage Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2005
• Peshastin Creek Drainage CWPP

Ponderosa Area Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2007
• Ponderosa Area CWPP

South Shore Lake Chelan Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2006
• South Shore Lake Chelan CWPP

Squilchuck Valley Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2005
• Community Coalitions: Forest Ridge Wildfire Coalition
• 2015 Squilchuck Valley CWPP as amended
• 2005 Squilchuck Valley Area CWPP
• Chelan County Fire District #1 website

Stehekin Valley Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2008
• Community Coalitions: Concerned Landowners of Stehekin Valley
• Stehekin Valley CWPP

Union Valley Wildfire Preparedness

• CWPP Completion: 2004
• Community Coalitions: Concerned Landowners of Union Valley
• Union Valley CWPP