Chelan Basin Conservancy

04/11/2026

Chelan Earth Day Fair is coming up soon at Riverwalk Park on Saturday April 18th! CBC will again have a booth at the Fair and we invite you to stop by, say hello, and get updated on our efforts.

We are also excited to be offering raffle tickets for $10 each for a two-night stay at Sleeping Lady resort in Leavenworth that comes with a $100 food & beverage credit ($800 total value). Raffle tickets will be sold at our booth, but also beforehand online at the link below. Ticket sales will be halted at the end of the Fair on the 18th and the winner drawn shortly thereafter. Thank you for your support!

Through the kind donation of the Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort near Leavenworth, Chelan Basin Conservancy will raffle-off a certificate for two nights in one of their standard rooms, including a $100 food & beverage credit. Retail value = $800 Expires: March 2027 Each $10 purchase provides you one e...

11/29/2025

Thanks to a group of concerned and engaged citizens, the Chelan City Council was reminded at this week’s packed Council meeting to enforce the current sewer hookup code for new development on Chelan Butte.

The code is definitive: all new development must connect to the city’s sewer collection system.

Our local citizenry has made it clear. We will not sit idly by as wealthy developers try to skirt the city’s sewer hookup requirements!

CHELAN — With a full house and a newly seated councilmember, residents used Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to urge strict enforcement of Chelan’s sewer hookup requirements for …

11/03/2025

I was recently hiking up to Elephant Head on the Chelan Butte trail. As I was hiking up this wonderful trail, I thought to myself what would this experience be like if the Butte were to be developed? Would I still have this spectacular view? Would I be hiking through and around houses? Would l even be able to hike the trail?

We still don't know the answers to these questions. To our knowledge no one has seen the developer’s final plans, including the local agencies and elected officials we've spoken with. All we can rely on are the statements made by the developer's consultant (found via a public records request), that the "plan is to acquire all 860+ acres on the Butte and develop discrete portions of them at higher densities." Another Lookout? We don't know.

CBC continues to work towards conservation of Chelan Butte. I encourage others to share their pictures of hiking up this local treasure. Thanks for your continued support.

08/11/2025

The Ruby Theater recently started running an ad promoting CBC during the pre-show period. We encourage you to go to the Ruby Theater to see it live, but if you can't wait check it out below. We'd like to thank the Ruby Theater for running this ad at no cost to CBC.

08/08/2025

Hello Friends! As part of CBC's Awareness Campaign we recently had a Point of View article published in the July 30, 2025, issue of the Lake Chelan Mirror. The article discusses our key programs, with an emphasis on recent events related to our efforts to preserve the Chelan Butte. A copy of the article is attached below. Thanks again for your continued support.