2026 PAW Annual Conference

Must be an active PAW member. If you are not a member, you can register for 2026 to receive discounted registration through our website https://planningassociationofwa.org/membership/.

Must be an approved speaker for 2026.

If you have not already heard about our scholarship for students to attend conference, please email info@planningpaw.org prior to registering! 

The Walking Tree Tour presented by Drue Epping, Director of Pacific Northwest & West Coast, American Forests. Registration is required for this mobile workshop. This is a free tour. The group will meet in front of Campbell's Lodge at 1:30pm and the tour will conclude by 3:30pm.

This Wildlife Mobile Workshop will be presented by Ken Muir, Habitats and Species Riparian & Shrubsteppe Biologist, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife; Glen Kalisz, Habitat Connectivity Biologist, Washington State Department of Transportation; and Liz Bockstiegel, Climate Resilience Planner, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Transportation will be provided from Campbell's Resort (please meet at Registration). This tour costs $35, and registration is required. We will depart from Campbell's at 1pm and the tour will conclude at 3:30pm. 

Thursday, April 23rd | 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM Note: This is a mobile workshop. Pre-registration is required. For our THIRD annual tour, we will meet at Campbell’s Resort lobby by 4:15 pm. We will walk approximately two blocks, as we go through three notable historic buildings, all on East Woodin Avenue, the “Main Street” of downtown Chelan: 1) Saint Andrews Episcopal Church. This is a vernacular church built of logs in 1898. The building features a bell tower, stained glass and largely original interiors. 2) The Ruby Theatre. It is Washington state’s oldest continuously operating cinema and was built in 1914. While there, attendees will get to see the largely intact interior features and the 1919 Wurlitzer Player Piano. 3) The Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum. This building was erected in 1907 as the Miners and Merchants Bank. It houses exhibits and artifacts on local history, along with a gift shop. Our tour leader, as in previous years, will be local architect and former Planning Director Larry Hibbard. PAW Board member Jonathan Kesler, AICP, will assist him. Attendance is free but limited to 25, so sign up today!