Trusting the Land
Trusting the Land: the conservation blog of the Deschutes Land Trust
Welcome to Trusting the Land--musings on land and place in Central Oregon. Featuring staff and volunteers from the Deschutes Land Trust. Subscribe today and share!
Land Trust proudly marches in the Rodeo Parade
Board and staff march with the Collins family and a classic Chevy decked out with jumping steelhead.
Bald Eagles and Blooms
Kelly Madden's hike at Whychus Canyon Preserve is filled with wildlife sightings and good friends.
Spring Bird Walk at Indian Ford Meadow Preserve
Indian Ford Meadow's attraction comes from its variety of habitats: pine and juniper, sagebrush, grasses and wildflowers, and a meadow with willows, aspen, a stream, and spectacular views of the mountains.
Explorer packs
Gillian Ockner tells the story of the Land Trust's new Explorer Packs: colorful, recycled packs from Sara Bella that help get kids outside exploring nature.
A Hike through Whychus Canyon Preserve--Earth Day 2013
It was Monday morning, Earth Day, and my husband, Chuck Logsdon, and I were driving from Bend toward Sisters, first on Highway 20 then, after a few turns, on gravel roads through juniper woodlands to a small parking area tucked into the trees for an Earth Day hike.
