Butterfly or Moth? How to Tell the Difference

Is that a butterfly or moth? Use our handy guide to determine what flitting, flying creature you're seeing!

Creating a Butterfly Garden

Create a butterfly garden and enjoy beautiful flowers and fluttering butterflies at your home!

Paulina Creek Preserve Virtual Tour

Introducing Paulina Creek Preserve! This 1,099-acre Preserve near La Pine, Oregon has pine forests, meadows, and more than three miles of Paulina Creek. See ...

The Deschutes Land Trust partners with many groups to conserve and restore land in Central Oregon.

Let's Celebrate Earth Day!

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?

A Surprise Wildlife Visitor

Imagine Bend resident Donna Farquhar's surprise when she went into her kitchen one day last summer!

The Great Arctic Returns

The great arctic (Oeneis nevadensis) butterfly will be back in abundance this year! Learn more about this beautiful native butterfly.

Save Water, Plant Native!

Water—or lack thereof—is a hot topic these days. The situation in Central Oregon is especially dire for farmers, ranchers, and those that depend on water for ...

It's Time for a Rainbow Scavenger Hunt!

Grab the sippy cups and snacks, lace up the shoes, and head outside with the kids for a rainbow scavenger hunt!

Butterflies of Central Oregon and their host plants

Warmer weather and blooming flowers bring out a wide variety of butterflies making them easy to spot and watch. It’s the bright colors that catch many people’s ...