When winter snows block access to Land Trust Preserves, we use this time to work on management plans for our protected lands. Every Land Trust protected property has a management plan that guides the future of the land.
The Land Trust is sad to note that Lisa Bagwell will be leaving the organization in March. Lisa has worked at the Land Trust since 2007.
This summer the bulldozers and planting crews will be returning to a Land Trust Preserve on Whychus Creek. It is a visible reminder that sometimes nature needs a little help to get back on her feet.
Ranch northeast of Sisters to be acquired for fish and wildlife habitat
A great big thank you to all of the volunteers that have been helping care for the Preserves this spring.
Central Oregon Daily visited Rimrock Ranch to find out why it is so important for conservation efforts along Whychus Creek.
Volunteers helped release 35,000 steelhead into Whychus Creek at several Land Trust protected lands including Aspen Hollow Preserve, Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, Whychus Canyon Preserve, and Rimrock Ranch.
Lots of preparation is currently underway to get ready to restore the northernmost mile of Whychus Creek at Whychus Canyon Preserve this summer. Read on to learn more.
Summer is monitoring season at the Land Trust. It's a time when we visit our protected lands for an annual check-up. Learn why monitoring is the heart of why we do what we do.
The Land Trust is pleased to welcome Danielle Lordi to our Board of Directors.
The Whychus Creek restoration at Whychus Canyon Preserve has begun! Bulldozers and diggers hit the ground running at 6am on August 1st. They started at the northern end of the Preserve where it borders Rimrock Ranch and are working upstream from there.
Come fly with us and see the "before" view of Whychus Canyon Preserve before the Whychus Creek restoration changes the view dramatically.
The first week of the restoration of Whychus Creek at Whychus Canyon Preserve has wrapped up. Here is a visual summary of the week in photos.
The Land Trust has had the pleasure of leading a few tours this August for local partners.
It's hard to believe, but the active construction phase of creek restoration at the Preserve is done. What was once a straight creek and dried out meadow is now a multi-channeled creek with the beginning of much better and more complex habitat for fish and wildlife.
A volunteer crew from Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council was on hand in early August to fine tune the creek restoration project on Spring Creek.
Help the Land Trust raise $100,000 in matching Campaign for Whychus Creek funds by December 31, 2016!
The Metolius River and Lake Creek are seeing the biggest returns of sockeye salmon since reintroduction began.
The Land Trust is proud to announce our 2016 Volunteers of the Year: Stella Dean, Kris Kristovich and Daniele McKay!
Private land conservation covers twice the amount of land in all national parks across the contiguous United States. Deschutes Land Trust has conserved 8,770 acres in Oregon alone.