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
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.
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.
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.
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!
The Land Trust's newest Preserve gets a facelift with the first phase of restoration work designed to improve habitat for wildlife.
Eastside dry forests are a type of habitat that is increasingly dwindling for wildlife and that the Land Trust has long been seeking to conserve.