If you are 72 or older, consider donating to the Deschutes Land Trust with a charitable gift through your IRA.
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Jim Anderson.
Fall is planting time at the Land Trust! This September and October we continued our multi-year effort to get more native milkweed out into the Central Oregon community to boost habitat for the imperiled Western monarch butterfly.
The Land Trust welcomes new development director Sarah Holcombe and development associate Katie McGee.
The first phase of the major renovation of Ochoco Preserve is wrapping up!
The funding will support habitat restoration and community access at Ochoco Preserve, as well as help construct a fish passage solution for salmon and steelhead in Ochoco Creek.
The Land Trust is proud to announce that Executive Director Rika Ayotte has been chosen as one of the 2022 Accomplished Under 40 award winners.
The Land Trust hosted a volunteer event at the end of October to thank and recognize our amazing pool of volunteers.
The Land Trust recently completed some forest thinning work at Aspen Hollow Preserve.
The Land Trust's own Amanda Egertson and Whychus Canyon Preserve are featured in a new National Geographic series called Tasting Wild!
We have some exciting news about fish reintroduction efforts in the upper Deschutes River region!
Land Trust Preserves have been a hive of activity with planting parties this fall!
New 1,099-acre Preserve conserves wildlife habitat, helps with climate change, and will provide accessible outdoor connections for the local community.
The Metolius Preserve Tree Hunt has been canceled.
The Deschutes Land Trust community supported our work by raising more than $67,000 in a single day for Giving Tuesday!
The Land Trust plans to conduct pile burning at several Preserves starting January 9, 2023. The burning is the next step in the Land Trust’s 2022 forest restoration efforts to reduce fuels and improve wildlife habitat.
Skyline Forest and other areas in Central Oregon are closed to motorized vehicle access December 1st through March 31st as part of a deer and elk winter range closure.
The season of giving is here. Learn about a variety of ways that you can support the Land Trust.
The Land Trust welcomes a new volunteer program manager, Allen Pfeiffer.