Nonprofit completes Whychus Creek conservation agreement

The Deschutes Land Trust, a Bend-based nonprofit organization that conserves land in Central Oregon, has finalized another land acquisition, bringing its total of protected land to over 13,000 acres.

The trust’s most recent acquisition — 1,123 acres of land along the Whychus Creek — was completed earlier this month. The land, known as Rimrock Ranch, is located northeast of Sisters...