18,742
acres protected
12,600
people connected
125,805
hours donated
Our Mission
The Deschutes Land Trust's mission is to conserve and care for the lands and water that sustain Central Oregon, so local communities and the natural world can flourish together for generations to come. We're celebrating 30 years this year, 1995-2025!
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Calling all aspiring naturalists, scientists, and explorers! We need your help with a bioblitz!
- Join Martha Lussenhop for a history wander at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve.
- Volunteer to help survey birds at Paulina Creek Preserve! This site orientation is for folks who have completed the first steps in the bird survey orientation process.
- Join Gabriel Juarez for a late spring tour of Priday Ranch.
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Every year Oregonians are responsible for setting wildfires, at tremendous cost to our time, money, resources, property, and sometimes, life. All of us have a part to play as risks of fire increase with a warming climate.
Join the Land Trust for our series of outings just for families—Nature Kids!
CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY