18,742
acres protected
13,415
people connected
132,457
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Volunteer to help remove old barbed wire fencing at Priday Ranch to improve habitat for wildlife.
- Join Restoration Specialist Jason Grant for a virtual Nature Night on the importance of streams and floodplains.
- Volunteer for a winter work party to help restore portions of Rimrock Ranch that were impacted by the Flat Fire.
- Join the Land Trust for a winter work party to help remove invasive Russian olive at Ochoco Preserve.
READ THE LATEST
Watch a recording of Jamie Bowles' January 28th Nature Night presentation, Central Oregon's Stealthy Sierra Nevada Red Fox!
Wet meadows, like those on Whychus Creek, are quiet powerhouses that help the creek—and the animals that rely on it—thrive! They store snowmelt, cool the creek in summer, and create important habitat in the high desert.
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