Land Trust partners with Madras, Warm Springs, and Prineville groups to plant monarch gardens

The Land Trust is working on creating monarch gardens with native milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants throughout Central Oregon. Learn more about our ...

Monarch Butterfly Conservation Program Takes Flight

After launching our Monarch Butterfly Conservation Program in April, we have been hard at work protecting and restoring essential habitat for this beautiful ...

Join the Deschutes Land Trust's work to increase monarch butterfly and other pollinator habitat in Central Oregon! Learn more about what the Land Trust is ...

Milkweed plants come back to life in Bend

Milkweed plants that were put in the ground last fall by Land Trust staff, partners, and volunteers are springing back to life!

Make Your Own Monarch Butterfly Craft

Follow along with Land Trust staff to learn how to make your own monarch butterfly craft!

Exciting Summer Butterfly Updates

We have several exciting butterfly updates to share!

One of the best ways to help monarch butterflies is to plant native milkweed! Learn more about the types of milkweed native to Central Oregon, then get tips on ...

Land Trust Partners with Local Communities to Help Monarchs and Pollinators

Fall is planting time at the Land Trust! This September and October we continued our multi-year effort to get more native milkweed and other pollinator plants ...

Nature at Home: California Tortoiseshells

Our Preserves are closed, but spring is still happening! Learn about a common butterfly of the Metolius Preserve as we continue to explore nature at home.