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Just because winter is here doesn't mean you need to hibernate. Winter tracking can get you outside in that fresh-fallen snow.
Just because winter is here doesn't mean you need to hibernate. Winter tracking can get you outside in that fresh-fallen snow.
How many species of Pacific salmon are there? Which species of salmon is the largest? Brush up on your salmon knowledge before January's Nature Night!
Retired fisheries biologist Don Ratliff presented our January Nature Night on Salmon in the Deschutes. Enjoy slides from his presentation and find his suggested resources to learn more about salmon, steelhead and the Deschutes River.
If you have ever grappled with graupel or had a stellar view of a few stellars, you'll want to read this blog post about snow!
Lichens are unique for a variety of reasons, and some are considered to be the oldest living organisms on the planet.
Lichenologist Daphne Stone presented our February Nature Night on Lichens -- The extreme fungi. Enjoy slides from her presentation and find her suggested resources to learn more about lichens in the Pacific Northwest.
Biologist Rick Hopkins presented our March Nature Night on Cougar Conservation in the 21st Century. Enjoy the slides from his presentation.
Back in 2006, the Land Trust proudly announced the conservation of a beautiful piece of land on Whychus Creek called Rimrock Ranch. Its owners, Bob and Gayle Baker, had just signed an agreement with the Land Trust to protect their land forever.
The Land Trust is thrilled to announce that we’ve had our first adult steelhead return to Camp Polk Meadow Preserve! Biologists found the radio-tagged adult female at the end of March in the portion of Whychus Creek that runs through the Preserve. She is the first adult steelhead to return to the meadow in 52 years!
Monarch butterfly populations have been dwindling across the Americas. Here's what the Land Trust is doing to bring them back to Central Oregon.
Adding woody debris like large logs, trees, and branches to streams has incredible habitat benefits for fish like salmon and trout.
With the construction phase of the Whychus Creek restoration at Whychus Canyon Preserve now complete, it’s a great time to look back on another Land Trust creek restoration project and remember just how much things will change.
Under blankets of snow, a bustling and busy community is at work staying warm and fed during the winter months.