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2022 Blog Posts

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Digging into Indigenous History for History Month Digging into Indigenous History for History Month

May is Historic Preservation Month, and as a college history major, a former history museum director, and a current history nerd, this is something I care deeply about. Over the past year, however, my understanding of our nation’s history and my part in it has been transformed.

May and June Wildflowers to Enjoy May and June Wildflowers to Enjoy

The high desert is alive with the color of wildflowers in May and June. Soak in this brief season of green, gold, purple, and white with these native species.

Spring Wildlife Wanderings Spring Wildlife Wanderings

From a family of cougars to river otters to a beaver couple, enjoy the latest slideshow of wildlife photos and videos from Land Trust Preserves and beyond!

Five Ideas for Summer Fun with Your Kids Five Ideas for Summer Fun with Your Kids

School is officially out for the summer! As you head into the long, slow days of fun in the sun, you might find you need a few ideas for how to get the kids outside connecting with our forests, meadows, rivers, and canyons. Check out our list of ideas.

Pollinator Plants to Grow Pollinator Plants to Grow

This week is National Pollinator Week--a week to celebrate these critical critters and do what we can to help them. One great way to help boost the number of native pollinators we have in Central Oregon is by adding some native, pollinator-friendly plants to your yard or balcony.

Butterflies of Central Oregon and their host plants Butterflies of Central Oregon and their host plants

Warmer weather and blooming flowers bring out a wide variety of butterflies making them easy to spot and watch. It’s the bright colors that catch many people’s eye, but did you know that all butterflies are also deeply connected to the land around them?

Kestrel Monitoring, Not for the Faint of Heart Kestrel Monitoring, Not for the Faint of Heart

The temperature on the dashboard of the car hovered at 99. It was one of those early summer days when anything above 80 seems extreme, and you’re sure the rattlesnakes will be sunning themselves everywhere you look. Perfect time to tag along on a kestrel banding expedition!

Super Bugs in our Water Super Bugs in our Water

Our streams and rivers in Central Oregon are full of life. Some of these stream inhabitants, like macroinvertebrates or water bugs, possess a super power--they can tell us about the health of our local streams and rivers.

It's Smoke Season It's Smoke Season

It’s smoke season, that new part of summer that we all have come to know and not love so well. Whether or not the skies are thick and orange today, chances are they will be one day soon and they will hamper or bring a halt to some of your outdoor plans.

Summer Wildlife Wanderings Summer Wildlife Wanderings

Central Oregon's wildlife has been on the move this summer! We hope you enjoy the latest installment of wildlife photos and videos from Land Trust Preserves and beyond!

It’s time to catch fleeting fall colors! It’s time to catch fleeting fall colors!

We’ve officially turned the corner into another season which means the fleeting world of fall is upon us! Here are four places in Central Oregon to look for fall colors.

Elk Rutting Season is Here Elk Rutting Season is Here

The leaves are changing, the days are getting crisper, and pumpkins are for sale at the farmer’s market. That’s right, it’s officially elk rutting season. Wait, what?!? Learn more about the elk mating season.