Prescribed Burning
Spring 2022
A little smoke now to make our forests more resilient and reduce our risk of out-of-control wildfires.
Temporary Trail Closures
Forest restoration work near Bend's Phil's Trail network prompts temporary trail closures.
The West Bend Project
26,000 acre project at Bend’s western edge to create a more fire-adapted, resilient, and safer forest.
A Forest that Needs Fire
Bringing back frequent, low-intensity fires that are a natural part of our forests' ecosystem.
The Deschutes National Forest is an important wildlife habitat, an economic engine for our region, a source of clean and abundant water, and a world-class recreational playground. The forest is the backdrop of our lives, a core piece of our identity as Central Oregonians. We count on the forest. Now the forest is counting on us. After nearly a century of unsustainable forest management practices, including fire suppression in our forests, we now live next to a literal tinderbox. Without action, the forests we love and many of the things we care about in and around them are at risk.
Forest restoration can't wait
The Deschutes National Forest is an important wildlife habitat, an economic engine for our region, a source of clean and abundant water, and a world-class recreational playground.
The forest is the backdrop of our lives, a core piece of our identity as Central Oregonians. But it needs our help. Without action, the forests we love and many of the things we care about in and around them are at risk.
Diverse People, Common Goals
The Deschutes Collaborative is a group of diverse stakeholders bringing our community together to improve the health of our forest, supporting active restoration projects to reach common goals:
1. Reduced risk of catastrophic effects of wildfire
2. Improved wildlife and fish habitat
3. Thriving local businesses that depend on the forest
4. The well-being of those who work in, live by and love our forest
Help Us Move Forward
We are working together, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, to overcome past conflict and gridlock to restore balance in our forests, making them more resilient to fire, insects, diseases, and climate change.
Join us as stewards of the forest we all love and share. Tell your friends, neighbors and family about this important work. Sign up for notifications and updates, public meetings and forest tours. Ask us to come and speak to your community group.
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