Forest Restoration Archives | Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project

Oregon State Study Confirms Successful Eastern Forest Restoration

deschutes September 26, 2023 No Comments

Story by: Steve Lundebergsteve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu Source: James Johnstonjames.johnston@oregonstate.edu Forest thinning is improving the robustness of older trees and enhancing native biodiversity on federal lands in eastern Oregon, evidence that collaborative efforts [...]

Indigenous groups say they have a better way to fight wildfires

deschutes September 26, 2023 No Comments

The Oregonian More frequent fires. Smaller, cooler blazes. Nighttime and early morning burns. Those are three important principles of what’s known as cultural burning, a firefighting practice honed by Indigenous [...]

TNC Sycan Marsh Preserve and the 2021 Bootleg Wildfire

A case study on the 2021 BootLeg Wildfire

deschutes September 11, 2023 No Comments

Controlled burning is key to lowering fire severity during wildfire season While the Sycan Marsh Preserve is in a different national forest, the lessons learned from the Bootleg Fire can [...]

Pinedrops Trail Thinning, DCFP Steering Committee Response

phillipg November 14, 2022 No Comments

In response to the controversial thinning in the Euro 5 Unit along the Pinedrops trail in the West Bend project area, the DCFP has reaffirmed their commitment to the collaborative [...]

Prescribed Burning in Progress

deschutes May 3, 2022 No Comments

Prescribed Burning locations across Central Oregon With the arrival of favorable weather conditions, fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest will begin igniting prescribed burns and pile burns across our [...]

Trail Closure Updates for Phils Trail area

deschutes March 9, 2022 No Comments

Restoration Work near Phil’s Trail area Popular mountain biking trails will be temporarily closed. You may have noticed some activity in the forests west of Bend. Restoration work (thinning, mowing, [...]

Mowing to occur near Deschutes River recreation areas

deschutes May 26, 2021 No Comments

Recreationists should keep their distance from mowing equipment for their safety Posted May 26, 2021: Heavy equipment will be mowing national forest lands located west of Bend and south of [...]

Why is paint on the trees a good thing for mountain bikers?

deschutes November 16, 2020 No Comments

Contributed by Melanie Fisher. She has lived in Bend for 15 years and was previously the co-owner of Cog Wild Bicycle Tours. When Melanie is not representing Central Oregon Trail [...]

BendFilm Festival screening of Rebuilding Paradise

deschutes July 21, 2020 No Comments

We’ve partnered with BendFilm Festival for a unique (social-distance-friendly) viewing opportunity of Ron Howard’s latest documentary, Rebuilding Paradise. The film follows residents of Paradise, CA, as they recover from 2018’s [...]

Pandora Moth in Central Oregon

deschutes June 1, 2020 No Comments

Contributed by Robbie Flowers, PhD, Forest Entomologist, USDA Forest Service. What is causing recent defoliation of pines in forest areas to the west and south of Bend? This defoliation is [...]

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