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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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Storm King and Grand Slam Trail Closure

deschutes August 24, 2018 No Comments

Storm King and Grand Slam Trail Closure Alert *Posted August 27, 2018. You may have noticed some activity in the forests west of Bend. Restoration work (thinning, mowing, and prescribed [...]

Working Together to Restore our Forests

deschutes May 15, 2018 No Comments

Experts agree that much of central Oregon’s federal forests are out of balance. Too many small trees crowd the landscape putting homes and property at risk from intense wildfires. But [...]

West Bend Project Receives Top Honor

deschutes December 8, 2017 No Comments

West Bend Project Receives Forest Service’s Top Honor The prestigious “Chief’s Honor Award” was given in Washington D.C. On November 7, 2017, the West Bend Project received the 2017 Forest [...]

Spring Prescribed Burns Scheduled

deschutes April 29, 2016 No Comments

Ignitions planned south and west of Bend and outside Sisters If weather conditions remain favorable, the Deschutes National Forest has several prescribed burns planned for the weekend of April 30, [...]

What is with all the paint on trees?

deschutes October 21, 2015 No Comments

What is with all the paint on trees? You have probably noticed something new in the forests west of Bend on your dog walks and bike rides this year; a [...]

What is the West Bend Project?

phillipg October 5, 2015 No Comments

What is the West Bend Project? We are restoring 26,000 acres of forest adjacent to the City of Bend to improve forest health, create a diversity of plant and wildlife [...]

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