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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, [...]

What is up with the Mulch Piles near Phil’s Trailhead?

deschutes April 14, 2020 No Comments

What’s up with the Mulch Piles around Phil’s Trailhead? Beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the Deschutes National Forest will temporarily close the gate on Forest Road 4604 near the Phil’s [...]

City Club of Central Oregon

deschutes February 23, 2018 No Comments

Special event with City Club, registration is now open! For almost a decade, members of the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project have been working towards improving the health of the national [...]

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 [...]

Fuels Reduction Slows Milli Fire

deschutes August 31, 2017 No Comments

Fuels Reduction Slows Milli Fire Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project members Ed Keith and Nicole Strong visited an area of the Milli Fire where restoration had been implemented west and south [...]

Where to ride in Bend during trail closures

deschutes April 13, 2017 No Comments

Where to ride in Bend during trail closures *Updated January 25, 2021. During forest restoration activity, portions of the Phil’s Trail network may be temporarily closed for your safety, but [...]

Deschutes Forest Winter Activity

deschutes February 8, 2017 No Comments

Deschutes Forest Winter Restoration Activity Forest restoration activity has been a bit quiet this winter but with snow beginning to melt and roads clearing, crews will be returning to their [...]

My Deschutes Forest

deschutes May 31, 2016 No Comments

My Deschutes Forest Contributed by long time Bend resident, avid mountain biker and previous owner of Cog Wild, Melanie Fisher. A few years ago, I was invited to a meeting on [...]

Prescribed Burning Begins on the Deschutes National Forest

deschutes March 31, 2016 No Comments

Prescribed Burning Begins on the Deschutes National Forest A public service announcement from our friends at the Deschutes National Forest Service. Warmer weather has opened up prescribed burning opportunities on [...]

Good Dog Area Trail Closure Update

deschutes January 7, 2016 No Comments

Good Dog Area Trail Closure Update ***** UPDATED 04/15/16 ***** Good news! As of Friday, April 15th restoration work has been completed in the “Good Dog” area off of Century Drive. [...]

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