40 years of farm land in Central Oregon
Taken from GIS mapping software, this short video shows the growth of single-family houses on rural areas in Deschutes County between 1980 - 2017.
The red dots indicate rural housing development. The tan areas indicate cities' urban growth boundaries, which are meant to contain residential housing. Oregon's land use system was created to guide growth inside cities and towns (within urban growth boundaries) to protect surrounding rural lands for farming, wildlife habitat, and open space.
Our farming future
Help us protect Central Oregon’s farm land that remains
LandWatch works with our cities and counties across the region to both promote smart growth in our cities and protect rural land for farms, forests, and open space. Protecting Central Oregon’s farmland requires constant vigilance and oversight of development, and LandWatch will continue to be here to heed the call.