LandWatch’s new Livable Future Forum will provide a place for discussion and dialogue about the key environmental issues of our time and the solutions that we can put into place locally. On Oct 3, 2024, we will talk about the factors leading to local mule deer population decline and the critically-needed solutions available to help them.

LandWatch and partners across the country are calling on the Forest Service to strengthen protections for the United States’ remaining old-growth and mature forests.

Join us by adding your name to our petition today!

Creating wildlife crossings is a practical, cost-effective move that is also an act of empathy that insists that animals have a right to safety, just as we humans do.

On March 29, essential protections for large trees in eastern Oregon and eastern Washington were fully reinstated!

Listen to some familiar melodies. While simply beautiful to our ears, birdsong has a variety of important and complex functions in communication among different species of birds.

A practical guide to appreciating seasonal changes, deepening your local natural history knowledge, and relishing the longer daylight hours.

What do we want Deschutes County to look like in 20 years? The County is asking for your input on its draft update to the Comprehensive Plan.

We’ve got exciting news about Deschutes County’s Wildlife Inventory Update.  On May 12, the Deschutes County Planning Commission recommended the adoption of the 2023 Mule Deer Winter Range Combining Zone (WA-MD).

Reducing hiding cover to 13% in migration corridors is a drastic loss of habitat. This is only a fraction of the necessary forest cover mule deer need to survive.

Take action: Join us in asking Deschutes County to do better to protect our land, water, and wildlife. Take the survey by May 5.

What’s in the Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery Plan? We need more from the draft plan. Take action by May 1 and ask U.S. Fish and Wildlife for specific and tangible conservation actions.

 A wildlife inventory update - time to take action!

Jays are strikingly beautiful birds with plumage in various shades of blue: azure, cerulean, cobalt, sapphire, and slate

Our regional identity is connected to our wildlife. They are a hallowed part of what makes this place exceptional and distinct. Now is the time to speak up for Central Oregon’s wild creatures.

Take a look at our winter newsletter for updates on the Crooked River, wildlife habitat across Deschutes County, and what makes up a “Complete Community” here in Central Oregon.

On a brisk and beautiful morning, we delivered the Save Skyline Forest Community Letter to our elected officials.

We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers about Skyline Forest and the community campaign to conserve it.

The population on the Bull Flat wildlife area is important not only because it is rare but also because it has been extensively studied over several decades.

Springtime frog song reminds us of the ubiquity of these otherwise shy amphibians, even here in the high desert of Central Oregon.

Did you know that Oregon has the highest likelihood of wildlife crashes among west coast states? There’s a bill that would change that. Help us get the Wildlife Crossings Investment Act over the finish line!