LandWatch prevailed at Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeal in appeals of Deschutes County’s decision to approve Thornburgh Resort’s Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan (FWMP).

On August 9, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) reversed their approval of LandWatch’s proposed amendments to the county code that would have limited new, luxury destination resorts in Deschutes County.

Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals ruled in favor of LandWatch’s appeal of Deschutes County’s controversial decision to approve a developer’s application to rezone 710 acres of agricultural land in Lower Bridge Valley.

On July 25, the Oregon Water Resources Department issued an order proposing denial of water rights requested by the developers of Thornburgh Resort.

Will you support our application to limit large-scale, luxury resort development in Deschutes County?

On May 8, Central Oregon LandWatch filed a notice of intent to appeal Deschutes County’s Approval of the Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan for Thornburgh Resort.

It’s time to reign in large-scale, luxury resort development in Deschutes County. We’re asking the County to limit new proposed resort development in line with Oregon state law. Will you support our application?

On February 1, the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners will review the latest development application from Thornburgh Resort.

Comment period open through November 7 on the latest development application from Thornburgh Resort.

On October 24, a Deschutes County Hearings Officer will review the latest development application from Thornburgh Resort.

Last week, a private developer withdrew an application to purchase 400 acres of state-owned land at Cline Buttes near Redmond, Oregon. What does this mean for the controversial resort development?

On July 29, a private developer withdrew an application to purchase 400 acres of state-owned land at Cline Buttes near Redmond, Oregon. After months of widespread opposition to the proposed public land sale, this withdrawal is a resounding win for Central Oregon communities.

Will 400 acres of public land go to Thornburgh Resort? We finally have the long-awaited answer to that question: No. This is a huge win for Central Oregon’s livable future!

Will the 400-acre tract go to the developers of Thornburgh Resort? The State Land Board is expected to make a decision on the sale during a meeting on Tuesday, August 9, at 9:30 a.m.

What's happening behind the scenes? This week, we've got a series of on-the-ground updates for Central Oregon.

Central Oregon community rallies together to oppose possible land sale to resort developers. On March 10, 2022, over 200 people attended a virtual public hearing over a proposed land sale from the Department of State Lands to a private resort developer. Thornburgh

Right now, 400-acres of public land at Cline Buttes might get fenced off, sold to a private luxury resort development.
Luckily, the Department of State Lands is asking for public input. Have something to say? So do we.

Groundwater in Central Oregon is declining. But it should be an infinite resource. What’s really going on?

The public continues to voice its worry over water use in the high desert. A destination resort authorized for a water use rate of up to 6 million gallons a day continues to generate widespread concern.

The appeals continue over a proposed destination resort at Cline Buttes near Redmond. Unfortunately, despite the outpouring of public concern in the remand hearing, a hearings officer approved the resort's current development application in October.