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).

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.

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.

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.