So many folks have stepped up to help Save Skyline Forest! Here is what you can do right now to take this effort to the next level: Take the Skyline Forest Community Survey

Oregonians are ready for climate-friendly and equitable communities, but we need all the support we can get to carry this transformative work across the finish line.

Did you know? In Deschutes County, over 50% of daily car trips are less than 3 miles in length.

Determined to protect Oregon’s biggest trees east of the Cascades, LandWatch and five other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service over its decision to allow logging of large and old trees in national forests across Central and Eastern Oregon.

For immediate release. Determined to save Oregon’s biggest trees that remain, LandWatch and five other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service over its decision to allow logging of large and old trees on national forests across Central and Eastern Oregon.

Right now, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) is asking for public input on what changes people want to see locally to minimize wildfire risk.

What if Oregon’s future housing and transportation projects were centered around justice, access, and climate action? They can be, with your help.

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

On April 19, 2022, Central Oregon LandWatch filed an appeal to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) over an application related to a proposed sewer project in Tumalo.

Press release: Save Skyline Forest is a conservation campaign to protect 50 square miles of private forestland in Central Oregon. Join us at SaveSkylineForest.org

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

If left to age, the mature, large trees in Oregon’s eastern forests can play a big role in combating climate change. In a study on national forest land in Oregon’s forests east of the Cascade Range, large-diameter trees accounted for only 3% of trees but stored 42% of the total above-ground carbon.

This needs to be our last season of water scarcity. It’s time for reform. First, Oregon needs to modify how “beneficial use” of water is defined, monitored, and regulated to realign water priorities to meet 21st-century needs.

An application to rezone 710-acres from farmland to rural residential is scheduled for a hearing next Tuesday.

What happened along Phil’s trail should never happen again in Oregon’s national forests. Despite the public outcry and demands to leave these big trees standing, the marked trees were logged last week. Like you, we are devastated by this news.

Why are the biggest, oldest trees marked for removal in the Deschutes National Forest?

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

Oregon’s legislative session comes to a close. For the last 32 days, LandWatch has been actively engaged in the fast-paced, high-stakes game in Salem. We’re happy to report back with good news from the Capitol.

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.

Skyline Forest and Bend share a border within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) that is essential for managing wildfire risk to our communities.