Central Oregon LandWatch
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If @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social sent you here, hello and welcome!! Our last five blog posts are for you! www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/news
If you live in Oregon and care about land use planning, housing, transportation, farm/forest protections, etc. you should follow @1000oregon.bsky.social and @landwatch.bsky.social so they’ll be encouraged to use Bluesky more 🤭
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social sent you here, hello and welcome!! Our last five blog posts are for you! www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/news
Yesterday, LandWatch Executive Director Ben Gordon joined state + local leaders to discuss regional wildfire safety and call for stronger federal action on wildfire prevention and climate policy.
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/-lkncDb...
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/-lkncDb...
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Yesterday, LandWatch Executive Director Ben Gordon joined state + local leaders to discuss regional wildfire safety and call for stronger federal action on wildfire prevention and climate policy.
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/-lkncDb...
Watch: www.youtube.com/live/-lkncDb...
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Come hear about Neighborhood Commercial in Bend from Kristin at @landwatch.bsky.social !
Next Tuesday, November 11th, at 5:30 PM at Wildwood Bar and Grill (Box Factory)
Next Tuesday, November 11th, at 5:30 PM at Wildwood Bar and Grill (Box Factory)
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Come hear about Neighborhood Commercial in Bend from Kristin at @landwatch.bsky.social !
Next Tuesday, November 11th, at 5:30 PM at Wildwood Bar and Grill (Box Factory)
Next Tuesday, November 11th, at 5:30 PM at Wildwood Bar and Grill (Box Factory)
Today at 10 am, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, state and local leaders, fire officials, and climate advocates will discuss the growing danger of wildfires and related flooding in Central Oregon and urgent need for stronger mitigation and prevention measures. Watch Live: www.youtube.com/@centraloreg...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today at 10 am, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, state and local leaders, fire officials, and climate advocates will discuss the growing danger of wildfires and related flooding in Central Oregon and urgent need for stronger mitigation and prevention measures. Watch Live: www.youtube.com/@centraloreg...
With experience shaping city canopies across the West, Bend's new Urban Forester Ian Gray brings a clear vision for a thriving, climate-resilient Bend. Get to know him in our latest community Q&A. www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
Meet The Man Who Speaks for Bend’s Trees — Central Oregon LandWatch
Get to know Ian Gray, the City of Bend’s new and first-ever Urban Forester. With experience shaping city canopies across the West, he brings a clear vision for a thriving, climate-resilient Bend.
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
With experience shaping city canopies across the West, Bend's new Urban Forester Ian Gray brings a clear vision for a thriving, climate-resilient Bend. Get to know him in our latest community Q&A. www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
Love a bit of community science?
Take part in @myodfw.bsky.social and the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's new Roadkills of Oregon project to help them learn where and when roadkills are occurring and what species are most often involved.
Take part in @myodfw.bsky.social and the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's new Roadkills of Oregon project to help them learn where and when roadkills are occurring and what species are most often involved.
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Love a bit of community science?
Take part in @myodfw.bsky.social and the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's new Roadkills of Oregon project to help them learn where and when roadkills are occurring and what species are most often involved.
Take part in @myodfw.bsky.social and the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's new Roadkills of Oregon project to help them learn where and when roadkills are occurring and what species are most often involved.
Gearing up and getting excited to host a great day with filmmakers and athletes Vanessa Chavarriaga and Jr Rodriguez on Oct 16, in collaboration with Protect Our Winters and Vámonos Outside!
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
Our Space // Nuestro Espacio — Central Oregon LandWatch
Join Vámonos Outside , Protect Our W inters , and Central Orego n LandWatch for a night of short fi lms and a Q&A with filmmakers and athletes Jr Rodriguez and Vanessa Chavarriaga.&...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gearing up and getting excited to host a great day with filmmakers and athletes Vanessa Chavarriaga and Jr Rodriguez on Oct 16, in collaboration with Protect Our Winters and Vámonos Outside!
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/update/2025/...
Enter by Oct 15 to win two tickets to Rights of Nature - A Conversation with Chuck Sams on October 30.
Rights of Nature October 30
Chuck Sams - the first Indigenous National Park Service Director - will join Central Oregon LandWatch for a conversation about the Rights of Nature—a movement that redefines how we relate to land, wat...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Enter by Oct 15 to win two tickets to Rights of Nature - A Conversation with Chuck Sams on October 30.
Hey #booksky - On November 13, we're hosting High Country News editor Michelle Nijhuis for a rousing talk on the 20 most influential environmental books we all need to read. What should be on the list??
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hey #booksky - On November 13, we're hosting High Country News editor Michelle Nijhuis for a rousing talk on the 20 most influential environmental books we all need to read. What should be on the list??
Gig Alert: Bend Bikes is looking for a passionate, organized Program Manager to help drive their vision of a Bend where walking, biking, and rolling are safe, accessible, and embraced by all. #bikes #activetransportation
We're Hiring! Program Manager Job Description - Bend Bikes
Job Title: Program Manager (Independent Contractor – 1099)Organization: Bend BikesLocation: Remote within Central Oregon (with some in-person meetings/events in Bend)Reports To: Board of Directors Abo...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Gig Alert: Bend Bikes is looking for a passionate, organized Program Manager to help drive their vision of a Bend where walking, biking, and rolling are safe, accessible, and embraced by all. #bikes #activetransportation
Over half of daily trips in Deschutes County are under 3 miles. We don’t have far to go - literally - to shift many of our trips to walking, biking, rolling, and transit.
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Over half of daily trips in Deschutes County are under 3 miles. We don’t have far to go - literally - to shift many of our trips to walking, biking, rolling, and transit.
Our 2025 Livable Future Forum features passionate environmental advocates speaking on the mindset shifts and solutions needed to create a thriving world in our region and beyond. For a chance to win two free tickets to "Rights of Nature: A Conversation with Chuck Sams," enter by October 15.
Rights of Nature October 30
Chuck Sams - the first Indigenous National Park Service Director - will join Central Oregon LandWatch for a conversation about the Rights of Nature—a movement that redefines how we relate to land, wat...
secure.centraloregonlandwatch.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our 2025 Livable Future Forum features passionate environmental advocates speaking on the mindset shifts and solutions needed to create a thriving world in our region and beyond. For a chance to win two free tickets to "Rights of Nature: A Conversation with Chuck Sams," enter by October 15.
Transportation peeps - What do you think of our Guest Opinion, "Bend’s Midtown Crossings: Moving through the muddy middle"? Does it hit the mark, what would you add? www.bendsource.com/opinion/lett...
Letters to the Editor - The Source - Bend, Oregon
Bend’s Midtown Crossings: Moving through the muddy middle This summer, the build-out of the voter-approved 2020 Transportation Bond projects (looking at you, Greenwood and Olney) has tested the patien...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Transportation peeps - What do you think of our Guest Opinion, "Bend’s Midtown Crossings: Moving through the muddy middle"? Does it hit the mark, what would you add? www.bendsource.com/opinion/lett...
Our 2025 Livable Future Forum lineup = National Park Service director Chuck Sams (Oct 30), High Country News editor Michelle Nijhuis (Nov 13), and National Geographic Explorer Kiliii Yuyan (Dec 4).
September 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Our 2025 Livable Future Forum lineup = National Park Service director Chuck Sams (Oct 30), High Country News editor Michelle Nijhuis (Nov 13), and National Geographic Explorer Kiliii Yuyan (Dec 4).
From our latest play to end spot zoning in Deschutes County to preparing for the return of our Livable Future Forum ... read on to learn what’s on the horizon. bit.ly/Horizon-Sept...
September 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From our latest play to end spot zoning in Deschutes County to preparing for the return of our Livable Future Forum ... read on to learn what’s on the horizon. bit.ly/Horizon-Sept...
Rural Lands Program Director and Staff Attorney Rory Isbell explains the damage spot zoning inflicts on Central Oregon and the remedy LandWatch is seeking in his latest Guest Column.
Why Deschutes County Must Stop Spot Zoning — Central Oregon LandWatch
Either voluntarily or by enforcement, we call on Deschutes County to honor that covenant by ending its practice of spot zoning. Originally published as a Guest Column in the Bend Bulletin on 08/27/...
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
August 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rural Lands Program Director and Staff Attorney Rory Isbell explains the damage spot zoning inflicts on Central Oregon and the remedy LandWatch is seeking in his latest Guest Column.
The Museum At Warm Springs annual membership drive ends August 31.
Sign up to support enlightening exhibitions and receive free admission, a gift shop discount, and invitations to special events!
Sign up to support enlightening exhibitions and receive free admission, a gift shop discount, and invitations to special events!
Membership – Museum at Warm Springs
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August 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Museum At Warm Springs annual membership drive ends August 31.
Sign up to support enlightening exhibitions and receive free admission, a gift shop discount, and invitations to special events!
Sign up to support enlightening exhibitions and receive free admission, a gift shop discount, and invitations to special events!
“Wildlife crossings have a long history of bipartisan support at both the federal and state levels…it's not a matter of if, but when we secure permanent funding for this work in Oregon” – Jeremy Austin, Wild Lands and Water Program Director
No more flattened frogs: Oregon's newest wildlife crossing latest in growing movement
Oregon trails other Western states in building wildlife crossings to reduce animal-vehicle collisions. Efforts are gathering steam to change that.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“Wildlife crossings have a long history of bipartisan support at both the federal and state levels…it's not a matter of if, but when we secure permanent funding for this work in Oregon” – Jeremy Austin, Wild Lands and Water Program Director
"And call that area, the Bend Central District, the BCD. That’s not a new thing. It should be more of a thing thing. Every cool place needs a cool shorthand." 10/10 agree. #BCD
Editorial: Cool places needs cool names, Bend's BCD is a start
A new City Hall will make a big splash. There needs to be a series of smaller steps to build the vibe to help the area take off.
bendbulletin.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"And call that area, the Bend Central District, the BCD. That’s not a new thing. It should be more of a thing thing. Every cool place needs a cool shorthand." 10/10 agree. #BCD
LandWatch’s Rural Lands team just stopped a luxury subdivision from replacing 65 acres of irrigated farmland above the Deschutes River near Tumalo State Park.
LandWatch Defeats 65-Acre Spot Zone Near Tumalo State Park — Central Oregon LandWatch
LandWatch’s Rural Lands team recently won a case challenging Deschutes County’s decision to rezone 65 acres of irrigated farmland before Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LandWatch’s Rural Lands team just stopped a luxury subdivision from replacing 65 acres of irrigated farmland above the Deschutes River near Tumalo State Park.
Before LandWatch’s summer legal intern Zoe Morton headed back to Lewis & Clark Law School, we had one more assignment for her: reflect on her time with us and answer a few curveball questions.
Hurray for Zoe! — Central Oregon LandWatch
Before LandWatch’s summer legal intern Zoe Morton headed back to Lewis & Clark Law School, we had one more assignment for her: reflect back on her time with us and answer a few curveball questions...
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Before LandWatch’s summer legal intern Zoe Morton headed back to Lewis & Clark Law School, we had one more assignment for her: reflect on her time with us and answer a few curveball questions.
We're excited the The Open Arts Center is coming to life in the Bend Central District!
Read @sourceweekly.bsky.social's coverage of the vision for this new creative hub, then stop by the open house tonight from 5-7pm at 175 NE Greenwood Ave.
We'll see you there!
Read @sourceweekly.bsky.social's coverage of the vision for this new creative hub, then stop by the open house tonight from 5-7pm at 175 NE Greenwood Ave.
We'll see you there!
Creative Connections
The Open Arts Center will serve teens and adults
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July 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We're excited the The Open Arts Center is coming to life in the Bend Central District!
Read @sourceweekly.bsky.social's coverage of the vision for this new creative hub, then stop by the open house tonight from 5-7pm at 175 NE Greenwood Ave.
We'll see you there!
Read @sourceweekly.bsky.social's coverage of the vision for this new creative hub, then stop by the open house tonight from 5-7pm at 175 NE Greenwood Ave.
We'll see you there!
LandWatch is hosting a good ol’ fashioned summer ice cream social in Sisters—and you’re invited!
Come Chill with LandWatch at Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
RSVP today to help us bring the correct scope of scoops and quantity of cones!
Come Chill with LandWatch at Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
RSVP today to help us bring the correct scope of scoops and quantity of cones!
Chill with LandWatch — Central Oregon LandWatch
Come Chill with LandWatch in Sisters for a good ol' fashioned ice cream social!
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
July 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
LandWatch is hosting a good ol’ fashioned summer ice cream social in Sisters—and you’re invited!
Come Chill with LandWatch at Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
RSVP today to help us bring the correct scope of scoops and quantity of cones!
Come Chill with LandWatch at Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
RSVP today to help us bring the correct scope of scoops and quantity of cones!
Locally, rescinding the #RoadlessRule could impact nearly 200,000 acres of inventoried roadless areas. #SaveTheRoadlessRule #ProtectRoadlessAreas
What We Lose Without the Roadless Rule — Central Oregon LandWatch
The Trump administration has announced its plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Check out our primer to come up to speed on the importance of the Roadless Rule, learn what can be expe...
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
July 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Locally, rescinding the #RoadlessRule could impact nearly 200,000 acres of inventoried roadless areas. #SaveTheRoadlessRule #ProtectRoadlessAreas
The Metolius is one of Central Oregon’s most important wildlife strongholds.
Since 2017, LandWatch monitored the Green Ridge Project and advocated for a plan that better balances wildlife habitat preservation with improved wildfire safety.
Last month, the Forest Service issued its final decision.
Since 2017, LandWatch monitored the Green Ridge Project and advocated for a plan that better balances wildlife habitat preservation with improved wildfire safety.
Last month, the Forest Service issued its final decision.
A Much Improved Plan for the Metolius — Central Oregon LandWatch
The USFS’ final decision on the Green Ridge project may represent incremental progress toward more meaningfully prioritizing wildlife habitat on the Deschutes National Forest.
www.centraloregonlandwatch.org
July 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Metolius is one of Central Oregon’s most important wildlife strongholds.
Since 2017, LandWatch monitored the Green Ridge Project and advocated for a plan that better balances wildlife habitat preservation with improved wildfire safety.
Last month, the Forest Service issued its final decision.
Since 2017, LandWatch monitored the Green Ridge Project and advocated for a plan that better balances wildlife habitat preservation with improved wildfire safety.
Last month, the Forest Service issued its final decision.