In response to the controversial thinning in the Euro 5 Unit along the Pinedrops trail in the West Bend project area, the DCFP has reaffirmed their commitment to the collaborative process, remained dedicated to caring for the health and resiliency of the Deschutes National Forest, and will strive to reduce the chance of controversy in […]
Last year’s fire season is fresh in many Central Oregon resident’s minds. Fire season is just around the corner and now is the time for Central Oregonians to prepare their home for fire season. Across the state and in Deschutes County, fire departments and organizations are encouraging residents to learn about living in Fire Adapted […]
Preventing Human-Start Fires This Summer Contributed by our partners at Project Wildfire Thanks to an unfortunately warm and dry spring, Central Oregon’s summer temperatures are predicted to be hotter and […] Read more Contributed by Robbie Flowers, PhD, Forest Entomologist, USDA Forest Service. What is causing recent defoliation of pines in forest areas to the […]
Contributed by Robbie Flowers, PhD, Forest Entomologist, USDA Forest Service. This defoliation is caused by the Pandora moth, Coloradia pandora (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), which is a native defoliator of pine forests in the western United States. Outbreaks have occurred commonly in Central Oregon. Outbreak levels of Pandora moth occur intermittently. The first recorded outbreak in Central […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
Contributed By Ruth Williamson, former Steering Committee Member, DCFP I have had the good fortune to be involved with the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (DCFP) from the beginning. Five years ago, we came together, a gathering of familiar faces, opposing interests: Two from the timber sales industry, two representing environmental perspectives. Two with recreation connections, […]
With summer in full swing, people of the PNW are gearing up for camping trips, lazy lake days, and endless adventures of good times with good beers. To protect our amazing backyard, we need to be proactive in restoring the wildlands. Goodlife Brewing has teamed up with the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project once again to […]
Watershed Restoration within the Deschutes National Forest Contributed by Bill Anthony with Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and Darek Staab with Trout Unlimited You may have heard the saying “you can’t see the […] Read more
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
“There is overwhelming evidence that reducing tree density and returning low severity fire to dry mixed conifer forests reduces the severity of subsequent wildfires”- Kimberley Davis, Research Ecologist at the […] Read more
A public service announcement from our friends at the USDA Forest Service. Central Oregon – Given the continued trend of hot and dry conditions, and fire suppression resources already responding to numerous wildfires around Central Oregon, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest, including the Crooked River […]
A public service announcement from our friends at the USDA Forest Service. Central Oregon – Given the continued trend of hot and dry conditions, and fire suppression resources already responding to […] Read more
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
