Paint on Trees Archives | Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project

Controlled burning is key to lowering fire severity during wildfire season While the Sycan Marsh Preserve is in a different national forest, the lessons learned from the Bootleg Fire can […] Read more Restoration Work near Phil’s Trail area Popular mountain biking trails will be temporarily closed. You may have noticed some activity in the forests west of Bend. Restoration work (thinning, mowing, […] Read more Contributed by Melanie Fisher. She has lived in Bend for 15 years and was previously the co-owner of Cog Wild Bicycle Tours. When Melanie is not representing Central Oregon Trail […] Read more Storm King and Grand Slam Trail Closure Alert *Posted August 27, 2018. You may have noticed some activity in the forests west of Bend. Restoration work (thinning, mowing, and prescribed […] Read more Experts agree that much of central Oregon’s federal forests are out of balance. Too many small trees crowd the landscape putting homes and property at risk from intense wildfires. But […] Read more West Bend Project Receives Forest Service’s Top Honor The prestigious “Chief’s Honor Award” was given in Washington D.C. On November 7, 2017, the West Bend Project received the 2017 Forest […] Read more Ignitions planned south and west of Bend and outside Sisters If weather conditions remain favorable, the Deschutes National Forest has several prescribed burns planned for the weekend of April 30, […] Read more What is with all the paint on trees? You have probably noticed something new in the forests west of Bend on your dog walks and bike rides this year; a […] Read more What is the West Bend Project? We are restoring 26,000 acres of forest adjacent to the City of Bend to improve forest health, create a diversity of plant and wildlife […] Read more