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An initial analysis by the Center for Western Priorities found that opposition to dropping safeguards for Roadless Areas was nearly unanimous, with 99.2 percent of comments supporting keeping Roadless protections in place.
In Deschutes County, over half of daily trips are under 3 miles. . That means there is great potential for many of those trips to be done by walking, biking, rolling or by bus if our transportation infrastructure supports safe, connected, and appealing travel.
As director of the National Park Service, from 2021 to 2025, Chuck Sams championed initiatives to expand and deepen tribal co-management, bolster climate resilience across the country, and promote equitable access to public lands. On October 30, he’ll join LandWatch for a discussion about the Rights of Nature to kick off our 2025 Livable Future Forum.
Join Vámonos Outside, Protect Our Winters, and Central Oregon LandWatch for a night of short films and a Q&A with filmmakers and athletes Jr Rodriguez and Vanessa Chavarriaga.
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 08/27/2025.
Ryder Redfield is a Central Oregon original. Born and between among the mountains, rivers, and wide-open skies, he carries the spirit of this place in everything he does.
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).
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.
Recently, we saw a fiery online debate about farm stands, agritourism, and DLCD Farm Stand rulemaking process. If you witnessed or participated in the recent dialogue but had a nagging feeling that you weren’t being told the whole story, this blog post is for you.
Six months of nonstop bill tracking, analysis, advocacy, and collaboration kept the entire LandWatch team busier than ever and on our toes every step of the way. It was well worth the effort, though, and now, it’s time to take a look back at everything that transpired.
