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On December 4, photographer, filmmaker, and National Geographic Explorer Kiliii Yüyan will share breathtaking stories of survival, Indigenous resilience, and ecological kinship. Through images and stories spanning the globe from the Arctic to Australia, Yüyan reminds us that when we protect the more-than-human world, we are also protecting ourselves.
On November 13, author and editor Michelle Nijhuis, led us through an exploration of influential books that can help us shift our thinking away from systems of ecological oppression and toward a more just and verdant future. Here is the Michelle’s list of books.
The City of Bend’s first annual review of its new tree code has just been completed—and so far, pretty good.
In reviewing one year of data, it seems the tree code is helping the city strike a tricky balance between the need to preserve trees and the need to develop housing.
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.
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.
