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2026 Field Series Highlights

This summer, as part of celebrating our 40th anniversary, we headed out to explore three places that Central Oregon LandWatch has played an integral role in preserving and shaping.

Wildlife Crossings Tour group share their best elk impressions.

We took a walk along the Metolius River, toured the Bend Central District, and drove along highway 20 between Sisters and Suttle Lake to check out the proposed sites for the much needed wildlife crossings.

Thank you to all who joined us! Take a look below for some of our favorite photos.

Rural Lands Staff Attorney Carol Macbeth chats with hikers on a walk along the Metolius.

Our Metolius walking crew gathered by the river, about to start the hike.

Cities & Towns Program Director Corie Harlan and Legal Intern Rita Powers talking with a community member at the BCD Block Party.

Cities & Towns Program Director Corie Harlan sharing the vision for the future of the Bend Central District with the folks on the tour.

Bend Central District tour participants in front of the Dogwood at Pineshed.

Wild Lands and Waters Program Manager Jeremy Austin talks with the crossings tour group at a key site for wildlife crossings.

Walking under Highway 20 along the Lake Creek outflow from Suttle Lake. This bridge is one of the potential retrofit options B2S has looked at to create a more viable undercrossing for wildlife (and is one end of the B2S corridor).