Central Oregon LandWatch is the ONLY watchdog organization protecting wildlife habitat and migration corridors in rapidly growing Deschutes County.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchNovember 8, 2018Nathan's Corner, Wildlife Habitat, wildlife, Mule Deer, Elk, Deschutes County, Deer Winter Range, Donate, fragmentation, Migration, Population Decline

Court rules in favor of LandWatch & Wildlife AGAIN

After the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled in favor of wildlife earlier this year, Deschutes County went back to court to challenge their ruling. In a recent ruling from the Court of Appeals, LUBA's decision was affirmed, upholding protections for wildlife in the deer winter range!

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchOctober 16, 2018Deer Winter Range, Deschutes County, Donate, LUBA, Court of Appeals, Mule Deer, Migration, Population Decline

Groundbreaking new protections proposed for 717 acres west of Bend

Last night, LandWatch advocated for wildlife habitat and protection from wildfire risk adjacent to Shevlin Park by supporting an application for a new zone in Deschutes County. The proposal to create a Westside Transect zone will extend to the county the 2016 UGB concept of tapering density as the city boundary nears the forest where there is higher risk of wildfire.

Wildlife Habitat, BendCO LandWatchSeptember 12, 2018Deschutes County, Ending Sprawl, Elk, Forests, UGB, wildfire, Mule Deer, Migration, Tumalo Creek, Paul Dewey, Shevlin Park

LandWatch Protects a Critical 614-acre Wildlife Corridor

Central Oregon LandWatch succeeded in getting the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals to reject Deschutes County’s approval of an expansion of the Caldera Destination Resort near Sunriver. The County now has to reconsider.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchDecember 21, 2016Wildlife Habitat, Caldera Springs, Deschutes County, Land Use System, Migration, Mule Deer, South County

Mule Deer Populations are on the decline

Mule deer populations are declining across the West. In Central Oregon this decline has been attributed, in large part, to habitat loss due to human developments.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchJanuary 20, 2015Wildlife Habitat, Mule Deer, Population Decline, Migration

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