Westside Transect Implemented in Discovery West Master Plan

For more than a decade, Central Oregon LandWatch has been concerned about the risk of catastrophic wildfire in the forested area next to the west side of Bend. Most of this land would have been developed at urban levels had it come in with the City of Bend’s 2009 Urban Growth Boundary proposal to expand the city by more than 8,400 acres. Instead, our advocacy helped reduce the approved expansion by 70% by increasing densities inside the existing city boundaries.

BendCO LandWatchMarch 12, 2019wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, Wildlife Habitat, Bend, Westside Transect, Urban Planning, Brooks Resources, ugb

Why we support the Westside Transect Zone for Deschutes County

Thanks in large part to our advocacy, the Westside Transect is a new concept for Central Oregon that is being used to plan development on Bend’s western edge where we are at most risk of wildfire sweeping into town from the Cascade Mountain forests.

Wildlife Habitat, BendCO LandWatchNovember 30, 2018Action Alert, Bend, Deschutes County, Forests, ugb, wildfire, Paul Dewey, The Bulletin, Tumalo Creek, Urban Planning, WUI, US Forest Service, Westside Transect

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