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All About the Fish The Restoration of Whychus Creek The bulldozers have come and gone. The barbwire pulled down. 200,000 plants strategically placed. A thousand logs added in water-pooling clusters. Excited packs of volunteers have dissipated and gone home. The meadow is quiet. And the fish have returned. Whychus Creek - a clear, cold stream running from the Three Sisters Wilderness into the Deschutes River - has a dark and storied past. Nearly fifty years ago, Whychus Creek was re-routed from its wetland meadow into an isolated ditch. At that moment, thousands of years of migration that brought salmon from the ocean to their spawning grounds ended. The meadow dried up, the grasses died, and the wildlife took their leave. And so it was. Are you an Oregon Road Tripper? We'd love to hear about it! Post your adventure here.
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Birding Hike - Deschutes Land Trust
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve
Sisters, Oregon April 4 Join naturalist Carol Wall to learn the basics of birding at one of Central Oregon's birding hot spots, Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We'll bird the historic Hindman Springs area watching blackbirds, bluebirds and swallows while learning a bit about the illustrious history of the meadow. Then, we'll head down into the lower meadow to watch for hummingbirds in the willows, warblers along Whychus Creek, raptors soaring high above, and woodpeckers working the pine groves. Event website
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Land in Conservation
Did you know?
The Deschutes Land Trust has conserved more than 8,200 acres of land with thousands of acres of additional projects on the horizon. The Land Trust's mission is to conserve land for wildlife, scenic views, and local communities.
Photo & Source: Deschutes Land Trust
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