Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Wall for a late spring walk at one of our flagship Preserves--the Metolius Preserve. Explore the South Trailhead portion of the Preserve and the beautiful new Fir Trails that take visitors into the middle section of the Preserve. Meander along Lake Creek and out into pine forest while…

When:  Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where:  Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite:  Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Nancy Chaffee for a mellow 6-7 mile mountain bike ride in Skyline Forest. This ride is open to beginner/intermediate-level riders who want to explore the crowd-free riding of Skyline Forest at a mellow pace, while learning about the potential trail network that could connect Bend and Sisters. From freshwater…

Bring your weeding tool of choice, your friends, and family, and join in! Sites are family friendly for children of all ages and for all physical ability levels. Mobile/Walking groups will depart the meet-at location after orientation 9:00 a.m. Meet us at our weed pull locations and our site coordinators and noxious weed experts will…

This is COTA's big dig trail workday! Join them for a large work day focused on new trail construction. We will be doing finish work behind the machines on Ticket to Ride along the 4604 road closing that loop and adding another 1.5+ of trail. Work will include: raking out spoils, some limited rock work,…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Laurie Danahy for a children's storytime stroll through the Metolius Preserve. We'll share nature-based books and become nature detectives, discovering how rocks, plants and animals tell their own stories. Who left those tracks? Where did these pine cones come from? What's that sound? Perfect for kids ages 4-8 with…