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Get Involved: National Public Lands Day

“Together for Tomorrow” theme invites volunteers to give back to public lands

by Damian Fagan September 18, 2026September 17, 2026

National Public Lands Day takes on a great significance this year due to the Trump administration’s assault on public lands, endangered species and wild environments, and the release of several executive orders set to derail environmental legislation. Though this national day includes a variety of activities for volunteers to engage in – from trash cleanups […]

Outside

The Barnes Butte Monarch butterfly-ers

Jim AndersonNovember 1, 2017August 15, 2024

L ast Thursday was a day I’ll long remember. I spent most of of it in Prineville, at Barnes Butte Elementary School with first graders in their classroom and then at the Prineville Wetlands. That may sound like an incongruous combination, but when you consider what the Barnes Butte first grade Badgers were up to, […]

News

Volunteer Rangers Sought – Recruitment Event April 7

Sherron LumleyMarch 29, 2016July 14, 2024

Submitted by USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT EVENT TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK BEND –The Deschutes National Forest in partnership with the non-profit stewardship organization, Discover Your Forest, is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Event next week. Volunteers are needed to support educational and interpretive programs at Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Mt […]

Outside

Go Here 2/10-2/17

Brian JenningsFebruary 10, 2016June 27, 2024

Bald Eagles and More The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon is offering an array of activities for children and their families this winter. One program is an annual Eagle Watch Celebration at Round Butte Overlook Park in Culver, Feb. 27-28. The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon provides a network of outdoor places and programs dedicated […]

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