September Events @ Deschutes Land Trust
Get outside this summer and fall join the Deschutes Land Trust for a walk, hike, or family exploration day. All Land Trust walks and hikes are free; however, registration is required. Please call 541] 330-0017 to register. For more information visit www.deschuteslandtrust.org
September
Planting Party—Camp Polk Meadow Preserve
September 11, 9:30am-2pm
Join Deschutes Land Trust and Trout Unlimited to help restore Whychus Creek at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We’ll kick off the morning with a brief tour of the restored stream and then we’ll plant native plants along the new channel until noon break for lunch, and then plant some more. Stay for all or part of the day.
Family Lizard Walk—Metolius Preserve
September 11, 1-3pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Al St. John for an afternoon of lizards at the Metolius Preserve. We’ll search for pygmy short horned and fence lizards while keeping our eyes out for other reptiles and amphibians. Al St. John is an experienced local naturalist and the author of Reptiles of the Northwest and Oregon’s Dry Side.
Planting Party—Camp Polk Meadow Preserve
September 15, 9:30am-2pm
Join Deschutes Land Trust and Trout Unlimited to help restore Whychus Creek at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We’ll kick off the morning with a brief tour of the restored stream and then we’ll plant native plants along the new channel until noon break for lunch, and then plant some more. Stay for all or part of the day.
Three Creek Butte Horseback Ride—Skyline Forest
September 15, 11am-3pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Kim McCarrel for a guided 10-12 mile horseback ride. Kim, an author of several horse trail guide books, will lead folks to the summit of Three Creek Butte in Skyline Forest for breathtaking views of the forest and the Three Sisters. Bring your own horse and lunch.
Whychus Restoration Tour—Camp Polk Meadow Preserve
September 23, 10am-12pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Ryan Houston, executive director of the Watershed Council, for an up close look at one of the biggest creek restoration projects in the region. Ryan will tour the Whychus Creek restoration at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve and give a first-hand look at the process for creating much better habitat for fish and wildlife.
Skyline Forest Hike
September 23, 9am-12pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Leslie Olson for a hike through Skyline Forest to get a firsthand look at the forest the Land Trust is working to protect. The hike will be 3-5 miles and will explore the past use of Skyline Forest.
Metolius Preserve Hike
September 25, 10am-2pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Paul Edgerton to explore all that the Metolius Preserve has to offer. From ponderosa pine forest, to lush creek-side corridors, hike around the largest Land Trust Preserve exploring its rich habitats for local wildlife. We’ll do a little botanizing along the way, but primarily focus on exploring the property. This hike will include a creek crossing.
Alder Springs Hike
September 26, 9am-3pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Crow for a hike to Alder Springs in the Crooked River National Grasslands. Mary will lead folks from the top of the grasslands down to bubbling Alder Springs, and then follow along Whychus Creek to its confluence with the Deschutes River. This hike will include a creek crossing.