Become a Volunteer Ranger

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Discover Your Forest, the non-profit partner of the Deschutes National Forest, is hosting the annual Summer Volunteer Information Night for volunteers who are interested in summer volunteer opportunities on the Deschutes National Forest.

The event will be held on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Deschutes National Forest Supervisor’s Office located at 63095 Deschutes Market Road in Bend.

Opportunities include education programing, delivering interpretive talks, Visitor Services, Forest Stewards, and Wilderness Trailhead Hosts. Volunteers are provided uniforms and training. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least one day per week from May through the end of September 2025.

TO RSVP for the Summer Volunteer Information Night or for questions, please contact Davey Pearson, Discover Your Forest’s Volunteer & Career Pathways Program Manager, at davey.pearson@discovernw.org.

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St. Patrick’s Day Dash

March 15, 2025 Entertainment, Local News

Join Us at Deschutes Tasting Room on Simpson Ave. for the 2025 Hydroflask St. Patrick’s Day Dash presented by Deschutes Brewery and Horizon Broadcasting. Gather the family to walk, jog, crawl or run, and be sure to

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State Parks Seek Input On E-Bike Use

March 3, 2025 Feature Slider, Local News

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking public comments on proposed rule updates to electric assisted (e-assisted) bicycle use at Oregon State Parks and the ocean shore now through April 1. The proposed updates clarify definitions of e-assisted