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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LAND TRUST: Much
of their work is in
Sisters Country
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Bend, much of the work
that is cause for celebra-
tion has been done in Sisters
Country.
The Land Trust was
founded in 1995 to conserve
land for wildlife, scenic
views, and local communi-
ties. Their first conservation
project was acquiring Indian
Ford Meadow Preserve out-
side of Sisters in 1996. Since
then the Land Trust has
worked with local landown-
ers all over Central Oregon
to conserve a total of 8,750
acres of land for wildlife and
local communities.
“I’ve watched the
Deschutes Land Trust for
nearly 20 years and continue
to be impressed by their
vision, patience and strate-
gic approach to land con-
servation. The Land Trust
is a vital organization in the
community and is committed
to serving our region for gen-
erations to come,” said Mike
Hollern, CEO of Brooks
Resources.
The Land Trust’s Camp
Polk Meadow Preserve and
Whychus Canyon Preserve
are signature projects and
emblematic of the Land
Trust’s long-term approach
to community conservation.
The Land Trust purchased
and protected the 150-
acre Camp Polk Meadow
Preserve outside of Sisters
in 2000. They then worked
with the community and
key conservation partners to
restore the meadow and two
miles of Whychus Creek to
benefit salmon, songbirds,
and other wildlife. Over the
years, thousands of people
have walked Camp Polk
Meadow on guided interpre-
tive hikes, learning about the
meadow, restoration, and the
role these places play in our
high desert.
Whychus
Canyon
Preserve was first protected
in 2010 and expanded in
2014. Since acquiring the
Preserve, the Land Trust
has worked to restore native
forests and will soon begin
a major restoration of
Whychus Creek. Whychus
Canyon Preserve also pro-
vides the community with
trails and access to Whychus
Creek in a place that was pre-
vious inaccessible. The Land
Trust is currently working
to finish their conservation
work on Whychus Creek via
the Campaign for Whychus
Creek.
“The Deschutes Land
Trust is here for the commu-
nity and because of this com-
munity,” said Brad Chalfant,
the Land Trust’s executive
director. “It’s truly humbling
to receive the support of so
many people from Central
Oregon and beyond for the
past 20 years. Land trusts,
like ours, are meant to be
here forever. Together we
can ensure our community
remains livable for wildlife
and humans for generations
to come. We hope you’ll join
us to celebrate our collective
accomplishments.”
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FOSTER: ‘Fospice’ gives
dogs grace and dignity
in last years
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right now that are foster-
ing animals that need fos-
pice care,” said Wendy
Monzulla, foster coordinator
at BrightSide. “Last winter
we had a setter mix named
Titan come in that was res-
cued from one of the high-kill
shelters in California. He was
older, didn’t want to eat and
was very lethargic, so we put
out an appeal for fostering for
fospice care.”
Gena Huff from Redmond
saw a photo of Titan on
BrightSide Animal Center’s
Facebook page that her friend
had sent her.
“I went down to the shelter
to visit Titan,” Huff recalled.
“He seemed depressed and he
looked like he needed some-
one so much, so I decided to
foster him. My dog Maggie
passed away from cancer
in 2013, and we did end-of-
life care for her at home, so
I understand about fospice
care. What is amazing is that
shortly after we took in Titan,
I brought home a few kittens
from the shelter to foster and
Titan is now paying it for-
ward by becoming a foster
caregiver for the kittens. He
loves them, they climb all
over him, and it helps his
self-esteem and gives him
something to live for. We are
so happy that he is thriving in
the fospice program!”
photo by Jodi schneider mcnamee
titan and his kitten buddies.
And while it can be emo-
tionally challenging to take
home a terminal animal, the
companionship and love
that you receive in return is
beyond measure. In the past
these animals would have
been euthanized, but now
because of fospice volunteers
they can live out their lives in
dignity and comfort.
It takes a special personal-
ity to care for animals in the
fospice program. Redmond
residents Jim and Kate
Byerly have been in the pro-
gram fostering for four years.
They continue to take in and
heal the hearts of end-of-life
animals.
“We started fostering pup-
pies in the beginning then
have fostered adult dogs,”
Jim said. “Then there were
two Chihuahuas, a mother,
Poquito and daughter, Chica,
that were both older, over 10.
They had been in the shel-
ter for a couple of years and
we took them in as fosters
because they had been there
too long. We needed to fos-
pice the mom and kept the
other as a foster to keep them
together. We also did fos-
pice care for a dog named
Kaiser, but he passed away.
We recently took on a stray
Chihuahua named Jewel that
came in to shelter and fostered
her, she is now on hospice
care with medication pro-
vided by BrightSide. So right
now we have two hospice
dogs, Jewel and Poquito.”
For dogs like Poquito
and Jewel, that are older and
often in ill health, fospice
volunteers can offer an end-
of-life experience filled with
love and compassion.
For more information
about the foster program visit
www.brightsideanimals.org.
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