Post-Burn Tour

Join the Deschutes Land Trust for a tour of the prescribed burn completed this spring at the Metolius Preserve. The Land Trust is working with our partners at The Nature Conservancy and Deschutes National Forest/Sisters Ranger District to reintroduce fire to the Preserve. Visit the recently burned section and learn why fire is so important to our ponderosa pine forests. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.

Hike Rating: This is a moderate 1-2 mile walk on Preserve trails and off-trail through the forest.

Route: This hike will start in the southern section of the Metolius Preserve, follow Preserve trails, then go off-trail through the burned area. Terrain will be uneven at times.

Elevation gain/loss: There is very little elevation gain/loss on this hike.