Articles written by Sue Staffford

Sue Staffford|Updated Jun 16, 2015

The Urban Forestry Board has instructed the City of Sisters to discontinue its current practice of removing all ground cover from public treed areas, such as behind the truck scales on the east end of town. City Manager Andrew Gorayeb had directed the public works department to do the clearing using Deschutes County inmate work crews to create a cleaner look, to reduce fire danger from thrown cigarette butts, and to improve visibility of deer attempting to cross highways. The clearing extends 50 feet in from the edge of the... Full story