Land trust featured in OPB documentary

Recognizing the growing significance of private, voluntary land conservation, Oregon Public Broadcasting has produced an hour-long television documentary entitled "Oregon Story: Land Trusts," which airs for the first time on Thursday, October 10, at 9 p.m.

The documentary highlights the accomplishments of Oregon's land trusts, particularly the efforts of the Deschutes Basin Land Trust.

Prominently featured is the Deschutes Basin Land Trust's "Back to Home Waters" program, which seeks to restore critical habitat for reintroduction of salmon and steelhead trout to the Upper Deschutes Basin.

"We're really excited about this film," said Brad Chalfant, Executive Director of the Deschutes Basin Land Trust.

"We're accomplishing remarkable things here in the Deschutes Basin. This film really explains the legacy we're creating."

Locally, the film was shot at the Land Trust's Camp Polk Preserve, lower Squaw Creek and the proposed Metolius Preserve.

"Oregon Story: Land Trusts" was funded with a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The documentary will also air on October 12 and 13 on OPB.