The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will host a public open house April 23rd and will provide the public the opportunity to review and discuss a range of activities planned for the next year. Sisters District Ranger, Ian Reid, and program specialists will be available to discuss and answer any questions. The open house will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. at the Sisters Ranger District located at 201 N Pine Street in Sisters.
“Staff and I look forward to hearing from the community and sharing our 2026 forest management program of work,” said District Ranger Ian Reid. “We enjoy this opportunity to meet with the public and are excited to showcase the new ranger station.”
The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. for the open house. People are welcome to come at any time, but there will be formal presentations beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by smaller group discussions for people interested in hearing more about specific issues. The event will also include an optional tour of the new ranger station and administrative site after the formal presentations have concluded.
Some of the activities to be presented include vegetation management projects near the City of Sisters and communities of Black Butte Ranch and Lake Billy Chinook, recreation program updates including trails and campgrounds, anticipated prescribed burning plans, predictions for the coming fire season and updates on the Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments project.
For more information, please contact the Sisters Ranger District at (541) 549-7700.
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
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