19 Jul 2025
By kdebone

Newberry Land Stewards Score Big with Rapid RV Removal Grant 

Newberry Country Land Stewards
June 2025 -The Newberry Country Land Stewards successfully completed their second major cleanup of the year. This large-scale effort saw over 30 dedicated volunteers, with additional vital assistance from our neighbors, the Public Land Stewards. We’re especially grateful to April McDaniel for her generous donation of gloves and trash bags, which were essential for the cleanup. La Pine Figaros provided a delicious lunch, and we were graciously hosted by Legend Cider in La Pine. Just four days later, on June 25, 2025, we received exciting news: COIC staff notified us that we were awarded $30,000 for RV removal off of Public Lands. The catch? We had to complete the project…
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28 May 2025
By kdebone

Introduction to Finding Grants – June 3, 2025

Live Well La Pine
UPCOMING WORKSHOP The Live Well La Pine group is excited to announce an upcoming workshop on Tuesday, June 3rd, from noon to 1 pm at the Deschutes Public Library in La Pine, led by Lisa Sjoblom from the Deschutes Public Library: This session will offer valuable tips and an overview of the grant-seeking process for nonprofits. It will cover how to identify potential funding sources from foundations, corporations, and grantmaking public charities. Lisa will highlight both electronic and print resources available for free through the Deschutes Public Library, including a demonstration of the Foundation Directory Online, a premier database with information on over 140,000 grant…
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10 May 2025
By kdebone

La Pine Community Celebrates Successful Camp Cleanup – Deep Gratitude for Volunteers, Sponsors, and the Newberry Country Land Stewards

Newberry Country Land Stewards
May 10, 2025 La Pine, Oregon – Today, the La Pine community came together in a powerful display of unity and dedication, achieving remarkable success in a large-scale cleanup effort. The transformation of a blighted area was made possible by the incredible efforts of sixty volunteers, ranging in age from 6 to 81, the unwavering support of local businesses, and the tireless work of the Newberry Country Land Stewards Action Team. The sheer scale of the cleanup was impressive, with initial estimates indicating over 130 cubic yards of trash removed. This included over 50 tires, numerous shopping carts and pallets, multiple appliances…
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26 Apr 2025
By kdebone

Wildfire Preparedness Fair – April 26, 2025

Defensible Space
Click here to see the PowerPoint presentationfrom the Wildfire Preparedness Fair in La Pine on April 26, 2025 Newberry Regional Partnership (NRP) in partnership with the Oregon State Fire Marshal, La Pine Fire District, Walker Range, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Central Oregon Fire Prevention Coop, Project Wildfire, Upper Deschutes River Communities and other national, state and local agencies, organizations and businesses presented the “Wildfire Preparedness Fair”, Saturday, April 26, 9am-12pm, at the La Pine Park and Recreation Community Center. Information from this program empowers residents and businesses to mitigate the consequences of wildfires. Action Team Leader Monte Dammarell commented : “The…
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18 Feb 2025
By kdebone

Live Well La Pine’s “Food Access Roundtable”

Live Well La Pine
Living Well La Pine’s "Food Access Roundtable" The group is excited to keep the momentum going and continue collaborating to enhance not only food access (Get Nourished) but dive into our other focus areas as well: Get Knowledge, Get Outside, Get Together. This gathering intends to bring together organizations and leaders working within the community's food system to map current resources, share challenges, and discover new opportunities for collaboration. The first half of the event will focus on existing resources. We are asking each organization to prepare 1-2 brief slides about your organization to present to the group (3 min max),…
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