The Deschutes Brewery has partnered with the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) to annually restore 1 billion gallons of water to the Deschutes River beginning this summer. Yearly contributions to the DRC’s water leasing program will…
Month: March 2012
Central Oregon trout season
As trout season approaches, anglers in Central Oregon should be aware that tribal permits are required to fish certain waters on or bordering the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Deschutes Brewery Joins Non-Profit To Keep Water In Namesake
Deschutes Brewery is joining forces with a Central Oregon non-profit to keep a billion gallons of water each year in the river from which the brewery takes its name.
Recovery Act funding helps to restore Deschutes River and Whychus Creek
ARRA funded projects were crucial to salmon and steelhead reintroduction as well as stimulating the local economy March 19, 2012 – Bend, Oregon – In fiscal years 2009-2011, the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) in Bend,…
Bridge Creek close to getting permit
The U.S. Forest Service seems poised to let the city of Bend proceed with its controversial $70 million upgrade of the Bridge Creek water system.
Bend May Change Course on City Water Project
What may come as a surprise to residents who have supported the City of Bend’s original Surface Water Improvement Project slated to cost about $68 million, city councilors are now considering cutting the project cost in half by delaying the water filtration system construction and not building the hydropower facility slated to generate renewable energy.
Fewer fish recovered from Whychus
Switching the course of Whychus Creek through Camp Polk Meadow Preserve on Tuesday revealed the fish within its waters. There were fewer than federal scientists had expected.