Month: June 2012

Newly released salmon spread out

Bend Bulletin

In search of spawning beds, adult chinook salmon now in Lake Billy Chinook are checking out their options.

Irrigation district tries to share road

Bend Bulletin

The Central Oregon Irrigation District is addressing problems with pedestrian traffic on a gravel road near the Deschutes River in Bend by raising awareness about how to safely share the road.

Mirror Pond's future still unclear

Bend Bulletin

While the Mirror Pond Management Board is collecting information to advise the Mirror Pond Steering Committee, the committee is in charge of developing and implementing a long-term solution for silt buildup in the pond.

River conservancy gets $20K grant

Bend Bulletin

The Deschutes River Conservancy received a $20,000 grant from the North Rim Deschutes River Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, which the nonprofit group said would be used to pursue its mission of restoring stream flows and improving water quality in the Deschutes River.

Fish, hydropower, giving are all part of community

Bend Bulletin

This is one way the Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines society: “a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests.” It’s a definition that, in many ways, describes what we have here in Oregon and, more broadly, in the United States as a whole.

Making History in River Restoration

From the Desk of the Executive Director, Tod Heisler In 2011, the Deschutes River Conservancy surpassed the state’s 20 cfs flow target on the upper reach of Whychus Creek, a feat never before achieved on…