A more than yearlong tug of war over unallocated water behind Bowman that pit irrigation districts and the city of Prineville against environmental groups has resulted in a landmark agreement that allocates more water for farmers, cities and fish.
Month: July 2012
Dam on Whychus to be removed
A small old dam on Whychus Creek in Sisters is set to come out next year, removing one of the last blockages for spawning salmon and steelhead on the stream.
Salmon and Steelhead Benefit from Longterm Funding in Central Oregon
The Deschutes River Conservancy recently hosted a project tour for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Bonneville Power Administration, primary funders that have been integral in shaping our conservation efforts for the past 10…
Mirror Pond gets cash boost
The Bend Park & Recreation District voted Tuesday to spend $100,000 to study a solution to the silt problem in Mirror Pond.
In Northwest dam project, fish are back in the water
When it comes to disappearing species and humanity’s harmful imprints on nature, hardly anybody expects anything to go right. People move in, engineers build, wildlife dies: It’s an old story.
Editorial: Support Walden's Bowman Dam bill
The clock is ticking for Crook County’s Bowman Dam and those who hope to pass a bill to move a line wrongly drawn through its center years ago.
Editorial: Fix Mirror Pond
Hooray for my new best old friend Dennis Flannery for his letter bringing to light the folly of the Mirror Pond dredging problem.
Bowman hydro plant bill on clock with Senate
A bill that would provide water for Prineville and allow the construction of a $13 million hydroelectric plant at the Bowman Dam below Prineville Reservoir needs to move through the U.S. Senate this year if it’s likely to pass, Crook County and city officials say.
Aging Mirror Pond dam passes routine structural safety inspection
A state dam inspector examined Mirror Pond dam Friday and found no immediate causes for concern in the century-old structure just downstream of the Newport Avenue Bridge.