Talk a little bit about your farming operation. I am a third generation Madras area farmer who has taken over the family farm and has expanded the acreage as opportunity has allowed. We grow carrot…
Month: January 2014
Conservation agreement helps creek
After years of negotiation, working out a host of complicated details among property owner and agencies, a critical section of Whychus Creek will be restored to its natural condition.
Diversion dam near Sisters set for removal
It took five years of discussions, most done around a kitchen table at Pine Meadow Ranch, but the plan to remove a diversion dam on Whychus Creek south of Sisters is now complete.
Letter: Irrigation districts collaborate for positive change
There’s a trend underway in Central Oregon, one built on cooperation and collaboration. And the result is that Oregon is becoming a national leader in river restoration and renewable energy.
Projects aim to help fish through Bend
Plans to build fish passage on two dams in Bend mean that within the next five years, the Mirror Pond dam will likely be the only man-made structure still blocking the path of fish on the Middle Deschutes River.
Bend Paddle Trail Alliance offers alternative
The Bend City Council, Bend Park & Recreation District board and Mirror Pond ad hoc committee have all expressed a desire to maintain Mirror Pond, a section of the Deschutes River that backs up behind a dam.
Group hopes to study long-term water demand, supply
A coalition of city officials, irrigation districts and conservation groups hopes to study the future of water supply and demand in the Deschutes Basin, with help from a new state water program.