Month: May 2014

The Deschutes River: what is valued most downstream?

“Chuush” is the word you’ll hear at the beginning and end of any ceremonial meal in Warm Springs. It means water in the Warm Springs language, Ichishkiin. Held in the highest regard by the Tribes, water is believed…

Replace Mirror Pond dam, officials say

Bend Bulletin

The Bend Park & Recreation District should replace Mirror Pond dam, not attempt to rehabilitate it, according to a majority of officials at a meeting about the dam on Wednesday.

Fishing the salmonfly hatch

Bend Bulletin

Ryan Brennecke quickly stepped off the trail onto some boulders and cast his fly to the river under an overhanging tree.

Colorado Ave. dam project could begin in July

Bend Bulletin

The Bend Park & Recreation District hopes to start construction of the Colorado Avenue dam “safe passage” project in July, according to documents filed with city planners Thursday.

Irrigation district piping plan hits roadblock

Bend Bulletin

A Deschutes County planning board late Thursday voted against a Central Oregon Irrigation District proposal that would let the district bypass a long permitting process and convert open canal to closed pipe in a northeast Bend neighborhood.

Hydropower potential in Central Oregon

Bend Bulletin

Oregon’s rivers and streams hold more than 4 gigawatts of potential renewable energy, according to a report released last week by the U.S. Department of Energy.