Volunteers, teaming up with state and federal workers, rescued nearly 7,000 fish from dwindling waters along the Deschutes River near Bend over the weekend.
Month: October 2014
Rescuers save Deschutes River fish
Friday’s rain didn’t wash out an effort to rescue fish stranded in a side channel of the Deschutes River near Bend.
Harvest update for Central Oregon
The harvest season is drawing to a close in Central Oregon as fall seeding and preparation for the next year begin. With the successful completion of a diversity of crops grown, from garbanzo beans to…
Oregon to rescue Deschutes River fish next week
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will lead the efforts scheduled for the week of Oct. 20 to capture and move redband and brown trout, mountain whitefish and sculpin from isolated pools at Lava Island Falls and release them into the main Deschutes River.
Spotted frog recovery likely to be long process
Found in Bend’s Old Mill District, along the Deschutes River upstream from Bend and around Sunriver, the speckled amphibian in late summer became the first Central Oregon species to garner federal protection in 16 years.
Central Oregon reservoirs ready for refill
As irrigation season nears a close in Central Oregon, water managers say reservoirs have enough water left in them to be refilled by rain and snowmelt in the fall, winter and early spring.
Editorial: Invest in Central Oregon’s beauty
Whychus Creek gushes out of the Cascades, passes through Sisters, gouges away at its magnificent canyon and then links with the Deschutes River.