Kate Fitzpatrick presented to students in a Desert Watershed Management class at OSU Cascades today. Drawing on the successful partnerships and restoration successes in Whychus Creek, the group discussed how to innovate on these tools…
Month: February 2017
Whychus Creek campaign gets gift from unlikely source
The campaign to restore Whychus Creek got a boost from an unlikely source: the current chief operating officer of Bank of America.
$530,000 gift to help land trust protect Whychus Creek
The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday that it has received a gift of $530,000 for its Campaign for Whychus Creek from Tom and Janet Montag of New York.
Despite heavy snow, some C.O. reservoirs not expected to fill
After all that snow and rain, the water levels in Central Oregon reservoirs might surprise some people.
Plans in the works to restore Cline Falls
Owen Twitchell can hear the roaring Cline Falls each day from his nearby home in Redmond.
Exciting things are happening in the lower Crooked River!
Crooked River Stream Temperature Modeling As part of the Deschutes Basin Study, Portland State University has developed a temperature model that assesses the relationship between reservoir levels, streamflow and stream temperature in the lower Crooked…
Making the connection between modernizing agriculture and restoring the Deschutes
Last night, the Coalition for the Deschutes and the Farmer’s Conservation Alliance (FCA) presented to an audience of about 50 people at the downtown branch of the Deschutes Public Library. FCA helped community members understand…
Fox Hollow Ranch | A Local Leader in Sustainable Farming
Learn how one Culver-area ranch has reduced their water need Ranch Facts at At a Glance 1989 to present 620 irrigated acres Hybrid carrot seed, Kentucky bluegrass seed,…