Month: July 2017

River’s beauty hides a layer of trash

Bend Bulletin

Bend prides itself on the beauty of the Deschutes River, which draws about 160,000 people each summer to float on inner tubes, kayak or glide along on stand-up paddleboards.

Bend dam rated high hazard

Bend Bulletin

A 105-year-old dam in Bend is on a list of 17 Oregon dams rated as a “high” hazard if they were to collapse, with no emergency plan for how to handle a catastrophic failure. A pending state law would force local officials to plan for the worst.

Warm Deschutes good for playing, bad for fish

Bend Bulletin

Ask any Central Oregonian how to beat the heat during the summer, and odds are good the Deschutes River will be part of the solution. The 252-mile river that cuts a swath through the center of Oregon — and Bend — has a reputation for providing an escape for locals and tourists alike to float, paddle and swim.