Deschutes Basin River News

• May 23, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Preserve Mirror Pond

  Mirror Pond should be preserved as an icon of Bend

• May 14, 2013 - Sisters Nugget - Fish habitat restoration succeeding at Camp Polk

  Ever since the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) took last year's historic step of returning Whychus Creek to its original meandering path at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, anxious eyes have watched to see how the fish would adapt.

• May 11, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Lower Whychus needs protection

  I was pleased to see Whychus Creek featured in the recent article “Preserving Whychus: A hike reminds why" on April 29. I am on the board of directors for a new group, the Friends and Neighbors (aka FANS) of the Deschutes Canyon Area that is focused on helping to preserve and restore public lands in our backyards, including lower Whychus Creek.

• May 02, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Four options for Mirror Pond

  The group responsible for finding a solution to silt buildup in Mirror Pond has settled on four options, and is expected to be ready to present the public with a look at the possibilities early next month.

• Apr 29, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Spring abloom in Whychus preserve

  The trail was dry and dusty as a group of hikers set out Sunday morning to explore the Deschutes Land Trust’s Whychus Canyon Preserve.

• Apr 22, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Newport Ave. dam future unclear

  The Newport Avenue Dam could be one significant repair bill away from being shut down for good, according to a spokesman for the utility that operates the dam.

• Apr 10, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Whychus Creek project honored

  A stream restoration project near Sisters was honored Tuesday in Salem with a statewide award from the Oregon State Land Board.

• Mar 28, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Silt problems start farther upriver

  I find it interesting that no one seems to address the real concern regarding silt and sediment problems in the Deschutes River.

• Mar 21, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Remove the dam and let the river run

  Remove the Deschutes River dam.

• Mar 14, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Mirror Pond options in the works

  Members of the Mirror Pond Management Board got a preview Wednesday of the next phase in the effort to find a solution for the silt accumulating in Mirror Pond.

• Feb 27, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Poll shows support for dam removal

  Those living closest to Mirror Pond overwhelmingly support removing the Newport Avenue Dam and allowing the Deschutes River to return to its natural state, according to an online survey by the Old Bend Neighborhood Association.

• Feb 26, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Mirror Pond is new ‘natural’ for Deschutes River in Bend

  The consideration of removing the Newport Avenue Dam and losing Mirror Pond, Bend’s beautiful icon, is unbelievable.

• Feb 22, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Hydrologists discuss Mirror Pond

  Hydrology experts assembled by the City Club of Central Oregon said Thursday there’s no urgency to develop a plan to address silt buildup in Mirror Pond, and suggested an approach somewhere between attempting to maintain the historic pond and removing the Newport Avenue Dam could win broad community support.

• Feb 21, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Bend moves ahead with water plan

  The Bend City Council voted 4-3 Wednesday night to proceed with its existing plan for a water pipeline and intake facility at Bridge Creek, and re-examine the type of treatment facility it will use.

• Feb 16, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Deal eases Umatilla Basin water dispute

  The decades-long tug-of-war between farmers and environmentalists in Eastern Oregon’s Umatilla Basin eased Friday when they, along with tribal interests and government regulators, agreed to a “declaration of cooperation" on a handful of projects to increase irrigation water without hurting endangered salmon.

• Feb 14, 2013 - The Source Weekly - Council Will Proceed with Water Project

  A majority of the Bend City Council voted last week to proceed with the pipe portion of the city's $68 million surface water improvement project.

• Feb 14, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Pick a future for Mirror Pond

  Engineering built Mirror Pond. Not nature. And now, Bend is trying to decide the pond’s future.

• Feb 14, 2013 - The Source Weekly - Editorial: Dammed Thinking

  While sitting inside a Bend Park & Recreation District meeting room last Wednesday, I was immediately thankful that I didn't have Jim Figurski's job.

• Feb 13, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Second pond meet talks free flow

  A crowd of 30 to 40 made the case Tuesday night for knocking down the Newport Avenue dam and letting the Deschutes River flow at a meeting concerning the future of Mirror Pond.

• Feb 13, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Mirror Pond, “crown jewel of Bend"

  Around 30 Bend residents turned out Wednesday night to weigh in on the future of Mirror Pond at the first of two public meetings hosted by the Mirror Pond Steering Committee.