Deschutes River Conservancy News

45-Day Public Comment Period Begins Today for the Draft Habitat Conservation Plan

The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have released the Draft Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan) and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and they are now available for public comment. The Plan was developed...

Federal Funding for Water Conservation in Central Oregon

Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate’s Agriculture Appropriations Committee, has been working hard to secure funding for Central Oregon. A bill that includes a $25 million increase for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations was just unanimously...

Notes from the Field: Pre-Project Monitoring on McKay Creek – What Do The Bugs Tell Us?

Project Update: Kelsey, our Project Coordinator, spent a couple days collecting macroinvertebrates in McKay Creek before the McKay Creek Switch Project goes into construction. This data collection will occur before and after the Switch to help us determine how increased flows have...

Support the DRC by Volunteering for the Deschutes Dash!

The Deschutes River Conservancy is this year's beneficiary of the Deschutes Dash Multi-Sport Event on July 14th. Racers will have the option to make a donation when signing up and part of the proceeds from the race will benefit the DRC's mission...

Building Community from Conflict – By John Kitzhaber, M.D.

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the...

Fundraiser for DRC at Monkless Belgian Ales Thursday June 13

$1 From Every Pour Goes to the DRC This Thursday! Monkless Belgian Ales is supporting the DRC through sales of their tart & refreshing summer ale, Samaritans Saison, Thursday, June 13th. Join the staff of the DRC and the generous brewers...

What impacts will a changing climate have on our rivers, communities, and water supplies?

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Presents: What impacts will a changing climate have on our rivers, communities, and water supplies? Come learn about how water works in the Deschutes Basin and the strategies available to create resiliency in the face...

Dudley’s Bookshop Café in Bend, Oregon First U.S. Bookstore to Give ‘1% for the Planet’

Dudley’s Bookshop Café, an independently owned bookstore in Bend, Ore., has become the first U.S. bookstore to join 1% for the Planet. Dudley’s is donating 1 percent of its annual gross sales to local environmental nonprofits approved by the organization,...

Deschutes River Update: Flows will be Increasing for the Spring in the Upper Deschutes

FLOW UPDATE: As per the existing agreements and requirements, US Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the water managers in Central Oregon, have agreed to changes to this year's spring increase in flows in the Deschutes River. Due to...

What Did all that Snow Mean for Water Supply?

It’s mid-March and the sound of shoveling show has been replaced by the sound of melting snow. As we are finishing slushing through our daily lives, it’s easy to think that these past late-season snowstorms have solved Central Oregon’s water problems...