Deschutes River Conservancy News

A collaboration between the Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation Project benefits the DRC!

In celebration of the Deschutes Brewery's 30th year, they are honoring the relationships they formed and fostered along the way that have allowed them to get to this point. Their collaborations feature members of their brewing family tree: past brewmasters...

DRC Says Farewell To Our Longtime Development & Communications Director

After 12 years at Deschutes River Conservancy, Bea Armstrong is leaving her position as the Director of Development and Communications to seek new adventures with her family in Hong Kong. Bea was the DRC’s first Marketing and Communications Director and...

Notes from the Field: The Fish Salvage Was Different This Year

For the past several dry to normal years, the Lava Island side channel has run completely dry, creating the urgent need for an annual fish salvage. This year however, despite water managers holding back flows as usual, the channel has...

Solving Flow Issues in the Deschutes River

[caption id="attachment_473" align="alignnone" width="665"] Photo: Marisa Chappell Hossick[/caption] The Deschutes River brings so much to our lives. It inspires our runs, walks and rides. Its powerful waters work hard to bring life to our region, but we can live in...

Salmon and Steelhead Habitat to be Restored in McKay Creek

The McKay Water Rights Switch will restore natural flow to the middle reach of McKay Creek by allowing landowners in this reach to trade their private McKay Creek water rights for Ochoco Irrigation District (OID) water rights, sourced from Prineville...

Making the connection between modernizing agriculture and restoring the Deschutes

[caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Canals in Central Oregon leak up to 50% of their water. Piping canals creates opportunity for more efficient irrigation and streamflow restoration for local rivers and streams.[/caption] Last night, the Coalition for the Deschutes and the...

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, peppermint oil, wheat, alfalfa and...

Deschutes Partnership Awarded $4M Through Focused Investment Program

[caption id="attachment_92" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Whychus Creek meandering through Camp Polk Meadow near Sisters, Oregon.[/caption] This week, the Deschutes River Conservancy helped welcome the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to the Deschutes Basin and attended OWEB’s quarterly board meeting in Madras....

Celebrating Marc Thalacker of Three Sisters Irrigation District

This week we are celebrating our longstanding partnership with Marc Thalacker and his 20th anniversary as Manager of the Three Sisters Irrigation District. Marc’s vision, will and determination were instrumental in the achievement of historic change for Whychus Creek and...

Our focus reaches for 2017: Upper Deschutes, McKay Creek and Whychus Creek

McKay Creek Upper Deschutes River The Basin Study Work Group is a basin wide collaborative working to restore flows in critical reaches such as the Upper Deschutes for the past 2 years. This year, the group is identifying the specifics of...