The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Bonneville Power Administration, and the Walton Family Foundation brought together 90 river restoration practitioners together in Bend this past week. They toured the Deschutes and Klamath Basins, comparing and contrasting approaches to…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
Despite lower snowpack, reservoirs are ready for summer
Spring is now in full swing here in the High Desert and the warmer weather is starting to draw people to the river. This past winter was dryer than normal meaning that water supply for…
Another project brings us closer to our goal for Whychus Creek
The native fish habitat found in Whychus Creek plays an integral role in steelhead reintroduction efforts underway in the basin. Through a series of instream flow restoration projects, the Deschutes River Conservancy, in partnership with…
Change in steelhead designation eases restoration efforts
This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the designation of steelhead trout released above Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River will be changed from endangered to experimental under the Endangered…
The Deschutes River Conservancy Awarded $50,000 Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation
Funds Will Be Used To Develop a Long-Term Collaborative Plan to Improve Water Management in the Upper Deschutes Basin Recently, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the recipients of its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Through…
We’re Better Together
During this time of year, people tend to reflect on what they are grateful for. The Deschutes River Conservancy is a 100% consensus-based organization working on restoring flows to the streams of Central Oregon. As…
Laura Gibson croons “Down by the River”
The third session in the Deschutes Brewery’s Deschutes River Recordings series presents Laura Gibson with a spiritual cliffside take on “Down by The Riverside.” The pairing dovetails nicely with the themes explored in her latest…
Annual meetings give water transaction organizations a chance to gather and learn
Three of our Deschutes River Conservancy staff members recently returned from the 2012 Fall QLE meeting in Washington. Qualified Local Entities, or QLEs are organizations under the Columbia Basin Water Transaction Program with missions to…
The Deschutes River Conservancy awarded $50,000 grant from the Bureau of Reclamation
Funds Will Be Used To Develop a Long-Term Collaborative Plan to Improve Water Management in the Upper Deschutes Basin Recently, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the recipients of its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Through…