Now finalized, the Rogers Lateral Pipeline Project Between Cooley and Tumalo Roads is Already Boosting River Flows BEND, OR, May 1, 2020— Swalley Irrigation District, one of the leading districts charging forward to modernize its…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
50+ Reasons We Love The Deschutes
Thank you for helping us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day this week by sending in your reasons you love the Deschutes Basin. As promised, here they are! 50+ Reasons We Love The Deschutes…
Irrigation Season Is Here. What Does That Mean for the River?
Spring has sprung and canals all over Central Oregon are filling with water diverted from local rivers and streams. Over 700 miles of canals will carry this water throughout the region’s irrigated lands bringing back…
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…
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…
Guest Blog: Best Ways To Preserve Nature While Hiking by Rachel Gaffney
Every month millions of people take at least a one day hike into the wilderness either using a national hiking trail or a local park trail. There are significant physical and emotional benefits of getting…
Notes from the Field: Pre-Project Monitoring on McKay Creek – What Do The Bugs Tell Us?
Kelsey, our Project Coordinator, spent a couple days collecting macroinvertebrates in McKay Creek before the McKay Creek Switch Project goes into construction.
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…
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…