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…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
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…
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…
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…
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…