In the Media

BEND, Ore. – The Deschutes River Conservancy awarded the first ever Bob Main Award to Kyle Gorman of the Oregon Water Resources Department at the DRC’s 8th Annual RiverFeast dinner.

A consortium of local nonprofits, public agencies, and representatives from Pine Meadow Ranch will initiate the removal of the last remaining concrete dam on Whychus Creek on September 8.

The announcement that the Oregon spotted frog is listed as threatened was greeted as not such a big deal by a local researcher and a Deschutes County planner.

A lawsuit to stop Bend’s $24 million water supply project will soon pick up momentum, with a trial on the case possible as soon as mid-October.

For all its beauty, the Deschutes River through parts of Bend is pretty much a mess. Too many people have used it as a convenient dumping place for everything from beer bottles to wire fencing.

Downstream from Bend, the Deschutes River used to nearly run dry every summer. Most of the river’s water gets legally diverted by irrigation districts at Bend.

Bend officials said Tuesday that although they have not held a public meeting since May on the fate of Mirror Pond, they are still working on a solution.

A proposed conservation agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bill Smith and the other owners of the Old Mill District in Bend does something for everyone.

The Deschutes National Forest, private land owners and a conservation group are working together to restore fish passage for bull trout and redband trout on Jack Creek, a tributary to the Metolius River.