In the Media

Deschutes River gets a deep clean

Bend Bulletin

Armed with trash grabbers and river-ready shoes, volunteers at the 15th annual Upper Deschutes Watershed Council's Stream Stewardship Day collectively spread compost, cleared invasive weeds and picked up trash both in the river and on the river banks.

Bend tries to change water usage

Bend Bulletin

Every day from 6 to 8 a.m., much of Bend wakes up, takes a shower and prepares breakfast. Meanwhile, many irrigation sprinklers water lawns and gardens across the city.

Mirror Pond response drying up

Bend Bulletin

Bend residents have two weeks left to weigh in on the future of Mirror Pond in an online questionnaire.

Piping the canal

Bend Bulletin

The Central Oregon Irrigation District is in line to receive a $1.5 million grant to help switch more of its delivery system from open canal to closed pipe.

No water drama for Deschutes

Bend Bulletin

Three months after the state determined the Klamath Tribes are first in line for water above Upper Klamath Lake, the tribes are using the new designation to keep more water for fish by stopping ranching diversions.

Mirror Pond’s future still uncertain

Bend Bulletin

Mirror Pond project manager Jim Figurski said Monday it is taking longer than expected for a consultant to produce images of how the pond would look in the future under different management scenarios, but he expects they will be ready next week.