In the Media

Sunny days in Central Oregon are shrinking the mountain snowpack.

A new federal designation for reintroduced steelhead upstream of Lake Billy Chinook comes as a relief to Central Oregon water users.

Winter, officially one week away, is headed for a sluggish start all across Oregon, with snowpack levels well below average though mid-December.

For six years, money has flowed from public agencies and private companies to solve the silt buildup that is creating mud flats in Mirror Pond.

Sipping beer along the Bend Ale Trail and floating down the Deschutes River has led to an increase in tourism, according to data released Tuesday.

Meandering serenely through meadows and pine trees southwest of Sunriver, the Fall River is a summertime oasis for Central Oregon fly anglers.

The state Land Use Board of Appeals has sent the city of Bend's water plan back to the city for more work — but while foes of the pipeline project said they won on most issues, city leaders said Monday that's not how they read it.

The City of Bend has taken a commendable step to revise its surface water project. It announced Tuesday it’s going to propose to the U.S. Forest Service to take the same maximum amount of water that it takes now from Bridge Creek — 18.2 cubic feet per second.

Bend officials announced a new strategy Tuesday to obtain environmental approval for the $20 million Bridge Creek water intake facility and pipeline project.