Did you know there are organizations similar to the DRC throughout the Northwest who are working collaboratively in their communities to restore streamflow in tributary streams and rivers of the Columbia Basin?
In the Media
September 27, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Bend courted brewers on water
Earlier this month the city of Bend asked local brewers, including Deschutes, Boneyard and 10 Barrel, to support the city’s controversial $68.2 million overhaul of its Bridge Creek water system.
September 26, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Bend is scared of questions on Bridge Creek
The city of Bend seems so deeply dug in defending its $69 million Bridge Creek water project that it’s unwilling to peek out from behind the bunkers.
September 26, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Fall’s the time to cast a local line
Several years ago, my husband and I spent a long weekend fly-fishing in southeastern Oregon. For three solid days, we flogged three different rivers.
September 16, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Where's all the water?
Last weekend, Bend residents Mike Tripp and his wife went on a hike along Tumalo Creek downstream of Shevlin Park. What they found startled them.
September 20, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Salazar: Dam removal will cost far less
The cost of removing four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon will be far less than first believed, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday as he worked to rally support for several massive federal water projects.
September 21, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Steel pipe purchase a $4 million gamble
The city of Bend’s latest money-saving venture could maroon Bend with a $4 million pile of steel to sell. The city hopes it can save $400,000 on the price of steel pipe for its Bridge Creek water project by paying $4 million now.
September 21, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Conservation group appeals Whychus plan
Creating an official trail system along Whychus Creek near Sisters may create new problems for the area, argues a Bend nonprofit group appealing a U.S. Forest Service plan.
June 11, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Groups want Walden’s water plan to help fish, river health
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, visits Prineville today to discuss proposed legislation that would allow Prineville to draw more groundwater, help restore McKay Creek and more. But some conservation groups and angling advocates are upset about what it does not include — more water for fish and river health.