A Sisters-area development group Wednesday announced it would sell 63 acres of "pioneer" water rights to a central Oregon water conservation group.
In the Media
April 19, 2009 – Water Officials Hope $4M for Irrigation is Just the Start of the Stimulus Funding
With $81 million worth of irrigation-related projects to choose from, the Deschutes River Conservancy has no shortage of options for using the stimulus money it will receive from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
April 20, 2009 – Whole Foods to Donate 5% of Store Sales to the DRC
OIn celebration of Earth Day, on Wednesday April 22nd, Whole Foods will donate 5% of store sales to the Deschutes River Conservancy.
April 6, 2009 – Bend Bulletin Water Fight Brewing
Challenging the widely held view that all the water in the Deschutes River is spoken for and then some, a group of local water users, led by former state Sen. Neil Bryant, wants to skim off winter flows just south of Bend’s Pioneer Park and pump them underground.
April 4, 2009 – DRC Presentation at the Bend Orvis Store on April 8, 2009
DRC Presentation: Restoring our Local Rivers & Streams: One Drop at a Time- Wednesday, April 8th ~ 5:30-7:30 pm
April 5, 2009 – Join Us For The Wild Steelhead Festival On April 25, 2009
Please join us for the Save Wild Steelhead Festival on April 25 at the Orvis Store in Bend.
March/April 2009 – Water Efficiency Online Journal River Restoration Done Right (and Wrong)
Saving water to relieve an aquifer, conserve a river, reintroduce its fish, and preserve a community’s quality of life.
March 3, 2009 – Bend Bulletin So, How's The Snowpack?
Snowpack in the Upper Deschutes-Crooked River Basin is slightly below average as March begins, but not so much as to cause concern for local irrigation districts.
February 26, 2009 – Bend Bulletin US Spending Plan: What’s In It For Us?
Local governments will see nearly $2 million for water conservation, renewable energy and low-income families directed to Central Oregon through earmarks attached to a $410 billion spending bill.