Please join us for the Save Wild Steelhead Festival on April 25 at the Orvis Store in Bend.
In the Media
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.
February 19, 2009 – Fly Fishing Film Tour In Bend On March 11, 2009
Tickets are on sale in advance at www.flyfishingfilmtour.com. Each film has a very unique flavor and message and while all of them showcase incredible cinematography, each has their own blend of hilarious commentary, mesmerizing storytelling, and some of the largest and most impressive fish ever caught.
January 2, 2009 – Fish Puzzle Project to Benefit Conservancy
Local woodworker and puzzle maker Larry Pecenka, a habitat biologist for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, has been making puzzles in the shape of large fish to raise funds for the Deschutes River Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that works to restore stream flow and improve water quality in the Deschutes Basin.
December 2, 2008 – Bend Bulletin Seasonal Flows Affect Fish Habitat, Reshape The River
During the late fall and winter, the Upper Deschutes drops to a fraction of its natural size.
December 4, 2008 – Bend's Jim Noteboom: Lawyer, Veteran, Father
Jim Noteboom, it’s safe to say, was one of the most personable lawyers in Central Oregon. While the bulk of his practice involved the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, that did not prevent him from being an involved citizen of Bend.
December 2, 2008 – Bend Bulletin Lawyer Was Devoted To Area Tribes
Friends and colleagues remembered Jim Noteboom on Monday as a man who was devoted to his work and loved a good laugh.