Spring has sprung and canals all over Central Oregon are filling with water diverted from local rivers and streams. Over 700 miles of canals will carry this water throughout the region’s irrigated lands bringing back…
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Events
Dec 15 – Riversong – A Community Celebration & “Big Sing” ›
Do you feel a kindredness with our rivers and creeks? Do you feel calm, find peace, clarity, hope or renewal among the various banks and curves of the big river flowing down the mountains across…
Events
Oct 14, 2019 – Fall 2019 Lava Island Fish Rescue ›
Call for volunteers to help this Saturday to relocate stranded fish as flows in the river drop for storage season. Recall that with the wind-down of the growing-season, the irrigation districts of Central Oregon reduce…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
45-Day Public Comment Period Begins Today for the Draft Habitat Conservation Plan ›
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have released the Draft Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan) and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and they are now available for public…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
Federal Funding for Water Conservation in Central Oregon ›
Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate’s Agriculture Appropriations Committee, has been working hard to secure funding for Central Oregon. A bill that includes a $25 million increase for the Watershed and Flood…
Events
Sept 11 – Klamath 2050: A River of Hope with Emma Marris at the High Desert Museum ›
In this lecture, Emma Marris, a Klamath Falls-based environmental author, and journalist will tell the story of Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River, a water system set to see big changes in the coming…
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Aug 2 – Be a part of “Homewaters”, a book about the past, present, and future of the Deschutes Basin ›
August 2 – The Deschutes River Conservancy to Publish a Coffee Table Style Book Telling the Story of the Deschutes Basin’s Past, Present, and Future Through Photography and Written Word The Deschutes River Conservancy is…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
Guest Blog: Best Ways To Preserve Nature While Hiking by Rachel Gaffney ›
Every month millions of people take at least a one day hike into the wilderness either using a national hiking trail or a local park trail. There are significant physical and emotional benefits of getting…
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The Return of Whychus Creek ›
Whychus Creek is coming back to life after a 9 phase piping project that has modernized Three Sisters Irrigation District and restored year-round flows in the iconic creek that runs through Sisters, Oregon.