Includes the 20 Year Flow Restoration Report, DRC Streamflow Restoration Progress Report, Neighbors of the River, What You Need to Know About the Deschutes, Together We Can Restore the Deschutes River, and a Message From…
Media
Deschutes River Conservancy News
Upper Deschutes Basin Study ›
How it all started Over 100 years ago, federal and state policies encouraged the settlement of the high desert by facilitating access to land and irrigation water. In many cases, the state gave out more…
Videos
Change the Story ›
The Deschutes River runs through the heart of Central Oregon. For the past century, the river has been managed to serve irrigation needs. This has had a negative impact on flows and the health of…
Annual Reports & Newsletters
2014 Annual Report ›
Includes the 20 Year Flow Restoration Report, DRC Streamflow Restoration Progress Report, Neighbors of the River, What You Need to Know About the Deschutes, Together We Can Restore the Deschutes River, and a Message From…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
A collaboration between the Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation Project benefits the DRC! ›
In celebration of the Deschutes Brewery’s 30th year, they are honoring the relationships they formed and fostered along the way that have allowed them to get to this point. Their collaborations feature members of their…
Exploring the Deschutes Basin
Exploring the Deschutes – A New Blog Series ›
By Jake Sahl Contributing Writer for the Deschutes River Conservancy When I finally got my head above water, I found myself in the quiet cave formed by our overturned raft. The world under here seemed…
Press Releases
Central Oregon Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic River Act ›
NEWS RELEASE Discover Your Forest: 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701, discoveryourforest.org CONTACT: Rika Nelson, Executive Director, 541-383-5572 For Release: Central Oregon Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic River Act…
Upper Deschutes Basin Study
Open Houses for Upper Deschutes River Basin Study ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Mike Relf, Bureau of Reclamation, bor-pnr-udbasinstudy@usbr.gov, 208-378-5175 Craig Horrell, Deschutes Basin Board of Control, chorrell@coid.org, 541-548-6047 Kate Fitzpatrick, Deschutes River Conservancy, kate@deschutesriver.org, 541-382-4077 Open Houses for Upper Deschutes…
Deschutes River Conservancy News
Notes from the Field: 2018 Snowpack So Far – Yikes! ›
By Kyle Gorman, South Central Region Manager for Oregon Water Resources Department As of today, the snowpack at the basin’s snow telemetered sites are reading 37% of average water content. We started off November with…