Up to 90% of the water used in Central Oregon supports local agriculture. Much of the irrigation system was developed more than 100 years ago with technology that’s now outdated. Today, the DRC works closely…
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A CLOSER LOOK: WHAT THE BASIN STUDY FUNDING MEANS FOR CENTRAL OREGON ›
The streamflow challenges currently facing the Deschutes Basin trace back more than 100 years. Eyeing a successful future for local agriculture and unaware of potential environmental consequences, settlers put the Basin’s water to work. The…
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Whychus Creek: The life of Rimrock Ranch ›
Rimrock Ranch is a gorgeous 1,120 acre property situated along Whychus Creek near Sisters. When owners Gayle and Bob Baker moved to the ranch nearly two decades ago, they fell in love with the wild…
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Reclamation Funds Study for Sustainable Water Management in Oregon’s Upper Deschutes Basin ›
For Release: June 9, 2014 BEND, Ore.– The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will make $1.8 million available for comprehensive water studies addressing climate change options to three western…
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The Deschutes River: what is valued most downstream? ›
“Chuush” is the word you’ll hear at the beginning and end of any ceremonial meal in Warm Springs. It means water in the Warm Springs language, Ichishkiin. Held in the highest regard by the Tribes, water is believed…
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A fisherman’s perspective on the Deschutes River ›
Talk a little about your guiding business. I started Deep Canyon Outfitters in 2009 after working with another outfitter for 4 years, and before that, yet another outfitter for 3 years. In total I have…
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Farmers, fish and streams win in Whychus ›
We can look forward to a higher flowing, healthier Whychus Creek this summer as a result of the latest in a series of restoration projects that have revived this Sisters creek. Once a dry creek…
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With all this flooding now, why talk of a drought this summer? ›
The Deschutes River and its tributaries are fed by melting snow from the Cascade Mountains. When we get rain and warmer weather in the winter and early spring, it melts the snow pack, sometimes dramatically…