For Immediate Release Media Contact: Tod Heisler Executive Director 541-382-4077 x19 tod@deschutesriver.org Phase One of the North Unit Water Supply Program Finalized Through the State of Oregon For over one hundred years, the Deschutes River…
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Whychus Creek revived through combined efforts ›
Restored flows in Whychus Creek meandering through The Deschutes Land Trust’s Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. Whychus Creek in Sisters has made a huge comeback in the past several years through the collaborative efforts of the…
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Give to the Flow – Blue Water mailers come out in Avion bills this month ›
Avion Water customers can make an easy contribution to the Deschutes River Conservancy through our Blue Water Program. Avion customers can opt in to make a monthly contribution by filling out the Blue Water form…
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In Memory of Bob Main (1943-2013) ›
On June 6th of this year, Central Oregon lost one of its most important figures in water management. Bob Main was Watermaster and then Regional Manager at the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) for twenty-two years…
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New opportunities for longtime DRC Program Director, Scott McCaulou ›
The Deschutes River Conservancy wishes longtime staff member, Scott McCaulou, the best of luck in his new position as the Program Director of the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program at the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation in Portland.…
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Streamflow restoration groups convene in Bend ›
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Bonneville Power Administration, and the Walton Family Foundation brought together 90 river restoration practitioners together in Bend this past week. They toured the Deschutes and Klamath Basins, comparing and contrasting approaches to…
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Despite lower snowpack, reservoirs are ready for summer ›
Spring is now in full swing here in the High Desert and the warmer weather is starting to draw people to the river. This past winter was dryer than normal meaning that water supply for…
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Another project brings us closer to our goal for Whychus Creek ›
The native fish habitat found in Whychus Creek plays an integral role in steelhead reintroduction efforts underway in the basin. Through a series of instream flow restoration projects, the Deschutes River Conservancy, in partnership with…
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Irrigation districts share water for mutual gain ›
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) is in the process of piping almost one mile of their I-Lateral canal, located near the Alfalfa Store & Feed. The conserved water from this project will be transferred to…