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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
DRC’s Gen Hubert to present at Living on a Few Acres Conference on March 16, 2013 ›
Living on a Few Acres (LOAFA) is a one-day conference which targets small acreage landowners and farmers of all sizes. Over 32 classes will be offered to provide opportunities to learn about water rights, field management,…
Change in steelhead designation eases restoration efforts ›
This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the designation of steelhead trout released above Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River will be changed from endangered to experimental under the Endangered…
The Deschutes River Conservancy Awarded $50,000 Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation ›
Funds Will Be Used To Develop a Long-Term Collaborative Plan to Improve Water Management in the Upper Deschutes Basin Recently, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the recipients of its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Through…