Raise the Deschutes Seminar Series
Learn all about your home waters, challenges in the basin,
and how you can help with this monthly series
Deschutes River Conservancy is developing a the Raise the Deschutes Seminar Series to increase water knowledge, understanding of issues, and awareness of solutions to the public in a variety of formats.
Water issues in the Deschutes River Basin and beyond will be the focus of this seminar series. Topics covered will be understanding river hydrology, learning about river levels (historic, current, and future), seeing the connection between flows and habitat, how water rights affect water supply, water-use efficiency, drought effects, and resiliency planning.
June 2022 What’s Wrong with Our Rivers?
Hydrology and Water Management in the Upper Deschutes Basin
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department (Kyle Gorman)
July 2022 Water Rights 101
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department
August 2022 Canal Piping, Watershed Planning, and PL566 Funding
Planned presenters: DRC and Deschutes Basin Board of Control
September 2022 Water Bank Pilot Program and Development of Deschutes Water Bank
Planned presenters: DRC, Deschutes Basin Board of Control, Central Oregon Cities Organization
October 2022 On-Farm Pilot Program
Planned presenters: DRC, Central Oregon Irrigation District, Deschutes County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Natural Resources Conservation District (USDA)
NOVEMBER 2022 Instream Leasing Program
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department
December 2022 Mitigation and Groundwater
Planned presenters: DRC, Oregon Water Resources Department, Central Oregon Cities Organization
January 2023 McKay Water Rights Switch
Possible presenters: DRC and Ochoco Irrigation District
Post-January Seminars: TBD
Deschutes River Conservancy is developing a the Raise the Deschutes Seminar Series to increase water knowledge, understanding of issues, and awareness of solutions to the public in a variety of formats.
Water issues in the Deschutes River Basin and beyond will be the focus of this seminar series. Topics covered will be understanding river hydrology, learning about river levels (historic, current, and future), seeing the connection between flows and habitat, how water rights affect water supply, water-use efficiency, drought effects, and resiliency planning.
June 2022 What’s Wrong with Our Rivers?
Hydrology and Water Management in the Upper Deschutes Basin
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department (Kyle Gorman)
July 2022 Water Rights 101
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department
August 2022 Canal Piping, Watershed Planning, and PL566 Funding
Planned presenters: DRC and Deschutes Basin Board of Control
September 2022 Water Bank Pilot Program and Development of Deschutes Water Bank
Planned presenters: DRC, Deschutes Basin Board of Control, Central Oregon Cities Organization
October 2022 On-Farm Pilot Program
Planned presenters: DRC, Central Oregon Irrigation District, Deschutes County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Natural Resources Conservation District (USDA)
NOVEMBER 2022 Instream Leasing Program
Planned presenters: DRC and Oregon Water Resources Department
December 2022 Mitigation and Groundwater
Planned presenters: DRC, Oregon Water Resources Department, Central Oregon Cities Organization
January 2023 McKay Water Rights Switch
Possible presenters: DRC and Ochoco Irrigation District