I have read several articles recently regarding piping of the irrigation canals, and the thought that over 3 miles of those canals should be considered historic, and not piped. This is really counterproductive to saving wildlife habitat and conserving water.
The Bend Park & Recreation District is renovating a popular access point to the Deschutes River at Riverbend Park in order to combat erosion at the site.
A third section of canal overseen by the Central Oregon Irrigation District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On April 6, The Bulletin ran a front-page story about Arnold Irrigation District applying for a $48 million grant to pipe its main canals and subsequently wrote an editorial in support of this.
Recently The Bulletin endorsed using $48 million of taxpayer funds to pipe the Arnold Irrigation ditches, which the newspaper characterized as a “win” for all concerned.
The federal government has found a use for water from the Deschutes River: wasting it.
Piping irrigation water in Deschutes County makes good sense. Just ask the folks who run the Arnold Irrigation District, which serves customers south and east of Bend. They want to get into piping in a serious way and have scheduled a public meeting later this month on the subject.
Water is pouring into Prineville Reservoir at rates not seen since 2017 and pouring out of Bowman Dam nearly as quickly, as the massive snowfall from February begins to melt more rapidly.
Central Oregon residents will have a chance to weigh in later this month on a massive project to pipe canals to the south of Bend.
The end of winter was one for the history books throughout Central Oregon, thanks to the snowiest February ever in Bend and elsewhere.
Bend’s snowiest February in more than century may finally be pulling Central Oregon out of a long-term drought, but the region still has a long way to go.
Central Oregon has experienced much harsher winters in past years, but the snowfall this month has been the highest in February since the National Weather Service in Pendleton started tracking weather observations in 1901.
In today’s acrimonious political climate, it’s rare to read stories about public and private entities working together for the common good — particularly when it comes to the environment and limited natural resources.
The controversial plan to build a bridge across the Deschutes River south of Bend is no longer in the Bend Park & Recreation District’s plans, at least for the foreseeable future.
Cold, snowy storms pounded much of the Pacific Northwest, Central Oregon included, for a week, prompting winter weather warnings and canceling travel plans over the mountains.
On Jan. 31, the Deschutes River Conservancy announced that they had secured funding from Intel Corp. to help with their Middle Deschutes summer water leasing program. Without the DRC’s various efforts, including the leasing program, the Middle Deschutes below Bend would be virtually dry in the summer. Additional funding for the leasing program is welcome news but requires some context.
The Deschutes River Conservancy announced Wednesday that its water leasing program has just secured funding from Intel Corp. that will be used to protect 81 million gallons a year in the Middle Deschutes River downstream from Bend during the peak summer irrigation season.
A group of river-related agencies meets Tuesday to discuss a shared vision for the Deschutes. North Unit Irrigation District Director and Deschutes Basin Board of Control Manager Mike Britton says the goal is to return the river to full health for future generations, "It's a vision whereby we can work together to find solutions for the Deschutes River that benefit families, farms, and fish.
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A reception and speaker series will bring together environmental nonprofit groups, irrigation districts, businesses and individuals based on their shared goals for the Deschutes River.
A reception and speaker series will bring together environmental nonprofit groups, irrigation districts, businesses and individuals based on their shared goals for the Deschutes River.