Updates
LandWatch Prevails in Case to Protect from More Development in Southern Deschutes County Forests
LandWatch argued against the County’s proposal at the Land Use Board of Appeals because it is a one-size-fits-all solution that may make any problem worse.
You're Invited to the RedTail Banquet
Enjoy a sunset dinner, drinks, and a raffle to benefit Central Oregon's forests and high desert, rivers and springs, wildlife habitat, and well-designed communities.
Draining Oregon - A look into Oregon's underground reservoirs
Are we running out of groundwater? The Oregonian/Oregon Live found that permits to pump groundwater are given out despite the fact that the state doesn't know how much water is actually available.
Summer 2016 Hike Series: Alder Springs
Walk down into the scenic lower Whychus Creek Canyon to Alder Springs and then on to the confluence of the creek with the thundering Deschutes River below a towering wedge of rimrock on this premier Central Oregon hike.
Event: Speak up for the Deschutes River!
Hosted by the Bend Youth Brigade Paddle Team, this event is for people - especially young people - who love to kayak, SUP, raft, or float on the river and want to do their part to help its recovery.
Letter: A better plan for Deschutes River flows
Making a judge decide what is right and wrong for the river is not fair to her; the different government agencies need to do their mandated jobs.
Letter: It’s time to save the Upper Deschutes
Once home to some of North America’s finest trout fishing, the Upper Deschutes is now treated with little more consideration than an irrigation ditch.
The Bulletin Editorial Board: Irrigation Districts Should Share Water
Flows in the Upper Deschutes become a relative trickle in the winter. They get as low as 20 cubic feet per second. People may disagree about what exactly would be a “healthy” flow. Nobody looks at 20 cfs and cheers. Ten times that would be a start
Tumalo Creek: Undoubtedly Worth Protecting
The City of Bend's plan for diverting Tumalo Creek will degrade our water quality, scar the landscape, and harm fish and wildlife.
Water Rights: Conservation Efforts Questioned
More than a century ago, private capitalists, including Alexander Drake, built canals in Central Oregon to attract settlers with the promise of irrigation for farming
Low Deschutes River Flow Reveals Mirror Pond Mudflats
Three factors combined to cause the Deschutes River’s low flow as it passes through the city: slight releases from Wickiup Reservoir, nearly half average flow from the Little Deschutes River and temporary irrigation diversions, or “stock runs.”
Rock, River, Recharge Recap
We learned how current practices are causing the Upper Deschutes River to be dewatered in the winter months and flooded during the irrigation season.
A Day in the Life of a Whychus Fir
Thirty years ago, when Paul was living at this very ranch, he heard about a proposal to pipe Whychus Creek and clear-cut its banks.
Letter: Restore the Deschutes River to its Natural Flow
he Deschutes River is many things: it's home to fish and wildlife, it drives our economy, it's the source of water for agriculture, it's a place for recreation..
Letter: Water Usage Must Change to Help the Deschutes River
nce considered a model for river health, today the Deschutes is in trouble. Learn more about our work to restore the Deschutes here.