Prineville Reservoir
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A Fisheries Pioneer

Amy Stewart was ODFW’s first district-wide female fish biologist
Brian Jennings

“I was told women belong in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant,” recalls former state Fish Biologist Amy Stuart of Prineville. In 1983, she was hired by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as its first district-wide female fish biologist, based in Prineville. With natural resources degrees from Cornell and Colorado State Universitiy, she interviewed for […]

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Wet Dogs Rock

5 paddle spots for pups in Central Oregon
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

It’s not just a novelty intended to get tourists to snap photos of you as you pass by the Old Mill. While some dogs won’t ever get the hang of it, other pups love nothing more than getting close to some water-loving wildlife while you’re paddling them aboard a watercraft. In honor of the Dog […]

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No Fish

Federal legislation combined with a drought year results in trouble for trout on the Crooked River
Brian Jennings

The Crooked River below Bowman Dam and the Prineville Reservoir is regarded as a blue ribbon fishery for Oregon’s native Redband trout. It may be highly regarded by anglers—but at the moment, that image has been dealt a serious blow. At the heart of the issue is federal legislation passed in December 2014, which allocated […]

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