Salmon
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Improving Whychus Creek

Work aimed at improving fish spawning will include limiting human access to portions of the creek
Jaclyn Brandt

With growth around Central Oregon, wilderness areas tend to see an increase in traffic from humans. To reduce that human impact, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council works to protect many of the waterways along the Deschutes River. 

 One of those projects is the Whychus Creek Management Plan, which UDWC has been working on for […]

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Side Notes 5/20-5/27

Avatar photo Erin Rook

In the growing trend of big water users giving back to water-related causes, Deschutes Brewery and Columbia Distributing recently donated $16,600 from last month’s Beer Machines Party in Portland to Salmon-Safe, a nonprofit focused on restoring salmon watersheds in the Pacific Northwest. But it’s not the first time Deschutes has shown up for salmon. It […]

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A River Kind Of Runs Through It

DamNation plants some dynamite
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Dam removal is one of those topics, like gun control, where a middle ground doesn’t seem to thrive. It seems like the arguments bounce between, “Dams equal jobs and if you get rid of a single one you’re a communist” and, “All dams must go, because Mother Nature shouldn’t be boxed in, man. Plus, I […]

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