Tod Heisler might as well have river water running through his veins. He was recently hired as the director of the Rivers Conservation Program within Central Oregon LandWatch, and before that he led the Deschutes River Conservancy for 15 years. His 30 years of conservation experience began with the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.C., […]
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Tumalo Irrigation District Gets Funds for Upgrades
Sen. Jeff Merkley secures nearly $30 million for canal piping
On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced he helped secure nearly $30 million in funding for the Tumalo Irrigation District, as part of the District’s watershed plan to improve water conservation, delivery reliability and public safety through canal piping. The project, which covers more than 68 miles of canals and lateral canals, is expected to […]
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Nestlé Water Grab a Bad Deal for Oregon
Since 2008, Nestlé has been in negotiations with the city of Cascade Locks and the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for water from the Oxbow Springs in the Columbia River Gorge. Nestlé wants to bottle the spring water under the Arrowhead brand. How bad does Nestlé want Oregon’s water and the profits that spring from […]
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Conservation efforts questioned
Lawsuits filed by environmental groups against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and multiple Central Oregon water districts, including the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID), demand changes to the way the Deschutes River’s water is managed. The environmental groups are using the destruction of habitat of the spotted frog and the federal Endangered Species Act to […]