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Nominate a river for Wild and Scenic designation

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is asking Oregonians to nominate more Oregon rivers for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Do you have a river you love in Oregon? Do you want to see it more protected than it is today? Now’s the time to speak up. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is asking Oregonians to nominate more Oregon rivers for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System—meant to “preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, […]

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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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Deschutes Land Trust buys Whychus Creek Land

+ Tobacco 21 law moves forward & Deschutes River Alliance Lawsuit moves forward
The Source Staff

YOUR OREGON NEWS ROUNDUP Deschutes Land Trust purchases land along Whychus Creek The Deschutes Land Trust has purchased 130 acres of land along Whychus Creek near Sisters, as part of the organization’s ongoing campaign to restore and enhance the creek and its floodplain. The purchase, part of the new Willow Springs Preserve, includes close to […]

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Bringing Back the Floodplain

Deschutes Land Trust launches its restoration of the historic wetlands at Whychus Creek
M.W. Hill

It’s being touted as one of the most “significant restoration efforts in the American west,” and it’s taking place right in our backyards. Reconstruction efforts got underway this month on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek, a part of the Whychus Canyon Preserve owned by the Deschutes Land Trust. The effort is part of a […]

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Preserving Aspen Hollow

Deschutes Land Trust secures 58 acres along Whychus Creek
Avatar photo Erin Rook

The Whychus Creek area is home to a wide array of wildlife. Salmon and steelhead swim in its waters, mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk graze along its banks, and golden eagles and spotted bats fly through the skies above. Thanks to Deschutes Land Trust and its supporters, an additional 58 acres of that habitat […]

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Two-by-Four

Four impressive build-outs for 2014, and two coming in 2015
Avatar photo Phil Busse

Four Impressive Local Additions to Recreation: Whychus Creek reclamation: On October 1, Deschutes Land Trust publicly announced an ambitious goal to fully reclaim and restore Whychus Creek, a cold water tributary that runs northeast from Sisters into the Deschutes River. The mellow stretch of river—and riverside trails—will be a boon to butterfly and bird watching, […]

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Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces

Deschutes Land Trust has an ambitious plan to give Whychus Creek back to the public
Avatar photo Phil Busse

On Oct 1, the Deschutes Land Trust publicly announced an ambitious goal to fully reclaim and restore Whychus Creek, a cold water tributary that runs northeast from Sisters into the Deschutes River. In an exclusive interview with the Source, Executive Director Brad Chalfant and Associate Director Zak Boone excitedly laid out a three year campaign […]

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Bye Bye Dam, Hello Fish

The Source Staff

Next Monday, Sept. 8, the process begins to remove the final remaining concrete dam on Whychus Creek, a narrow waterway that traces north past Sisters and pours into the upper Deschutes River. The project has been spearheaded by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and, explains Mathias Perle, Project Manager for the organization, will re-open 13 miles […]

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