• Our Wild and Scenic Deschutes River; An Evening w/ Tim Palmer

    Posted on April 5, 2018

    Photo by Dave Rein Whaaat! This year marks THIRTY years since the Upper Deschutes River was designated WILD and SCENIC!  Aw yup. Stretches of the Deschutes River, along with other rivers in Oregon, were designated as Wild and Scenic in October 1988. Of the approximately 3.6 million miles of streams in the US, 12,734…...

  • A River and its Ranchers; A Joke (help us!); More March events

    Posted on March 7, 2018

    A rancher and a river advocate walked into a bar. The bartender said, “______.” Please send us your punchline to this joke!  More information below. If you’re wondering if we really can solve river issues collaboratively, then please join us for a real-life example of this work being done in…...

  • Volunteer Event April 7: Thinning Within the Upper Deschutes Wild and Scenic River corridor

    Posted on March 1, 2018

    Join Forest Service staff for a volunteer opportunity to give back to our rivers! Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:00 AM 1:00 PM...

  • Running Hot and Cold; Wildflowers; A River and its Ranchers

    Posted on February 28, 2018

    There’s so much happening in Central Oregon water world in March! The Coalition is presenting two programs, one about wildflowers and the other about ranchers and river advocates. You can read about these and more below....

  • “Flow with Elephants”, by Jenner Fox

    Posted on February 12, 2018

      Wondering how to measure river flows? Try using elephants. This vignette was shared with us by the river-raftin’ musician, Jenner Fox. It will appear in the sequel to Halfway to Halfway, a book of river tales by our very own board member, Dick Linford....