Program Updates

Photo: Peter Cooper/Deschutes Land Trust

Find Out What's New

On the slider below you will find information on UDWC's most up-to-date programmatic efforts and features in the news. For more information about these updates, please contact each of our program directors using the buttons below.

Updates and Recent Happenings

"From Hazards to Habitat"

In the Whychus watershed, river restoration is not only supporting the health of the creek and its returning salmon populations but also helping wildlife prevention efforts. Check out the article below to learn more.

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Stage 0 Restoration Highlights

We are excited to share a recent Science Findings article which communicates Stage 0 restoration approaches, collaboration, and findings that include some of our work on Whychus Creek! Click the to learn more about our Stage 0 restoration efforts.

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"Marking Arbor Day in a tree city"

We were thrilled to some recent coverage by The Nugget newspaper about our Arbor Day event in Sisters this April! Click the button to find out about our work with community members along Whychus Creek to restore this important riparian area.

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Toward Stage Zero StoryMap

Check out our Towards Stage Zero StoryMap which tells the story of a new way of understanding streams and rivers and of how restoration on Whychus Creek has evolved over the last 25 years!

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Rimrock Ranch Restoration

We recently completed work to restore a 1.5-mile section of Whychus Creek located at the Deschutes Land Trust Rimrock Ranch! Click the button to learn more about the type of restoration being implemented.

One Water Program and Partnership

The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and the City of Bend have launched a new partnership to educate elementary and high school students about our water. Check out the recent news article about this new program and some of its curricular goals.