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  • Annual Deschutes River Cleanup on Saturday

    Posted on June 26, 2025 By Backyard Bend in category Positive Newstagged#backyardbend , bend , cascades , Central Oregon , Central Oregon Daily News , Community , Deschutes , Deschutes River Cleanup , Environment , Local , Positive News , Rivers , State , What’s Trending

    The annual Deschutes River Cleanup is set to take place on Saturday, with volunteers meeting up at six locations around Central Oregon. Learn more about it here.

    SEE THE ORIGINAL CENTRAL OREGON DAILY NEWS ARTICLE HERE

    Photo via Wikimedia Commons

  • 250+ steelhead return to Pelton Dam on Deschutes River

    Posted on November 10, 2024 By Backyard Bend in category Positive Newstagged#backyardbend , Biology , Central Oregon , Deschutes River , Fish , Fishing , Positive News , Rivers , Science , Steelhead

    More than 250 steelhead were captured for relocation at Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River; this is the largest steelhead return on the Deschutes since 1960s. Learn more here.

    SEE THE CENTRAL OREGON DAILY NEWS ARTICLE HERE

    Photo via Wikimedia Commons

  • The government has allocated $4M to restore the Crooked River

    Posted on December 05, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category Positive Newstagged#backyardbend , Billy Chinook , Central Oregon , Crooked River , Deschutes , Federal Government , Fish , Government , Local , Outdoors , Positive News , Restoration , Rivers , Salmon , Steelhead , Terrebonne , What’s Trending

    The federal government is sending Central Oregon $4M to help restore native salmon and steelhead runs in the Deschutes River Basin. Learn more via OPB here.

    READ THE ORIGINAL OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ARTICLE HERE

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