Redmond OR

With spring right around the corner, the Central Oregon canals are getting ready to flow again. What’s in store for our local farmers?

As the irrigation season draws to a close across the Northwest, the Central Oregon Irrigation District has announced starting Monday, September 15th, flows will be lowered to 75%.

Oregon’s senators announced funding Monday for a trio of Central Oregon irrigation projects.  Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced $37.4 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for piping projects in Central Oregon that the two say will boost drought resiliency, conserve almost 5,000 acre-feet of water annually, and create stronger aquatic ecosystems in the Deschutes River Basin.   “Benef... Read

BLM is asking for the public's help regarding a fence that was vandalized on public lands in Central Oregon west of Redmond.  The fence served to mark the boundary between public and private land along Kingwood Avenue.   BLM said in September, vandals cut all four strands of the fence for almost a mile.  The fence no...

A national event celebrating conservation partnerships is taking place this week in Central Oregon.  This is the first time the state has hosted Private Lands Partners Day, a three-day national conference that celebrates collaborative conservation work.   “...