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May contain: sheep, animal, and mammal — Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District Opens Pasture Exchange

May contain: person, human, road, tarmac, asphalt, and soil — Deschutes Soil & Water Conservation District Announce Pollinator Pathway Success Story

Irrigation

May contain: office building, building, and urban — Deschutes County invests $1.45 million in relief funds for water conservation project

Forestry

May contain: tree, plant, fir, abies, conifer, and pine — Dry conditions in Oregon portend another explosive fire season

May contain: vegetation, plant, person, human, wilderness, outdoors, nature, woodland, forest, land, tree, and grove — Joint Chiefs’ Funding at Work: Improving Landscapes and Protecting Communities

ARPA Completed Projects

In the fall of 2021, The Deschutes County Commission approved an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment of $300,000 to the Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) for an On-Farm Efficiency Water Conservation Investment Program.

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2023 Irrigation Water Management Workshop

The drought in Central Oregon has affected water delivery and water storage to irrigators. Irrigators are looking for ways to manage these changes and still produce a crop. This year’s irrigation…

May contain: grass, plant, field, nature, outdoors, grassland, countryside, land, and vegetation

Medina Water Quality Project

DSWCD used the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Grant to fund the Medina Water Quality Project, which converted flood irrigation to sprinkler system. The 17 acres of flood irrigated pasture is…

Bolton piping project before and after pictures

Bolton/Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) on Farm Delivery Improvement Project

The project improved an existing on farm diversion and eliminated 1800 ft. of open ditch, replacing it with 10-inch 125 IPS PVC pipe. A new pond and pond liner was installed by the landowner to…