• Strategic Plan FY24-FY28

    Published On: August 22nd, 2024

    Read the Deschutes SWCD's Strategic Plan for FY2024-FY2028 to

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    Small Grants at Work in the Community

    Published On: July 19th, 2024

    Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) is thrilled

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    Pollinator Pathways Projects

    Published On: July 19th, 2024

    DSWCD partnered with Bend Pollinator Pathways (BPP), an organization

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    On-Farm Irrigation Upgrades: Transforming the Burnham Pasture

    Published On: July 19th, 2024

    Read how Deschutes SWCD helped to transform the Burnham

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    3 Reasons to Plant Native: A Recap of our 2nd Annual Plant Sale

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    Spring arrives in a variety of ways in the

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    Water is Everything

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    "Our Deschutes Basin aquifer is a large bowl,

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    Wyden, Merkley: Nearly $2.3 Million to Help Rural Oregon

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    Wyden, Merkley: Nearly $2.3 Million to Help Rural Oregon

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    Sustainable Irrigation Techniques for Central Oregon Farmers: The WSARE Grant Initiative

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) program

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    Education & Irrigation Practices: A Recap of the August 2023 IWM Workshop

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    A dedicated community of farmers and landowners gathered on

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    Conserving Water and Energy in the Deschutes Basin

    Published On: July 18th, 2024

    The Three Sisters Irrigation District On-Farm and Renewable