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Deschutes Redbands

Conserving, protecting and restoring our country's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds

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Lava Island, Deschutes River: Fish Salvage & More, October 2014

The story starts one year ago, when social media led to widespread publicity over a fish kill in the side channel of Lava Island on the Deschutes River just upstream from Bend. The opinions and conjecture over the significance of this event were surprisingly divergent. Although conjecture was that this could happen in any low water year, the only well documented stranding occurred in 1996. Clearl... more

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Restoration and Conservation

A simple yet effective framework guides our work: where rivers are intact, we protect them. Where they are fragmented by dams or dewatering, we reconnect them. Where they are degraded, we restore them. And to sustain these efforts into the future, we invest in youth education and community outreach, creating a new generation of stream champions to continue our work.

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Education

Working with other conservation organizations, agencies, and angling clubs, the Deschutes Chapter provides angling and conservation education for elementary through adult audiences. This collaborative approach helps each group expand their educational outreach efforts. Volunteers and funding are needed to continue this important work and ensure the protection of our valuable natural resources.

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Metolius Restoration

In the summer of 2013, volunteers from the Deschutes Chapter of Trout Unlimited combined forces with numerous agenices to restore in stream and riparian habitat in the Metolius River. Click here to view a video about the restoration work.

Chapter Blogs

General Membership Special Meeting: March 23, 2017

We are privileged to have Elke Littleleaf join us to discuss fishing the Deschutes and more significantly the issues affecting the River’s future... Read More