The TU’s Deschutes Chapter and Home Rivers Initiative with a great diversity of partners are pleased to share the following areas for project work and volunteer opportunities to help restore the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Together we are strategically working to increase stewardship efforts for our streams and landscapes to meet the needs for our communities and for the diversity and health of our fish. If you would like to join the DROP program and become a Steward, these areas are close to Prineville and the Sisters area where there outstanding projects to support being planned and implemented to accomplish the overall reintroduction strategy for the Deschutes Basin. Come join us.

Riparian Planting and Monitoring, Camp Polk Preserve and Whychus Creek

Plan: Join the Land Trust and Trout Unlimited to help restore Whychus Creek. The Land Trust will the lead the group in a planting party at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We’ll be planting native vegetation along the recently restored Whychus Creek. Additional projects will include fence work to protect the vegetation and monitoring riparian success and groundwater influence and trends.

Partners: Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Deschutes Land Trust, Deschutes River Conservancy, and Deschutes National Forest.
 

Schedule: Spring Planting days include May 22nd and May 26th. Fall planting days scheduled for Sept. 11th and 15th. More field days and monitoring days will be announced for Whychus Creek.  Please visit our Calendar Page for specific information and directions for these days
 

Training opportunities: Riparian species identification, planting techniques, monitoring plant diversity,and monitoring physical habitat and water quality.

Contact Information: Reach Darek Staab for information until fall dates are released

Map of the area: Below is a map of the area, or you can click here to view it directly in Google Maps.

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View Whychus Creek and Camp Polk Area in a larger map