A new Watershed Initiative has emerged on the Upper Deschutes River

The Upper Deschutes Basin contains large river systems and long healthy tributaries to form 150 miles of headwaters and feeders to pour down the lower 100 miles through a large and scenic canyon.  The goal of the Upper Deschutes Home Rivers Initiative is to protect this dramatic and unique basin and restore strong populations of redband trout, steelhead, bull trout, sockeye and chinook salmon and other native and wild species within the upper Deschutes watershed.  With our local members and neighbors, we hope to sustain those populations through watershed restoration, education, and stewardship with our surrounding communities.  TU believes that people must have a powerful connection to the critical landscapes that support the Northwest’s ecosystems, and will make community engagement an emphasis of this Home Rivers Initiative.