BEND, Ore.—The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue two federal agencies for approving a habitat conservation plan in the upper Deschutes River that fails ...

“The Deschutes River is a national treasure and deserves better,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “By preserving existing flows for the next ...

SALEM, OR -- Governor Kate Brown wants the state to join litigation that could limit local irrigation in an effort to protect the spotted frog ... on the Upper Deschutes River harm the protected ...

BEND, OR -- A cougar was spotted in Deschutes River Woods, Wednesday evening. The Sheriff's Office says someone reported seeing the big cat on a vacant lot on River Bend Drive at about 7:40 p.m ...

When the river loses water, the wetland frog habitat along the Upper Deschutes dries up. When the river has too much water ... When the water scarcity intensified, thanks to the spotted frog issue, ...