Produced by DERT Board member Helen Wheatley, this video illustrates just how powerful the Deschutes River can be with stormwater surges, and the problem Capitol Lake poses as sediments are […]
The history of the Deschutes River estuary, 1895 to 1948
How the Deschutes River estuary came to be dammed in the 1950s has been a heated topic locally the last few years. A history of the local efforts to dam […]
Goals Of DERT Take Decades Of Hard Work!
Removing a dam to restore an ecosystem is never exciting or glamorous. It’s always a hard-fought slog of paperwork, meetings and most of all asking the public for their support. […]
Interview: Jeff Dickison, Fish Biologist for Squaxin Island Tribe
Thank you so much to KAOS Radio Show, Make No Bones About It, for giving attention to this important issue in our community. Thank you also to Squaxin Island Tribe, […]