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Nominate Lower Whychus Creek for
Wild and Scenic Protection U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is taking nominations from Oregonians through Jan. 20, 2020, for rivers and streams in Oregon that deserve addition to the national Wild and Scenic Rivers list.
Whychus Creek is approximately 41 miles long from its headwaters in the Three Sisters Wilderness to its confluence with the Deschutes River. While the upper section of Whychus Creek was designated into the Wild and Scenic Rivers system, Lower Whychus Creek, near the Deschutes River confluence, lacks this designation. You can nominate Lower Whychus Creek at rivers@wyden.senate.gov. Please nominate Lower Whychus Creek for Wild and Scenic protection! In your email message, include one or more of the following: -Tell WHY Lower Whychus Creek is important to you. -Share a personal story and/or a personal photo of your time along Lower Whychus Creek. -Be specific about location. You can use, "I would like to nominate Lower Whychus Creek from the Crooked River National Grassland boundary to its confluence with the Deschutes River.” -Thank Senator Wyden for protecting Oregon's rivers and creeks. Nominate Lower Whychus Creek at rivers@wyden.senate.gov. You can learn more about the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system at www.rivers.gov. Guide to Common Native Plants of the
Deschutes Canyon Area written by FANs President Marilynne Keyser This field guide includes the most common native plants on public lands near Crooked River Ranch in Central Oregon. This guidebook is small (8.25 x 4.5 inches) and durable, so you can take it on your hikes to identify native shrubs, bunchgrasses and wildflowers on the many trails around Lower Whychus Creek, the Middle Deschutes and Lower Crooked Rivers. Organized by bloom time, this field guide is especially helpful in February through September. FANs of the Deschutes Canyon Area member price is $10 and non-member price is $12. Your purchase helps support FANs projects that preserve and restore public lands in the Deschutes Canyon Area. CLICK HERE to learn more and order Guide to Common Native Plants of the Deschutes Canyon Area.
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Lens on Learning Series
Bringing Speakers on the Natural World To Crooked River Ranch Seating is limited and registration opens one month before each Lens on Learning event at www.fansofdeschutes.org. FANs members admitted free, and non-members pay $3 (cash or check) at the door.
Wolves: A Cultural Perspective
Presented by Wilson Wewa Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Juniper Room at Crooked River Ranch Wilson Wewa, a spiritual leader and oral historian of the Warm Springs Paiute, will share with us the cultural perspective on how wolves have influenced the history, legends and lifeways of Native Americans, particularly, the Northern Paiute of Central Oregon. Wolves have had a high position from the creation of the world to their near extinction on the landscape. Ramifications created by controversial existence of wolves in Oregon and the northwest will also be addressed. This event is FULL. Click here to learn more and register for this event. 
Nature Through the Looking Glass: The Urgency of Nature Study Presented by Jerry Freilich Saturday, February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Juniper Room at Crooked River Ranch The world is crowded with people and our numbers are growing fast. When I began teaching, there were 3 billion people on earth, and today there are more than 7 billion. We are also increasingly urban which leads to increasing separation from the natural world. Yet every molecule of air we breathe and every crumb of food we eat comes from that natural world and ecosystem services. There are several reasons for our disconnection from nature, so bucking this tide is not easy. This talk is a plea for nature and how concerned citizens can enlighten themselves and spread the word to others. Dr. Jerry Freilich is an aquatic ecologist who spent 25 years working for the National Park Service in six parks nationwide. He was chief of research at Olympic National Park from 2002 until his retirement (and move to Bend) in 2015. Click here to learn more and register for this event. 
Jerry Freilich returns to Crooked River Ranch on February 15.
Friends and Neighbors of the
Deschutes Canyon Area: What We Do Tom Iraci, FANs member and professional photographer, created a video that shows some of our work and play, along with the beauty of the Deschutes Canyon Area public lands. Enjoy!
Tom Iraci created a slideshow titled "Beauty in the Canyons," featuring images from the Deschutes Canyon Area. Click the blue button below to view this spectacular slideshow.
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Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area
fansofdeschutes@gmail.com P.O. Box 2127, Terrebonne, OR 97760 541.771.FANS (3267) |
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