Saturday’s annual Deschutes River Cleanup was a success — with 1,960 pounds of litter and debris pulled from the river, despite dramatic increases in river use since 2019.
Bend Park and Rec opens survey, seeks input on 33 possible riverfront projects
Bend Park and Rec District
Riverfront area of Sawyer Park in Bend
Access, habitat restoration work planned over the next decade
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Bend Park and Recreation District is planning for recreational access and riparian habitat restoration at parks along the Deschutes River, and is seeking public input on a preliminary list of possible projects.
BPRD has 16 parks along the Deschutes River, which include 25 designated access points and over 94 user-created access points to facilitate play in the water.
The popularity of river use has resulted in impacts such as trampled vegetation, user-created access paths and erosion along the riverbank, district officials said Wednesday.