Upcoming Events
Rainbow Bend Brew Launch
Just in time for summer, we’re launching our 2024 brewing collaboration with Steeplejack. Come out to their Hillsboro brewpub to be among the first to taste the Deschutes River Alliance Rainbow Bend. The DRA staff will be there with a raffle, and our friends from Royal Treatment Fly Shop are sponsoring a casting competition. This is sure to be a fun and memorable evening of connecting with other anglers and beer enthusiasts too.
Steeplejack’s Hillsboro location is at 5834 NE Pinefarm Court, just north of Hwy 26 off of Helvetia Rd.
Troutfest
It’s our annual event in Maupin to celebrate trout and the people who chase them. Come for workshops, contests, food, beer, prizes, and live music. Volunteer to make the event great.
The Last 100 Miles - Film Premiere
Join us at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Avenue) in Portland for the premiere of a brand new documentary about the lower Deschutes River. The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the Deschutes River portrays the degradation of one of the finest trout and salmon sanctuaries anywhere in the world, and the work by those who love the river to save it.
The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the Deschutes River is a Peterson Hawley Production
Produced and Directed by Michael Peterson
Edited by Heidi Zimmerman
Original Score by Paul Chasman
DRA Annual Auction
Our biggest event of the year, this year in a new-to-us venue:
EcoTrust’s The Redd at
831 SE Salmon Street in Portland, Oregon.
Connect with a passionate crowd dedicated to protecting the lower Deschutes River, while enjoying:
award-winning wines from Lange Winery
refreshing brews from Freebridge Brewery
delicious eats provided by Elephants Catering.
a dozen special live auction packages
Golden Ticket and raffle prizes
Doors open at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets, tables, and sponsorships are available now. Space is limited and this event typically sells out.
Trout Whisperers Hood River
Unlock the secrets of steelhead with local angling legends. Hosted by pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River.
How to Support the DRA
Everyone wants clean, healthy water in the Deschutes River. Oregonians cherish our clean and healthy waterways to provide drinking water, wildlife habitat and recreational activities. The lower Deschutes River is a federally designated Wild & Scenic River, and a national treasure. It must be protected for the environmental and economic health of Central Oregon. We believe by working together we can return the lower Deschutes River to full health. The Deschutes River Alliance is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3).