Chris Gannon

Helping Native Fish Return After 100 Years

Chris Gannon is the Director of the Crooked River Watershed Council. This past fall Chris and his team helped Chinook salmon and Middle Columbia steelhead get closer to their native spawning grounds on the upper Crooked River by removing the 100+ year old Stearns Dam. An impressive collaboration among government agencies, the landowner, and environmental groups over a ten year period, the Watershed Council shepherded this project to it's completion this past December.

Chris Gannon in his Crooked River Watershed Council office

Listen to this four minute radio interview with Chris and you'll hear the passion and commitment that all the partners had for this project.

And, after listening to the radio piece, if you'd like to view the 17-minute video documentary that the Watershed Council had filmed about the dam removal (by Jakie Spring Media LLC, Prineville) simply click on the link below. You'll open the Crooked River Watershed Council's web site where you can click on the link "Stearns Dam Removal Project." Crooked River Watershed Council

CASA Needs Volunteers - Now!

30 Children Need an Advocate Today

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Prineville needs your help! They're not looking for your money, they're looking for a little of your time, your empathy for the children who've been removed from their parent's home due to abuse or neglect. Over 60 children are in foster care in Crook County - but only half of them have an Advocate, someone trained and specifically looking out for the rights and needs of the child. Listen to this 10-minute radio show with two members of the Prineville CASA team - Gaylynn Kerns and Meriah Smith - learn what it's like being an Advocate - then seriously consider becoming part of the CASA team in Prineville.

Could It Happen Here?

Could a Sandy Hook or Clackamas Mall incident happen here?

This 10-minute radio show (heard 8/27/13 on KPOV 88.9 FM Bend OR) was originally recorded in Jan 2013 shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Mayor Roppe, Chief of Police Bush, and Sheriff Hensley joined me for a round table discussion about the possibility of a similar incident happening in Crook County Oregon. The full interview is 50-minutes and can be heard at prinevillepeople.blogspot.com/2013/01/co…-here.html .

l to r: Sheriff Hensley, Mayor Roppe, Chief Bush

Could it happen here?

Mayor Roppe, Sheriff Hensley, and Chief Bush joined me last week to discuss the recent mass killings, gun control, and how recent events have impacted Prineville/Crook County

left to right: Sheriff Hensley, Mayor Roppe, Chief Bush

Click the arrow below to listen to this fascinating discussion (about 50 minutes total):