Dean Drabin


Prescribed Burn Update

Prescribed Burning Planned West of Bend and North of Sisters on Monday Bend, Oregon, June 1, 2025 — If conditions are favorable on Monday, June 2, the Deschutes National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burn operations on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger Districts. Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct […]


Mosquito Treatment Notice-This Evening, May 27, 2025

From: 4 Rivers Vector Control Scheduled treatment areas: Whittier Neighborhood Unit One (OWW1) Unit 6 River Meadows River Forest Acres We are planning to treat these areas this evening to help reduce mosquito populations and protect public health. Please keep pets and children indoors while treatment is underway.  As always, […]


Prescribed Burn Update

Prescribed Burning Planned Thursday Northeast of La Pine and North of Sisters Central Oregon, May 21, 2025 — If conditions are favorable on Thursday, May 22, the Deschutes National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burn operations on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger Districts. Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct […]


Controlled Burn Update

From: Webb, Kaitlyn – FS, ORSent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 1:13 PMSubject: Deschutes NF Press Release: Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District Firefighters Plan 395-acre Prescribed Burn Northeast of La Pine Thursday   Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District Firefighters Plan 395-acre Prescribed Burn Northeast of La Pine Thursday La Pine, OR, May 7, 2025 — If conditions […]


Prescribed Burn News

From: Webb, Kaitlyn – FS, ORSent: Monday, April 21, 2025 12:02 PMSubject: Deschutes NF Press Release: Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District Firefighters Plan 169-acre Prescribed Burn Northeast of La Pine Tomorrow   Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District Firefighters Plan 169-acre Prescribed Burn Northeast of La Pine Tomorrow La Pine, OR, April 21, 2025 — On Tuesday, […]


Free Chipping Service!

Coming: Free Chipper Service!   With the help of Deschutes County, OWW-1 has arranged to have yard debris chipper service, tentatively scheduled for mid-June.   In order to take advantage of this, residents are requested to bring all of their woody debris (no lawn clippings) to the roadside and arrange […]


Minutes, Regular Board Meeting, January 25, 2025

Call to Order: 10:45 a.m.       Quorum Present?  Yes, all Board members present. Treasurer’s Report:      a. Checking Account—$65,359.89      b. Mailbox Account—    $1421.29      c. CD—                        $84,026.97, matured 1/20/2025, including approximately $1800 […]


UDRC Home Fire Safety Class

www.udrc.orgPO Box 3042Sunriver, OR 97707501(c)3 Organization UDRC Community/Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 14Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pmLocation: Sunriver Library, 56855 Venture Lane Laura Miller, UDRC Board member will present her experiences providing wildfire camp services during the record breaking 2024 Oregon wildfire season. The annual UDRC Board meeting open to […]


Attention OWW1 Residents: Bear Sighting

In the last few weeks, a bear has been observed in several local communities, including OWW1.  The most recent sighting was captured by a camera on the west end of Big River Drive. Stay alert, particularly at night.  Keep yourself—and your pets—safe!