Rooted in the Basin: A Legacy of Sustainable Farming at McPherson Farms & McPherson's High Desert Highlands Meeting the McPhersons Nestled in the expansive beauty of Southern Oregon's Klamath Basin, just south of Klamath Falls, lies a landscape defined by open farmland, the rugged Cascade Mountains to the west, and rolling desert hills to the east.

Effective 9 January 2025 ·

By order of the Board of Directors:

Order water on.

Order water off.

Don't water the road, and

Don't touch the headgate.

Most of what our water management policy asks of you fits in those four lines.

The whole policy in one sentence

Your potatoes are just as important as everyone else’s crop — which is exactly why no one gets to take water management into their own hands.

Public Notice · District Elections 

Two directors will be elected this November to represent K.I.D. Zone / Division 3 and Division 4.

On 13 August 2026 the Board of Directors approved conducting the 2026 election by mail, as Article 6, Section 2 of the District's Bylaws and ORS 545.163 allow.

Next Board Meeting 9 September at 2pm

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Public Notice · Board of Directors Open to the public. Every patron is welcome. How to attend Join us in the K.I.D. Board Room, or by phone. In person K.I.D. Board Room 6640 KID Lane Klamath Falls, OR 97603 By phone Please call the District office for an updated link.

The KBID Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the KID Headquarters Office. The meeting is open to the public, and the public may attend in person or by telephone.

Klamath Bird Observatory is excited to help welcome the Western Field Ornithologists’ 50th Annual Conference to Ashland, Oregon, September 17–20, 2026.

Western Field Ornithologists hosts a multi-day annual conference each year, featuring scientific presentations, field trips, workshops, panels, a keynote address, the annual membership meeting, and community events. In 2026, WFO will celebrate five decades of field ornithology with a special anniversary conference centered in Ashland, with field trips exploring the diverse habitats of southern Oregon.

FROM PLANNING TO CONSTRUCTION- KLAMATH PROJECT DISTRICTS ADVANCE WATERSHED MODERNIZATION

Across the Klamath Project, irrigation districts are doing the detailed, often behind-the-scenes work required to turn long-standing infrastructure needs into fundable, construction-ready projects.



Through the federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program—commonly called PL -566—Klamath Irrigation District (KID), Klamath Drainage District (KDD), and Tulelake Irrigation District (TID) are each pursuing watershed plans to modernize aging water-delivery systems. Langell Valley Irrigation District (LVID) is building an initial foundation for its own modernization efforts.

The districts are at different stages, but they share a common purpose: better measurement and management of limited water supplies, more reliable service for agricultural producers, lower operating costs and tangible benefits for fish, wildlife, refuges and water quality.

This article begins a quarterly KWUA series reporting what has been completed, what comes next and how patrons and the broader community can participate.

Is Covering California's Aqueducts and Canals with Solar Panels Economical? Earlier this week, a respected YouTube channel covering the future of technology and energy released a video exploring the viability of solar panels covering California's canals and aqueducts. The videos are hosted by Ricky Roy, a California-based mechanical engineer whose channel is called "Two Bit Da Vinci."

BAKER CITY — Congressman Cliff Bentz, the Republican from Ontario who represents most of Oregon east of the Cascades, is working on a bill intended to make it easier to expand cattle grazing on public lands, a step he contends could reduce the severity of range fires.

Bentz, who is running this fall for his fourth term in the House of Representatives, is in Baker City Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 12, to host a public meeting focusing on the wildfires that have burned more than 2 million acres of rangeland and forest in Oregon this summer, primarily in the Second Congressional District that he represents.



In an interview with the Baker City Herald before the 3 p.m. event at the Baker County Event Center, Bentz, who grew up on ranches in Harney and Malheur counties, said he believes more intensive grazing would reduce the amount of grass that has fueled many of the major fires over the past several weeks.

Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today unveiled the Wildfire Insurance Affordability Act, new legislation that would help homeowners reduce wildfire risk, give insurers confidence in lowering home insurance rates in communities at risk of fires, and keep insurers in the market. "The threat of wildfires is sending the dream of homeownership up [...]

As over 2 million acres burn across Oregon, Wyden passes legislation to deliver immediate tax relief to Oregonians who lose their homes in wildfires

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today passed legislation that would deliver immediate tax relief to Americans who lose their home from a federally declared natural disaster, including Oregonians who lose their homes in wildfires.

The bill’s passage in the Senate comes after Wyden convinced opponents to drop an earlier procedural roadblock.

“Common sense prevailed today and that’s great news for Oregonians who shouldn’t have to worry about getting slammed with a huge tax hit on top of losing their home to wildfire,” Wyden said. “I’m heading home this weekend to meet with Oregonians facing these wildfire threats, and I can’t wait to deliver this good news in person to them and the firefighters working around the clock to protect communities throughout our state.”