The Bulletin writes a lot about water.

A lot. 

Water is one of the lifelines of prosperity in Central Oregon. It’s critical for homebuilding and population growth, vital for farmers and recreation, and of course it literally sustains the creatures and habitats that make homes in the High Desert. 

Drought. Irrigation allotments. Municipal water supply. Aquifers. Climate change. Threatened frogs and stranded fish. The Bulletin has written reams about the subject and much of it for the past five years has been reported and written by our environment/public lands reporter Michael Kohn.  

One of the important things your subscription does is enable The Bulletin to invest in reporters who become knowledgable and develop experience writing about specific subject matters. Kohn is one such reporter, having developed sources, knowledge and expertise about the complex issues surrounding water rights, climate, water distribution, streamflow and other aspects of hydrology in Central Oregon. It is the support of our engaged audience and dedicated subscribers that make his work, and his expertise, possible. 

For a prime example, read today’s story about Central Oregon’s aquifers and how climate change is contributing to their decline. 

Kohn is far from an outlier. The Bulletin invests in its team of journalists, leveraging your subscription into support for reporters with the skills and experience needed to cover Oregon land use policy, crime trends, school curricula, important business developments, local sports teams and more. 

You help make it possible.

If you don’t already, please take the time to consider a subscription to The Bulletin, so we can continue bringing you the news that matters to Central Oregonians. 

— Julie Johnson

city editor