Brome McCreary was right on time. The wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey had arrived at a rendezvous location in the Deschutes National Forest to pick up precious cargo and take it to ...

Following decades of decline, the population of Oregon spotted frogs in the Upper Deschutes Basin is showing signs of a rebound, a signal that the region’s unhealthy wetlands are beginning to recover.

In a wetland near the banks of the Deschutes River, Jennifer O’Reilly stepped cautiously into half a foot of water in search of an elusive creature whose small size belies its importance. Crouching in ...