COID

FERC Decision on COID Property

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / March 17, 2026 / Comments Off on FERC Decision on COID Property

After more than two years of consideration, on January 22 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s (COID) request to amend the FERC license for the Deschutes South Canyon hydroelectric project. This amendment called for changes to the public recreational access easements on segments of the COID property governed by the permit and which…

Help Save the Canopy Trail (step 2)

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Help Save the Canopy Trail (step 2)

The future of one of the major trails on the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property in the Deschutes South Canyon is being decided now. Known by many as the Canopy Trail, it includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects to the Deschutes River Trail. This is the next step…

Help Save the Canopy Trail

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / June 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Help Save the Canopy Trail

We need your help to urge Bend Park and Recreation District (BPRD) and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD)  to preserve the Canopy Trail in the Deschutes South Canyon (aka COID property). The Canopy Trail includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects it to the trail leading to the Deschutes River…

COID Property Line Adjustment Update

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / November 11, 2022 / Comments Off on COID Property Line Adjustment Update

As recently reported, COID had submitted a series of five Type II Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications to the City in order to reconfigure the parcels in the Deschutes South Canyon that it proposes selling to a developer.  The City received a record breaking number of public comments – 338 in total – opposing approval on the…

Update on Deschutes South Canyon

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / October 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Update on Deschutes South Canyon

The three Neighborhood Associations that border the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property have released an update on the potential sale of that land. This update addresses several Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications submitted to the City of Bend Planning Department. Read about that and more here.