Resource Guide

A local, non-profit radio station promoting an engaged thoughtful community. Our mission is to educate, entertain and involve the community by giving voice to diverse cultures and viewpoints.

1000 Friends of Oregon works with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural and scenic areas.

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, with God's guidance, works in partnership with deserving families in the community, to build quality affordable homes.

Bend Park & Recreation manages 74 parks and open spaces, 56 trail miles, Juniper Swim & Fitness, Bend Senior Center, and 770 recreation programs.

Cascade Disposal & Recycling has served Central Oregon's trash and recycle needs since 1965. We continue to increase our waste diversion with increased recycling services.

To provide opportunities for members to climb together, share experiences with each other, and contribute to community projects that enhance mountaineering in Central Oregon.

Cascadia's mission is to lead a transformation toward a built environment that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.  Our local branch is the High Desert Branch.

We are dedicated to improving fish habitat through our numerous conservation projects

A free community resource designed to connect producers and consumers of locally grown food. A place to share information on finding, growing, and consuming food.

Encouraging effective land use planning by providing information and disseminating ideas on public policy and by aggressively enforcing federal, state and local land use and environmental laws and codes.

Promotes Nordic and other outdoor recreation in central Oregon.

We strive to promote environmentally sound use of our wild lands and build and maintain environmentally sustainable trails for people-powered activities, especially mountain biking.

Nonprofit sanctuary designed to provide lifetime care to captive chimpanzees. We are dedicated to overcoming exploitation and cruelty of these and other captive animals through education and advocacy.

We combine no-money-down financing with incentives up to $3700 for residential energy efficiency and weatherization upgrades. We provide the incentives, energy audit, certified contractors, and guidance.

Promoting choices that reduce the impacts of driving alone

DEQ is a regulatory agency working to protect the quality of Oregon's air, water and land.

The Deschutes Land Trusts conserves land in Central Oregon for wildlife, scenic views, and local communities.

The mission of Deschutes River Conservancy is to restore streamflow and improve water quality in the Deschutes Basin.