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Energy Challenge Installs Free LED Light Bulbs in 700 Redmond Homes
The Energy Challenge team is excited to announce they have installed free LED light bulbs in 700 homes…
Residential Composting Pilot in Bend
Last week, Bend Garbage & Recycling and Cascade Disposal announced that they’ll be introducing a residential food…
Five Years of Repair Cafes in Central Oregon!
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, it was exactly nine years since Martine Postma organized the very first…
Tickets available for the 2018 Sustainability Awards
A limited number of tickets are now available for the 2018 Sustainability Awards on November 15, 2018….
Celebrating Five Years of Repair Cafés in Central Oregon
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, it will be exactly nine years since Martine Postma organized the very…
The Energy Challenge Installs LED Light Bulbs in 5,000th home in Central Oregon
The Energy Challenge, a program of The Environmental Center, is proud to announce they installed free LED…
Garden For Every School Fall 2018 Update
We are excited to be kicking off another school year rolling out our Garden for Every School…
Help to Write Bend’s Climate Legacy
There was recently a really interesting and visually compelling story featured in The Washington Post. Imagine an arctic…
Water Cycle Education Program Highlights
The Environmental Center and the City of Bend are expanding our Water Cycle Education Program to include…
Pollinators and Solar Farms
Pollinator populations are in decline in the United States due to environmental stressors including pesticides, parasites, diseases,…
Back to School Lunches Zero Waste Style
Back to school means school lunches! In our house we have a 5 year old Food Hero…
Green Tour Sneak Peek #3-Locally generated renewable energy
Homegrown renewable energy is expanding in Central Oregon–both for residential use and utility-scale and rightfully so. We…