General Topics and Announcements
‘Desert Rain’ Achieves Living Building Challenge Certification
We are very proud to share that Bend is now home to the United State’s first ever Living Building Challenge (LBC) residence! This is a tremendous accomplishment, and we’re excited to…
Read MoreFabric Donations Needed for Earth Day Project
Help us collect used fabric for a special Earth Day project that will be showcased on April 22nd at the parade! See below for details.
Read MoreMountainfilm on Tour to Arrive in Bend February 24 & 25
WHAT: A fundraiser for The Environmental Center, featuring two nights of inspirational documentary films with themes of exploring cultures, preserving environments and promoting adventure. The event showcases the very best…
Read MoreIntern Spotlight: Alondra Schuster
Meet Alondra, our rockstar intern! Alondra has been involved with our organization for quite some time now – and in a variety of programs – so we thought it was…
Read MoreCalling all Energy Heroes in Redmond and Bend!
You may have heard that we have some very exciting news for 2017 –we have our expanded our free LED light bulb installation program to serve Redmond and Tumalo! We have…
Read More2016 Sustainability Award Winners Recognized
The 2016 Sustainability Awards were announced by The Environmental Center tonight at a celebration at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. The Environmental Center received 12 nominations and the…
Read MoreInput Needed: Biomass Energy Survey
Share what you think about biomass energy… Your input is needed! Please take this 5-question survey to share your thoughts on biomass energy in Central Oregon. (You could win a…
Read MoreWelcome, Jess!
The Environmental Center team welcomes Jess Ludmer to our youth education team! Jess joined us in September as a Sustainability Educator and the lead on our Water Education program. Jess…
Read MoreGreen Spotlight: Mark Nicholas
Meet Mark, our BEC policy intern! Mark has been interning at the Environmental Center since January, primarily with the Bend Energy Challenge team. For his first project, he worked with government officials and local…
Read MoreYour New Basecamp for Green Living – Green Tour Site # 7
Photo credit: Terry Iverson Site #7 – 55 SW Wall Street Unit 4 Basecamp has said it best themselves: The idea behind is simple: 25 graciously conceived townhomes, born of the natural wonder and…
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