General Topics and Announcements
Getting Your Ducts in a Row
There’s More Than Meets the Eye When it Comes to Your Ductwork Did you know you can save energy and improve health by having well-maintained ducts? According to the US…
Read MoreCountry Cottage and ADU – Green Tour Site #8
Site #8 – 61435 SE Brosterhous Road After years of designing green and efficient homes in Bend, professional designer, Adam Peterson, finally got the chance to design his own…
Read MoreThank you, Kirin!
Kirin Stryker has moved on from our organization after accepting a position at Powell Butte Community Charter School as their Placed-Based Coordinator. Kirin served as a Sustainability Educator at The…
Read MoreBringing solar the masses–Green Tour Site #9
Site #9 – Central Electric Cooperative Community Solar 61090 SE 27th St, Bend So, what exactly is a Community Solar project? It is a solar array centrally located and…
Read MoreOutdoor School For All: Speaker’s Bureau Training
We wanted to share a good opportunity to get involved in supporting Outdoor School as we near the election! RSVP to Becca if you can join. Outdoor School For All cordially invites you…
Read MoreCommunity Volunteers Contribute Over 280 Hours to Learning Garden in 2016
The Environmental Center’s Happy Hour in the Garden Series, in which volunteers enjoy beverages from local beer and kombucha sponsors while helping with garden projects, is wrapping up Tuesday, August…
Read MoreLaunch of Enviro Answers Q&A Series
Here at The Environmental Center, we get asked a lot of questions – from individuals, families, businesses, etc. – about how to live a sustainable lifestyle here in Central Oregon.…
Read MoreOregon Environmental Literacy Plan
Recently, The Gray Family Foundation shared the success story of the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan (OELP). The article explains how OELP provides a road map to ensure that every Oregon…
Read MoreUpcoming City Council Work Session
Wow! 130 plus people turned out on July 21 to tell the Bend City Council how they feel about climate action in Bend. And the vast majority asked the Council…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Sustainability Educator
The Environmental Center’s Mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon. For us, sustainability is about people, the planet and prosperity for all. We seek to build…
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