General Topics and Announcements
Green Spotlight: Bend Electric Bikes
Bend Electric Bikes (BEB) is not your typical bike shop. Located on Hill St. in Bend, BEB sells and specializes in electric bikes (e-bikes). E-bikes allow the rider to both pedal the bike or…
Read MoreNCCC Blue 3 Arrives in Bend
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Team Blue 3 will be stationed in Bend, Oregon working at The Environmental Center from March 30, 2017 to May 16, 2017. The team…
Read MoreCelebrating AmeriCorps Week
AmeriCorps Week, March 4-11th, seems like the perfect time for us to share a little bit about our relationship with AmeriCorps NCCC over the past 2 years. The Environmental Center…
Read MoreThe Environmental Center Expands More Programs into Redmond
The Environmental Center in Bend, Ore. is excited to announce several program expansions into the Redmond community this year. Starting in January, the Free LED Installation Program expanded its service…
Read More‘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…
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