General Topics and Announcements

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is asking Central Oregonians to join people from across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day, coming up on November 15th, the only nationally…

Designed for Nonprofit Leaders, Business Leaders, and Outreach Specialists alike, this workshop will help you harness the power of storytelling and strategy to inform, persuade, inspire, and engage audiences. In…

Join us in the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden at The Environmental Center to start work on the garden design and build out this fall (generously supported by donors and the Jack Johnson…

Sustainability Awards application forms and info can be found here. Do you know an individual, business, or organization that is making sustainability real in our community, someone who sets an example…

We have exciting news! Thanks to your generous contributions and support, we have raised $1900 so far in support of the Kansas Avenue Youth Learning Garden through our online giving campaign. PLUS, the…

Reduced mountain snow-pack, increased wildfires, and longer lasting droughts are all possible in Central Oregon’s future. Climate change is happening now, and Central Oregonians are feeling the effects of climate…

From Hope to Confidence This is a letter to the editor recently published in the Bend Bulletin by local resident Russ Donnelly, who provides articulate voice and perspective addressing climate change. 

The City of Bend Needs YOU to Help Answer This Question The Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) might sound abstract and less-than-thrilling, but it couldn’t be more relevant to Bend’s future.…

Now, Go Green! Have you ever considered what happens to a graduation gown after you’re done wearing it? Polyester gowns are made from PET, a petroleum based chemical compound that…

Last week’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency calls for states to implement policy actions to reduce power plant carbon emissions. This is, of course, a big step forward by…