General Topics and Announcements
2nd Annual Rethink Waste Community Grants: $7,000 Awarded!
Four organizations / businesses have won a grant from The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Community Grants Program to support waste reduction efforts in four categories: increased diversion through recycling, expanded…
Read MoreRecord Garden Grants Awarded as Outdoor Classrooms Become Essential During Covid-19
We are excited to announce the recipients of our 2020/2021 school year garden grant awards. Due to an unprecedented number of grant applications and funding amount needs, we secured an…
Read MoreTake action: Share your priorities with Bend City Councilors
New City Council Means New Goals Let The Council Know Your Thoughts Today Every two years, right after new Bend City Councilors are sworn in, the City Council sets new…
Read MorePartner Spotlight: Friends of Malheur Refuge
(Header photo credit: Dan Streiffert) The Environmental Center is excited to announce a new Partner Group, Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) whose HQ is in Burns, Oregon. I…
Read MoreOur Growing Garden Team
After two years as a FoodCorps Service Member, we’re excited to announce that Tracy Ryan has joined our staff as a Garden & Nutrition Educator! Thanks in part to the…
Read MoreRethink Waste in and around your garden with Bend Urban Gardens
There is so much waste that can happen in backyard gardening: building materials, toxic chemicals from herbicides and pesticides, not to mention water, energy, and food waste potentials that can…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Debra Burke
Meet Debra: 30+ Year Volunteer Debra’s life has been interwoven with The Environmental Center for several decades. But since March, our facility has been shut down to visitors and…
Read MoreLess Wasted Food on Farms featuring Boundless Farmstead and Rainshadow Organics.
We in Central Oregon, despite our fame as a semi-desert, are incredibly lucky to have dozens of local food proprietors. From dairies to alpaca farms, from egg-specialists to vegetable gurus.…
Read MoreLots of change with COVID-19
Wow—how quickly our world has changed in just one month. Like everyone else, we are adapting to the challenges and risks posed by COVID-19. We’ve shut down our meetings rooms…
Read MoreTake care and keep connected
Take care, keep connected, ask for help, and help others during this challenging time. Here are a few resources we’ve been referencing lately, and they’re worth re-sharing. We hope you’re…
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