General Topics and Announcements
Partner 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 MoreReceive action alerts/updates via text!
An easier way to stay informed. The Environmental Center is expanding communication options for members by introducing text messaging! Not only can we use a text system to reduce paper,…
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…
Read MoreMeet Tess: Our Newest Rockstar Team Member!
We are so excited to introduce you to Tess Freeman who has come on board at TEC to lead our DEQ Materials Management grant-funded Multifamily Recycling Project over the next…
Read MoreHappy AmeriCorps Week!
AmeriCorps Week, March 8-14, 2020, is a celebration of all things AmeriCorps – from the programs and organizations that make this national service initiative possible in communities across the country,…
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