Sustainable Spotlight
1% for the Planet Business Spotlight: Megan Marie Myers Art
Whether you are new to learning about us or you have been aware of The Environmental Center for a long time, you’ll likely notice that we offer a wide variety…
Read More1% for the Planet Business Spotlight: Fresh Off The Grid
Whether you are just learning about The Environmental Center or you have been aware of us for a long time, you know that we offer a wide variety of programs…
Read More2021 Sustainability Awards Winners Announced
The Environmental Center announced the 2021 Sustainability Award winners during a live-streamed celebration from Open Space Event Studios on Thursday, November 4. The Environmental Center presented three Sustainability Awards to:…
Read MoreMeet Udara, our new Rethink Waste Program Manager!
The Rethink Waste Project has welcomed a new team member! Udara Abeysekera (she/her) will be the new Program Manager. Our previous Program Manager, Ani Kasch, is moving on to new…
Read MoreGreen Spotlight: Rugged Thread
Repair!! It’s the key to a circular economy, y’all. In this day and age with planned obsolescence being the norm for everything from our cell phones to our appliances to…
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.…
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