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The Environmental Center is looking for a Treasurer
Our Board of Directors are looking for a new person to serve as our Treasurer. The Treasurer…
School’s out, but gardens are still growing!
It’s time to replenish our School Garden Grant fund so that MORE local kids can get outside…
We’re Looking for a Water Education Program Intern!
Title: Water Education Program Intern Supervisor: April Farmer, Water Education Lead, Sustainability Educator Position Type: Internship Position…
Combating Food Waste: Deschutes County and Beyond!
There are so many amazing food waste prevention initiatives happening in the world right now. Below are…
Bend’s Transportation Plan: Moving People, Not Cars
The City of Bend recently launched a new planning effort, this time focused on transportation. Its purpose…
Smart Storage For Your Food and How to Navigate Dates on Food Products
Smart storage is a lot of things. The main idea is, however, to store stuff correctly and…
Young Children Waste So. Much. Food. Here are some tips from living with one.
If you’ve dined with small children lately, you probably noticed they wasted food. Like a lot. It…
Meet our 2018 Spring Outdoor School Interns
The Environmental Center’s outdoor school program offers students an all-day excursion outside the classroom to a natural…
Rethink Food Waste: Prep Smarter
Give yourself a little time after getting back from the grocery store to put your food away…
Rethink Food Waste: Shop Smarter and technology
The age of technology means we have an utterly overwhelming supply of information at our fingertips. Sometimes…
Rethink Food Waste: Shop Smarter
Way more often than not, we spend more money at the grocery store than we need to….
Register for Summer Camp
The Environmental Center is taking our education program out of the classroom this summer! We have two…