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Getting Your Ducts in a Row
There’s More Than Meets the Eye When it Comes to Your Ductwork Did you know you can…
Country Cottage and ADU – Green Tour Site #8
Site #8 – 61435 SE Brosterhous Road After years of designing green and efficient homes in…
Thank you, Kirin!
Kirin Stryker has moved on from our organization after accepting a position at Powell Butte Community Charter…
Bringing solar the masses–Green Tour Site #9
Site #9 – Central Electric Cooperative Community Solar 61090 SE 27th St, Bend So, what exactly…
Open the Door to Savings with EPS
There’s a common theme amongst the newly built homes you’ll see throughout the Green Tour. Each is…
Bend Energy Challenge Week and 16th Annual Green Tour
The Environmental Center is excited to announce this year’s Bend Energy Challenge Week and the 16th Annual…
Success: We’ll double outdoor days this year!
We did it! Our goal was to raise $7,000 in order to double our outdoor programming during the…
Bend City Council Adopts Climate Action Resolution
Last night, the Bend City Council adopted a climate action resolution by a vote of 5 to…
Outdoor School For All: Speaker’s Bureau Training
We wanted to share a good opportunity to get involved in supporting Outdoor School as we near…
Inspiring Read: High Country by Tom Bell
Last week, Tom Bell, the founder of High Country News, passed away at age 92. Tom wrote…
City Council to Vote on Climate Action Resolution on September 7
Tomorrow, September, 7, at 7 pm, the Bend City Council will vote on a Bend Climate Action…
Community Volunteers Contribute Over 280 Hours to Learning Garden in 2016
The Environmental Center’s Happy Hour in the Garden Series, in which volunteers enjoy beverages from local beer…