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Recycle Your Scrap Metal Into Help for Struggling Families

In May all scrap metal proceeds generated by the Bend ReStore will fund the Family Access Network…

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Rethink Waste at Work

  Do you Rethink WASTE at Work? Any business can benefit from taking stock of their waste…

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Applications for the 2012 Sustainability Awards are now being accepted

The Environmental Center is now accepting applications for the 2012 Sustainability Awards. Applications will be accepted through…

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Jennifer Letz Shares Fire Camp Waste Reduction Strategy with Sustainable Business Group

Jennifer Letz, the Sustainable Operations Specialist for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests in Central Oregon, will…

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Tickets now available for the 2012 Sustainability Awards

A limited number of tickets are now available for the 2012 Sustainability Awards on October 18th.  Early…

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Rethink Waste “The Art of Recycling” Youth Art on Display

BEND, OREGON – The Rethink Waste Project kicks off this weekend with the opening of The Art…

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At least 71,000 Watts to Be Generated Through Go Solar! Central Oregon Program

BEND, OREGON – Go Solar! Central Oregon has already helped 17 Central Oregon households make the smart choice…

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Rethink Waste Project Asks the Community to Recycle Right, For a Cause

The Environmental Center is excited to announce our latest efforts to raise awareness regarding resource use in…

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Great Films, Great Cause: Telluride’s Mountainfilm on Tour Comes to Bend, February 22 & 23

WHAT:  Two nights of high quality, thought-provoking films that celebrate mountain people, culture, adventure, conservation, and the…

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Kansas Avenue Learning Garden to Host Spring Garden Build

Bend, Oregon – The Kansas Ave Learning Garden kicks off their 3rd growing season with a Spring Garden…

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2013 Earth Day Parade Workshops Announced

The Environmental Center is hosting costume, mask making, and drumming workshops in preparation for the upcoming Earth…

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Earth Day Fair and Parade, Saturday April 20th in downtown Bend

The Environmental Center will celebrate Earth Day by hosting its annual Earth Day Fair and Parade on…

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