DREAM BOLDLY: The Grand AdvenChair at The Belfry

The Belfry 302 E Main Avenue, Sisters, United States

Local Bend adventurer Geoff Babb, a survivor of two strokes, takes years to perfect an all-terrain human-powered wheelchair, culminating in a rigorous 4-day expedition down and back out of the Grand Canyon, with a ripple effect on others from its creation—access to nature previously out of reach. Sometimes one bold dream can change the world for…

DREAM BOLDLY: The Grand AdvenChair at Open Space

Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United States

Local Bend adventurer Geoff Babb, a survivor of two strokes, takes years to perfect an all-terrain human-powered wheelchair, culminating in a rigorous 4-day expedition down and back out of the Grand Canyon, with a ripple effect on others from its creation—access to nature previously out of reach. Sometimes one bold dream can change the world for…

Oregon Active Transportation Summit

Leftbank Annex North Weidler Street, Portland, OR, United States

This year’s Oregon Active Transportation Summit, Move Oregon Forward, will ground our community of advocates, organizers, professionals, and decision-makers in the shared belief that a better future is possible. Register today and join us June 5-7 at the Leftbank Annex in Portland, OR. Who Should Attend? Each year, hundreds of professionals and advocates from Oregon and SW Washington…

Line 3 Documentary: Stop New Gas Infrastructure in Central Oregon

Join 350 Deschutes - We're organizing to Stop the GTN Pipeline Gas Expansion. RSVP Now! Speakers: Riccardo Waites: Executive, Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly will discuss the effects of gas expansion on vulnerable communities. Will your neighborhood be affected? Nora Harren, 350 Deschutes, will discuss the health and environmental impacts of the compressor stations in SunRiver, and…

City Club: How Wildfire Decisions are Made

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United States

The focus of this forum is to discuss how decisions are made to fight a wildfire when they start. Particularly, how decisions differ based on the area and/or type of land where they start: wilderness, urban interface, grasslands and tribal lands. What agencies are involved and how do they coordinate? What are decision-making points for…

Wildflower Show & Pollinator Festival

Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory 57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR, United States

Wildflower Show & Pollinator Festival Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9am – 3pm Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and the High Desert Chapter of the Native Plant Society as we celebrate the diversity of wildflowers in Oregon and the pollinators who love them. Fun for the whole family includes: Wildflower display showcasing hundreds of native…

AdvenTours: Scenic Hike at Smith Rock State Park

Smith Rock State Park Terrebonne, OR, United States

Adventure: Wanderlust Tours is excited to bring more access to the outdoors by partnering with AdvenChair to help those with mobility challenges get into the outdoors and explore beautiful areas that initially may not seem accessible. With the AdvenChair off-road wheelchair and the incredible team of volunteers at AdvenChair, we will enjoy the reward of…

Nature Journaling at Whychus Canyon Preserve

Whychus Canyon Preserve Sisters, OR, United States

Interested in learning how to combine outdoor writing and sketching with your joy of exploring nature? Join Deschutes Land Trust volunteer and passionate journaler, Kolby Kirk, for a morning of learning tips and techniques for keeping a journal while exploring Whychus Canyon Preserve's hiking trails! We'll discuss ways of seeing and recording the landscape, explore…

Tree-Mendous Victory Party

Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United States

Come celebrate a momentous legal victory that preserved large and mature trees across 7 million acres of Oregon's and Washington’s eastside forests with live reggae from Rubbah Tree and many tree-themed activities! Hosted by Worthy Brewing, featuring activities from Central Oregon LandWatch, Crag Law Center, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Greater Hells Canyon Council, Oregon…

2024 Annual Deschutes River Cleanup

Farewell Bend Park 1000 SW Reed Market Road, Bend, OR, United States

The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is hosting the 28th annual Deschutes River Cleanup! Cleanup activities will take place at six different sites on the Deschutes River where volunteers will help pull invasive weeds and remove litter from the river and its streambanks. The cleanup sites are Farewell Bend Park, First Street Trail, La Pine State Park,…