Open Spaces and Open Houses? The Tradeoffs in Oregon’s Land Use System

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

Oregon’s land use system is 50 years old. It is both celebrated for its prevention of urban sprawl and derided for driving up housing costs. Join City Club as they welcome nationally recognized land use expert Bill Fulton, as he explores what makes Oregon’s land use system unique, and its strengths and weaknesses compared to…

33rd Annual Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival

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

This amazing festival showcases the diversity of flowering plants found throughout Central Oregon as well as vendors and partners who work with flowers or native pollinators. This is a great family event, with activities, special guest lectures, partners in education, as well as hundreds of native flowers on display. If you are interested in volunteering…

Weed Warriors at Whychus Canyon Preserve

Whychus Canyon Preserve Sisters, OR, United States

Join the Weed Warriors to battle invasive weeds at our protected lands! Weed Warriors is a volunteer group that meets several times a month to remove invasive weeds like mullein, spotted knapweed, teasel, and Canada thistle from the Land Trust protected lands. Non-native vegetation is a major threat to functioning natural areas. Pulling them by…

BEYOND THE BEYOND: PREPARING BEND FOR A WILD FUTURE

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

How will our city and our lives be changed by population growth, a warming world, hotter summers and less water, new technologies and other emerging trends? And how can we plan to maintain our region’s beauty and quality of life? Being resilient and seeking out opportunities to innovate is what moved Oregon into the forefront…

Free

Science Pub: Fungi in the Forest

OSU Cascades - Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, United States

Explore the variety of fungi in Central Oregon and the surprisingly important role they play in forest health. You'll discover the vast fungal communication networks in forests at boot-level and beneath, how fungi are adapted to our fire-dependent environment, and how they can help forests recover from fire. You'll also learn about the largest fungus…

$22

The West is Burning Film Screening – La Pine

La Pine Activity Center 16450 Victory Way, La Pine, OR, United States

Discover Your Forest, in partnership with the Deschutes National Forest and the Upper Deschutes River Communities, is hosting a public screening of The West is Burning followed by a panel discussion with specialists in land management, forest/fire ecology, fire management, and adaptive communities. The free community event will be held at the La Pine Activity Center, 16450…

Grit Clinics X COTA

Join us in Bend, OR for a full day of MTB skills with Grit Clinics ​& a trail work party with the Women of COTA COTA and Grit Clinics are here for the same reason– Education and Empowerment. We invite you to join us for a weekend of tires and shovels on the trails. Further your mountain…

$225