Science Pub: Science, Spirituality and a Sustainable Future

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

Join us for a fascinating Science Pub looking at the connections between science and religion. OSU-Cascades biologist Matt Orr will explain how the Anthropocene, Earth’s present geological epoch, is defined by a decline in environmental ecosystems, as well as by human responses to the decline in the forms of anxiety, guilt, grief and illness. Orr…

Free

Ethnobotany of the Klamath Basin

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

Native cultures have called the Klamath Basin home for millennium and have developed a long and intimate relationship with the native plants of the Basin for food, medicine, tools, and clothing.  In this talk,  Erin Rentz, Botanist with Six Rivers National Forest, will discuss a selection of culturally significant plants and the importance of management of these resources. Erin…

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…

Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show

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

Celebrate the fantastic world of fungi with the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and the Central Oregon Mushroom Club Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 10am-3pm Coming October 7th from 10 am 3 pm join us as we celebrate our 7th annual Fungi Fest and Mushroom Show! This incredible event takes place at…

Free – $15