Scheduled 9 times a year, 3rd Thursdays of month. Social gathering time is from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and usually last until 8:30 p.m. March 19: “Bird Friendly Native Landscaping."   Birders Karen Theodore and Rick Martinson of WinterCreek Restoration will share identify native plants, and share tips about landscaping,…

Central Oregon’s unique habitats and climate enable a great variety of native wildflowers both big and small to flourish here. The Central Oregon Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale, hosted by the Sunriver Nature Center exhibits hundreds of native wildflower species bursting with color. The show also provides a glimpse of Central Oregon's native grasses,…

This is an all inclusive event where we celebrate the diversity and the beauty within our community. People come from all around the nation, as well as some from other countries, to take part in this event. This event has been here for 15 years and continues to grow. It's the second largest pride event in…

Come kick off summer on the other side of the tracks! Raffle, demonstrations, a bouncy house for kids, arial silks, adult tricycle racing, car wash fund raiser for Lava City Roller Dolls, food, drinks, and ice cream!

OSU-Cascades is planning for a new campus,  and part of that effort will include development of the 10-acre parcel at the corner of Century Drive and Chandler, across from Cascade Lakes Brewpub.  We are planning an extensive restoration of the site following construction, with the goal of restoring disturbed areas to conditions which reflect multiple…

Join the Oregon Natural Desert Association and REI to celebrate the Oregon Desert Trail! The Oregon Natural Desert Association and REI Bend are teaming up to host an event that will offer Oregon Desert Trail skills and information, celebrate volunteers who helped create the trail and provide a grand finale to ONDA’s Oregon Desert Trail Matching Challenge.…

Products from five CAC meetings and four Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings include an updated mission statement, six project goals, a listing of issues needing to be resolved at the park and possible strategies to address those issues.  These strategies have been grouped into two broad categories; those needing physical changes or improvements within the…

Information from OSU Master Gardeners™ on identifying and controlling common vegetable garden pests and diseases.

Tips and techniques on gardening with perennials and grasses. Includes information on waterwise gardening given by OSU Master Gardeners™.