Our Garden Team has kicked off Happy Hour in the Garden.  Join us every Tuesday, 4-6pm, through September 1st. Here are our new COVID-10 guidelines, which we also have posted on our task board in the garden. Volunteering in the Garden COVID Guidelines: There will be a maximum of 8 volunteers (we do not have an…

How do we talk to each other about race? How can we understand people’s lived experiences of systemic racism or privilege? Join Deschutes Public Library, and seek to understand one another and contemplate our experiences of race in America. Their first virtual Community Conversation (to be held over Zoom) will include discussion among participants, as…

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory each Wednesday for an immersive experience to learn all about the extraordinary world of flowers and their pollinators. The tour will begin along the shore of Lake Aspen to learn about Sunriver’s forest ecosystem and the predominant flora of the area. Followed by a tour of the botanic garden led…

BIPoc Round table This will be a Facebook Live Event. Centering the voices of Black Indigenous and people of color community members we strive to create space for a dialogue with the candidates vying to be our future Council members. This conversation will be an opportunity for allies to listen to the voices of the…

Eastern Oregon's remaining old growth trees provide habitat for all sorts of unique wildlife. With a special focus on owls, we'll learn about the animals that depend on the big trees of Eastern Oregon (spoiler alert, there are no spotted owls here). We'll also hear about the important protections that have safeguarded these big old…

Owls & old growth - what's not to love? Join our friends at Oregon Wild for a discussion on Eastern Oregon's elusive owls and the old growth forests they depend on. We'll be joined by wildlife photographer Rhett Wilkins, who will discuss his experiences photographing owls in Eastern Oregon; Mike Denny of Blue Mountain Audubon…

The number of positive COVID-19 cases is increasing dramatically here in Central Oregon. What’s the impact on St. Charles Hospital? Where are we seeing the spike in cases? How is the new face covering mandate going to help? Join for a deeper discussion regarding these questions with our guest speakers from St. Charles Health System…

When:  Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where:  Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite:  Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…