Virtual Lecture: Reintroducing Fishers to Washington: An Example of Cultural Competence in Conservation Biology
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesFishers, a medium sized carnivore and member of the weasel family, used to be a common species in Washington until fur trapping pushed them to local extinction. Dr. Tara Chestnut, ecologist at Mount Rainier National Park, will share her experiences reintroducing this species to its historical range through translocation efforts and close collaboration with Tribes…
InFARMation Spring Series: Land and Capital
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesFoFF's next session will be on March 30th at 6:30pm to continue this conversation. Throughout the series you will hear about the inspiring hard work that farmers of color and organizations are doing to circumvent the barriers created by structural racism in the agricultural and financial system. FoFF will discuss the biggest threats to Oregon’s…
Break Down: Explaining the U.S. Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesHey Oregonians! There is a big plastic-related bill in the federal legislation this year. Sign up for this webinar with Oregon Senator Merkley to learn all about why it's important for us to Break Free from Plastic Pollution. Join Plastic Pollution Coalition and co-host Break Free From Plastic for a conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley…
Successful Regional Trails Collaboratives Webinar
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhy are regional collaboratives valuable, what can they accomplish, and what's the recipe for success? This webinar will draw on examples from three collaboratives in Oregon: The Deschutes Trails Coalition, Ochoco Trails, and the newer Rogue Siskiyou Trails Coalition. Speakers: Rika Ayotte, Executive Director, Discover Your Forest Kim McCarrel, Vice President- Public Lands, Oregon Equestrian…
“Salmon’s Agreement” Film Screening and Discussion
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesSalmon have always kept their word. Year after year since time immemorial, these anadromous fish have returned to their home tributaries to spawn and give their lives for future generations. Filmmaker Woodrow Hunt (Klamath/Modoc, Cherokee) of Tule Films brings us Indigenous stories and perspectives from the Columbia River that illuminate our relationship with a fish…
Bend COTA Work Events
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhen: 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…
Past-to-Future: Vanishing Glaciers in the Deschutes Basin
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesFrom fish to farms, from flora to fire hazard, glaciers are crucial to our well-being. And yet... Oregon’s glaciers are the natural water reservoirs of the high Cascade water towers. Glacier meltwater sustains rivers during the late summer and fall for flora, fauna and irrigation. The glacier melt chills streams for salmon and trout, with…
Our Economy—One Year After Shutdown
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Bend Chamber and their expert panelists as they discuss how our economy has shifted and changed roughly one year since our first COVID-19 shutdown. Panelists: Curtis Dubay: Senior Economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Damon Runberg: Regional Economist for the Oregon Employment Department
Putting Fire Knowledge into Action: Advocating for Forests and Fire Policy
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesGreat Old Broads for Wilderness are hosting a four-part webcast series this month on fire. While the first of the presentations on March 2nd - Fire in the Forest: A Natural Process and Unnatural Changes -has already filled up (it will simul-cast to their Facebook page), be sure to take a look at the other three…
José Andrés – Creativity in the Kitchen and Feeding the World
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesChef and humanitarian Andrés will offer a unique perspective on the intersections between social and environmental issues in our food system. Local restaurateur Jesse Cool will join him in conversation at our final Wallace Stegner Lecture for 2021.