The first Indigenous National Park Service Director and Cayuse and Walla Walla tribal citizen Chuck Sams will join LandWatch Executive Director Ben Gordon for a discussion on the Rights of Nature—a movement that redefines how we relate to land, water, and wildlife. Sams will share perspectives shaped by Indigenous law and conservation leadership, inviting us…

Don't trash it, smash it! In an effort to keep pumpkins out of the landfill, join other halloween lovers to smash your pumpkins and compost them properly! November 1, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ponderosa Park and Skyline Park 225 Southeast 15th Street / 19617 Mountaineer Way Community effort to keep pumpkins out of…

Dr. Michelle Jacob emphasizes that understanding Indigenous history must go hand in hand with celebrating the vibrant contributions of Native peoples today. Rooted in Yakama traditions and the wisdom of Elders, her talk will highlight the resilience and brilliance of Indigenous communities while offering a message of hope, love, and collective strength to inspire a…

This is the last hoorah for farmers, ranchers, and makers for the 2025 season so let's go big! Fill Your Pantry is an annual bulk buying event at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds - OSU Extension Parking Lot. Pre-orders will open near the end of October for folks wanting to purchase larger quantities or secure limited…

Are you someone who enjoys spending time in nature, loves public lands, cares about wildlife, and wants to do more to protect the environment? Are you ready to step up your environmental activism? With the current attacks on our public lands and waters, we need more voices collectively pushing back and speaking up for nature.…

Michelle Nijhuis — a High Country News contributing editor, frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and the author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction — will walk us through 20 influential books that can help us shift our thinking away from systems of ecological oppression and toward a…