Spring Garden Work Party
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin us in our Kansas Ave. Learning Garden to kick off another growing season! This is a volunteer opportunity to lend a hand and dig in the dirt as we prepare our garden for spring. Swing by any time between 9am - 12pm. Family friendly, and tools will be provided.
2019 Furniture Flip & Festival: Trashformations
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesRe-imagine a world of less waste and more creative homes with the 2019 Furniture Flip & Festival, featuring the return of Trashformations! The 5th Annual Furniture Flip Design Challenge, sponsored by DIY Cave, has returned to the Bend ReStore. This year, the popular community event -- during which creative Central Oregonians transform discarded furniture, home accessories…
Elephant Mask Workshop with Debra Fisher
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesBe a part of the 2019 Earth Day parade! Join local artist Debra Fisher for an elephant mask-making workshop at The Environmental Center. This workshop is appropriate for children of all ages; Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by a parent. Parent participation in costume-making will be encouraged! Materials will be provided, but please…
Trash Talk! A Sustainability Seminar
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us for an interactive sustainability seminar to learn more about ways to responsibly recycle your waste in Deschutes County. Featuring guest speakers from The Environmental Center, The Broomsmen, and Deschutes Recycling. Bring your questions! This will be educational & informative.
Climate Change and Public Lands: Impacts and Solutions
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe effects of climate change are visible all around us, and we know that our wilderness areas are no exception. At this conference we will explore both how climate change is affecting public lands , and how public lands can mitigate climate change. We will examine these relationships through several lenses including our forests and…
Rebecca Lawton Book Release Tour
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesDudley’s Bookshop Café and the Deschutes River Conservancy welcome author Rebecca Lawton to Bend during her 2019 book release tour. To be released on April 2nd, The Oasis this Time: Living and Dying with Water in the West takes the reader to fifteen arid and beloved North American landscapes and will change how we think about water.
2019 Salmon Run
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us at the 31st Annual Salmon Run The Environmental Center is the Salmon Run beneficiary! Kick off the 2019 race season with a true Bend tradition. One of the first half marathons of the year in the Northwest, it has long been central to the local racing scene. Because of its early-season timing, it is also the…
Broadchats
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Central Oregon Chapter of Great Old Broads for Wilderness at an upcoming broadchats! Conversation and presentation about “ Climate Change and Deserts." Please bring $5.00 to cover costs of snacks and drinks and off set rental space. Register here.
Survival Strategies for Desert Species
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe 2019 Bend High Desert Speaker Series wraps up on April 9 with a panel of experts discussing how high desert flora and fauna have adapted to survive in wetlands and other habitats in eastern Oregon. Hear from Ron Larson, Dennis Albert and Steve Sheehy as they discuss the unique life of the high desert,…
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…