PPC Webinar | From the Frontline: Petrochemicals, Plastics, and Cancer Alley
Join PPC on February 15, from 5–6pm ET, for their February webinar with a panel of frontline activists from communities of color across America’s industrial plastic and petrochemical corridors, who will discuss how they are taking action to protect themselves and their neighbors from pollution and injustice—and how you can too. Panelists for this important…
Gardening for Native Pollinators
Moonfire and Sun Garden Center 61944 27th St, Bend, OR, United StatesPollinator Pathways and Moonfire and Sun Garden Center have teamed up to present a free class on gardening for pollinators. Registration is required and space is limited. Register by calling 541-638-6155 Moonfire and Sun Garden Center: 61944 27th St. Bend, OR 97702
Whychus Creek Watershed Speaker Series: Learn About Your Home Waters
Sisters Public Library 110 N Cedar St, Sisters, OR, United StatesCo-presented by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, a six-part informational speaker series about Whychus Creek and its watershed. Learn about Whychus Creek's history, hydrology, water quality, habitat conditions, native fish, recreation, conservation, and stream restoration. There are five classroom sessions and one full-day field trip. Field trip date will be determined during the series. Classroom…
Black Joy: A Strategy for Freedom, Healing, and Reckoning
As the author of the 2023 NAACP Image Award-winning book, Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts will present a blueprint for making space for Black joy in the world, workplace, the classroom, and our neighborhoods. She will highlight how this is a form of wellness and liberation work that can…
The Real Dirt on Soil!
Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United StatesIt’s ALL about soil! Soil is a critical part of the natural world that is perhaps the least understood. That’s why the Deschutes Land Trust and Oregon State University professor James Cassidy are teaming up to share the real dirt on soil! Join to gain a better understanding of soil and its fundamental importance to…
*RESCHEDULED* Film Screening-Blend: On Being Black in Bend
COCC 2600 NW Collge Way, Bend, OR, United States"Blend" is a documentary filmed and edited in Central Oregon that asks 10 Black Central Oregonians about their experiences living, working, and playing on the High Desert. Film creator Kenny Adams uses the film to explore and share uncensored lived experiences. COCC Bend Campus Hitchcock Auditorium-Pioneer 201
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend for our annual fundraiser – Mountainfilm on Tour! Featuring unique films each night and a wide variety of raffle prizes, you are sure to leave with a renewed appreciation for the outdoors and incredible filmmaking. Visit our Mountainfilm on Tour webpage for film synopses and more information about the event.…
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend for our annual fundraiser - Mountainfilm on Tour! Featuring unique films each night and a wide variety of raffle prizes, you are sure to leave with a renewed appreciation for the outdoors and incredible filmmaking. Visit our Mountainfilm on Tour webpage for film synopses and…
Raise the Deschutes – A River Runs Through It
Meadow Lakes Golf Course & Restaurant 300 Southwest Meadow Lakes Drive, Prineville, OR, United StatesCollaborative Strategies for the Future of the Crooked River Join us for a discussion focused on balancing water conservation, agricultural needs, and sustainable management of the Crooked River. This seminar unites experts and community members to explore joint efforts in securing a resilient water future for Crook County — for fish, farms, and families alike.…
Power Hour: Fumes in Focus with Beyond Toxics
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORPlease not the change of venues to The Environmental Center (formerly COCC). Attendees can now also attend virtually. Please use the same link to register and you will receive an email with the Zoom link. What’s in the air we breathe inside of our own homes? The Fumes in Focus film helps us visualize the…