March Community Pint Nights at Deschutes Brewery
2023-03-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
We are the designated nonprofit beneficiary for Deschutes Brewery’s Community Pint Nights in March. Join us on Tuesdays in March at the downtown Public House or Tasting Room and Deschutes Brewery will donate $1 from every pint sold to The Environmental Center. Mark your calendars—we hope to see you there! March 7, 14, 21, and 28. Many thanks to Deschutes Brewery for being supporters of our work!

Solar Geoengineering - Research on solar radiation management technologies
2023-03-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Researchers from Harvard will discuss stratospheric aerosol injection and other technologies they are studying to cool the Earth.
Register here!

ODOT's Community Charging Rebates Information Session
2023-03-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Are you interested in applying for ODOT’s Community Charging Rebates (CCR)? ODOT has contracted with Forth to provide technical assistance and support to applicants on their journey to installing EV charging. Whether you need basic information about installing and maintaining EV charging stations or assistance with submitting a rebate application – Forth is here to help!
Register here!

Happy Hour in the Garden
2023-04-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-05-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-05-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you!
This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer and non-alcoholic beverages are provided for all who volunteer. Each event includes seasonal ongoing tasks as well as special projects as needed throughout the growing season. Volunteers are welcome to pop in for an hour or stay the whole time. No need to RSVP or commit ahead of time. (Pro tip – put the following dates in your phone calendar now – then when it pops up you can decide if it works out for you or not!)
In 2023, Happy Hour in the Garden will once again run twice a month from March through October. This schedule throughout the extent of the growing season offers meaningful volunteer experiences for all who come, and deeper care for the garden when it needs it.
For Spring 2023, our Happy Hours will be 4-6pm, on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month.
March & April Happy Hours sponsored by Wild Ride Brewing

March 7 & 21
April 4 & 18

May & June Happy Hours sponsored by Worthy Environmental

May 2 & 16
June 6 & 20

Stay tuned for confirmation of dates for July through October, as these might switch to the 2nd & 4th…)
Contact Denise, Garden Program Manager, if you have any questions about getting involved.

No Man's Land Film Festival (2023)
2023-04-08 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
NO MANS LAND FILM FESTIVAL! SAVE THE DATE, APRIL 8TH!
Join forBendFilm for their annual “IndieWomen” Appreciation screening! All Independent Women for Independent Film get in for free!
Order tickets or reserve your free seat if you are an Indiewoman. (here)
Climber, Filmmaker and She Moves Mountain Guide Lizzy Van Patten will be in attendance and more!
Purchase tickets here!

The Land, its People and the Future (Bend)
2023-04-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Wilson Wewa will discuss the land, its people and the past, present and future of protecting the high desert in Oregon. Wilson is a storyteller, spiritual leader, and the Warm Spring’s Paiute Tribe’s oral historian. A descendant of Paiute Chief Paulina and Chief Weahwewa, he learned most of the stories and legends he tells from his grandmother and tribal elders in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California. Wewa is the author of Legends of the Northern Paiute (OSU Press 2017).
The Land, its People and the Future will take place at the Tower Theatre in Bend. Purchase tickets here!

EV Charging At Multi-Family Housing and The Workplace
2023-04-11 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Forth’s New Webinar Series.
Mark your calendars – Forth’s 2023 webinar lineup is live! Forth’s free monthly webinars take a deep dive into the most relevant themes in clean transportation.

Power Hour | Deschutes County 2040: Engage in the future of our community
2023-04-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Between now and February 2024, Deschutes County will be updating its Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is the County’s roadmap for the future and provides the goals, policies, and actions that are intended to guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and staff for a 20-year period. This update will provide direction through the year 2044. By 2044, it’s estimated that Deschutes County will grow as a whole from 207,921 residents to 275,905. Right now, Deschutes County is looking for input from residents, business owners, and subject matter experts. As someone who lives or works in Deschutes County, your input is essential to preparing an effective plan.
Join us to review and comment on proposed policy directions for the plan, and share your concerns, hopes, and priorities with the County. If you want to have a say in how the County grows, it is important to get involved in this process now.
Agenda
5:00 – 5:30: Networking & Grab a refreshment
5:30 – 6:30: Presentation & Discussion
Register for this event
How is the plan used?
The County’s Comprehensive applies to the area in County jurisdiction, outside of city limits. The plan serves as criteria for rezonings, provides guidance for public investments, and sets direction for additional projects to be undertaken by County planning staff. The plan was last updated in 2010, to plan for a 20-year period ending in 2030 and resulted in 63 subsequent projects to date including wetland mapping, participation in a regional large lot industrial lands program, and streamlining of processes to permit childcare. Due to significant population growth and changes in land use trends, County staff is updating this document to reflect the most recent data and community perspectives. Deliverables from this project will include an action plan to help identify key initiatives and projects for the planning department to undertake in the next 1-5 years.
Deschutes County faces several challenges that the Comprehensive Plan will help address.

Livability
Rural Development
Natural Hazards
Water
Growth Management
Tourism

Meet our speaker
Nicole Mardell, AICP, Senior Long Range Planner. Nicole is the County-side project manager for the Deschutes County 2040 project, working closely with project consultant MIG. She serves on the long-range planning team for Deschutes County, which is responsible for planning for the future of Deschutes County. This includes developing and implementing land use policy with the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission and serving as the regional planning coordinating body for all cities and special districts within the County limits. She has been a planner for 8 years, for both city and county jurisdictions. She holds a B.S. in Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota.
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SheJumps | OR | Empowering Women Through Adventure Speaker Series
2023-04-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
SheJumps, AdventurUs Women, & Crow’s Feet “Empowering Women Through Adventure” Bend Women’s Speaker Series featuring Janel Spilker with “Women in Cycling: Riding into a Female Future”
Dec 14th – Chelsey Magness – “Adventure Racing: Empowering Women to Embody Adventure”
Jan 11th – Janel Spilker – “Women in Cycling: Riding into a Female Future”
Feb 8th – Ingrid Granlin – “Women Who Ski: Exploring the Joy of Winter on Nordic Skis”
March 8th – Jennifer Miles – “Your Pelvic Floor: Strengthening Your Adventures from Within”
April 12th – Kirin Stryker – “The Oregon Timber Trail, Cog Wild, and Life on Two Wheels”

Kids' Business Shopping Event
2023-04-14 14:30 - 17:30 | Brooks Room, Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Kids in our community who make and sell their own products & services. (with minimal help from parents). See fresh business ideas from young minds in our community. Come support these young entrepreneurs and empower them to dream big! There will be crafts, food, gifts, toys, games, and more!

Bring: Friends and Cash
FREE to shop, $5 to participate.

Participation Details: www.izzaroo.com/KidsBizEvent

Happy Hour in the Garden
2023-04-18 16:00 - 18:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States

Worldwide Climate Action Teach-In at COCC
2023-04-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The biggest threat to our future is thinking that someone else will solve the climate crisis. Learn about local actions and get involved.
Register here on Eventbrite

Spring Repair Café at OSU-Cascades in Bend
2023-04-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, April 26th, 5:30-7:30pm at OSU-Cascades in Bend with the Associated Students of OSU-Cascades

This event will also include a free second-hand clothing exchange! Remaining items will be donated to COCC Clothing Connections.

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. This will be the second in-person Repair Café in Central Oregon since 2020. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together). Stuff like, jewelry, small appliances and electronics, outdoor gear, clothing, and more. Repair Cafés are held around the world! Repairing with other people saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community. Learn more at envirocenter.org/tec-events/repair-cafe/
Not sure if it can be fixed? Bring it!
Contact: udara@envirocenter.orgwith questions or if you’re interested in being a volunteer fixer!

Save the Date for Kôr's Annual Event: It takes a village fundraiser
2023-04-27 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Kôr Community Land Trust on Thursday, April 27th 6:00 – 8:00 PM to help us raise funds for their next village. Guests will enjoy live music, a hosted bar, heavy appetizers, a live auction, and a paddle raise.
Register today!

Sprout Film Festival
2023-05-04 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Please join us to celebrate the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) community with an afternoon/evening of film. The Tower Theatre and Full Access present the Sprout Film Festival, a series of short films to highlight creatives from the I/DD community.
Sprout Film hosts the largest and most diverse collection of films featuring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the marketplace. Sprout Film hopes to reinforce accurate portrayals of individuals within this community, help breakdown stereotypes and promote a greater acceptance of differences and awareness of similarities. We believe film can inspire, inform and spark change.
Sprout is a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 in New York. They are dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities grow through challenging, creative and fun experiences that enhance socialization, self-confidence and inclusion. For more info visit them at gosprout.org
Join us at the Tower for an Open House/Dry Run Experience May 2 at 6 PM. This event is special for persons with disabilities but is open to all. Click Here for more information.

TICKETS
10am event tickets here
7pm event tickets here

Green Energy Series #7: Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home
2023-05-06 10:00 - 11:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Solar Oregon presents a free webinar on vehicle to home and vehicle to grid power for our Green Energy Series.
Register here!

CIF Info Session (In Person/Virtual)
2023-05-09 13:00 - 14:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Do you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply for the Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund!
The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project will provide a total of $40,000* awards to individuals, businesses, or community organizations to implement waste reduction or recovery projects throughout Deschutes County. Each project will be awarded up to $5,000. There is no minimum project budget/award amount. 20% of the project funds must come from matching funds (cash or in-kind). Depending on project budget requirements, 8 to 12 projects will be funded in 2023.
*$15,000 of the $40,000 total projects budget will be awarded to projects that take place at or largely impact visitor destinations, such as a visitor lodging property, restaurant / eatery, park / trail/ nature area, outfitter / activity company, museum / gallery, entertainment venue.
Attend an info session in-person at The Environmental Center or Virtually! Info sessions are scheduled February 7th, May 9th, and August 8th 2023 from 1-2pm.
Register – In Person
Register – Virtual

The Whys and Hows of Food Waste Reduction and Composting (Bend)
2023-05-09 17:00 - 18:30 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Learn why food waste matters, how to reduce food waste, strategies for composting, and pros and cons of various at home compost bins.
Open to adults and youth, composting beginners and pros! Attendees will be entered into a drawing for an at home composting system.
Register here.

Spring Farmer/Rancher Networking Night
2023-05-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Schillings Garden Market, 64640 Old Bend Redmond Hwy, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Growing season is upon us, come join us to celebrate the coming of summer and the beginning of Local Season! HDFFA invites Central Oregon producers to come together at Schillings Garden Market for conversation, networking, and celebration.
This event is for practicing farmers and ranchers in Central Oregon to network and build relationships with each other. The event is free for current HDFFA partners and $10 for non-HDFFA partners. Attendees will receive one free drink ticket.

Register here!

May Green Drinks: Shakti Farm Design
2023-05-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Three Rivers Elementary School, 56900 Enterprise Dr, Sunriver, OR, 97707, United States
We’re excited to co-host Green Drinks with Shakti Farm Design at Three Rivers School in Sunriver! Shakti Farm Design is committed to creating a sustainable food-growing world for the community. They recently built a Greenhouse for Three Rivers School in Sunriver with a Grant provided by Central Oregon Health Council. Join us to hear how Shakti Farm Design is taking part in countering climate change and creating a sustainable living for families and communities.
Learn about Sustainable Growing and Greenhouses in Central Oregon!
Thursday, May 11th
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Three Rivers School
56900 Enterprise Dr, Sunriver
Please RSVP in advance here!

Book Presentation & Signing with William L. Sullivan
2023-05-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Pine Mountain Sports, 255 SW Century Dr., Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Author and hiking guru William L. Sullivan takes us on a tour of new or dramatically changed trails in the area between Bend, Salem, and Eugene, featured in the newly released edition of his guidebook, “100 Hikes: Central Oregon Cascades.” Included are reopened trails impacted by fires, alternatives to trails requiring permits, and new hikes near Sisters, Springfield, and Albany. Along the way, expect anecdotes about local history, plants, and outdoor lore.
Sullivan is the author of six novels and a dozen books about Oregon, including the popular “100 Hikes” series, “Exploring Oregon’s History,” and “Oregon Favorites.” His journal of a 1000-mile hike he took across Oregon, “Listening for Coyote,” was chosen by the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission as one of Oregon’s “100 Books,” the 100 most significant books in the state’s history.
This event is Free. But space is limited so RSVP is required to attend. You will receive a e-ticket from Evenbrite…no need to bring it to the event.
Copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event.
Doors open at 6:30 PM, Presentation starts at 7:00 PM.
Register here!

Our Plate is Political: Using the Table as a Tool for Social Justice
2023-05-16 16:30 - 18:00 | Cascade Culinary Institute, 2555 NW Campus Village Way, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
In this lively cooking demonstration, Bryant Terry will show us how easy it is to make delicious, vegetable-forward meals that not only satisfy us but also serve as a catalyst for growing the food justice movement.
After this event, Bryant Terry will be giving a keynote presentation — Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics, Art, and Culture – at 7 p.m. in Wille Hall in Coats Campus Center on COCC’s Bend campus. To register and reserve tickets for the keynote click HERE.
About Bryant Terry
Bryant Terry moves between cooking, writing, curating, bookmaking, conceptualism, social sculpture, music, and design to inspire us to work towards a more healthy, just, and sustainable world.
San Francisco Magazine included Terry among 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene, and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food.
Terry is the founder of 4 Color Books, a publishing imprint which collaborates with forward-thinking and groundbreaking BIPOC chefs, writers, artists, activists, and innovators to craft visually stunning nonfiction books. He is also the author of six critically acclaimed books, and he has won a James Beard Award, an NAACP Image Award, and an Art of Eating Prize. His latest book, Black Food, illuminates a part of the Black experience offering recipes, essays and art.

Science Pub: Science, Spirituality and a Sustainable Future
2023-05-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Worthy Brewing, 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us for a fascinating Science Pub looking at the connections between science and religion. OSU-Cascades biologist Matt Orr will explain how the Anthropocene, Earth’s present geological epoch, is defined by a decline in environmental ecosystems, as well as by human responses to the decline in the forms of anxiety, guilt, grief and illness.
Orr will share ways in which spiritual practices have evolved in response to other significant crises over time, and examine how contemporary spirituality practices are evolving in response to the environmental crisis. He’ll look at how this evolution may continue and improve both the environmental and human condition.
5 p.m. DOORS OPEN/ORDER FOOD AND BEVERAGES – Enjoy dinner with fellow attendees.
6:30 p.m. PRESENTATION – Presentation begins in Hop Mahal.

Science Pubs are where we take science out of the laboratory and bring it to the community. Join discussions with researchers from throughout OSU and OSU-Cascades about the work they do to help solve the world’s toughest challenges.
Science Pubs are made possible with support from Worthy Brewing.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matt Orr is an associate professor at Oregon State University – Cascades. His research interests focus on restoration ecology in forest, field and stream habitats in Central Oregon. His work has included studying the behavior of scavengers; the application of restoration ecology to medicine; and the connections between science and religion. He received a Ph.D. in population biology from University of California, Davis.
Register here!

Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics, Art, and Culture
2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | COCC, 2600 NW Collge Way, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
How can we create a world in which all Americans, regardless of income, geography, or race have access to healthful, fresh, affordable, and culturally appropriate food? In this interactive talk, Bryant Terry will take us on a journey of his more than two-decade career as a chef, author, publisher, and community builder committed to creating a healthful, just, and sustainable food system. From grassroots organizing to book publishing, Terry has employed cultural strategy, a field of practice that centers art, storytelling, media, and cooking (in Bryant’s case) to bring about social change. Through a dynamic presentation that includes singing and rapping, and fusing personal narrative with food politics, Terry will show us how to improve access to fresh food in our communities — whether that community is your campus, workplace, neighborhood, or your group of friends.
Register here!

Closing the Food Loop: How to Make Composting Work for Your Restaurant
2023-05-17 08:30 - 09:30 | SCP Redmond, 521 Southwest 6th Street, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
Each year, an estimated 25 to 40 percent of all food produced or imported for consumption in the United States is never eaten. Of that wasted food, 40 percent is estimated to come from consumer-facing businesses— like restaurants, event venues, etc. And all that wasted food means wasted money, by some estimates as much as $57 billion annually for U.S. businesses. Here in Deschutes County, wasted food makes up over 25% of waste at Knott Landfill by tonnage – making it the largest category of waste in the landfill!
It’s time to rethink food waste, and we want to help you do it.
This free, interactive panel discussion will dig into tips on getting started, infrastructure, troubleshooting, and more. Learn about local food waste resources and hear from food service businesses that are composting on-site and off-site. This discussion is open to owners, managers, and staff in the culinary community. And we hope attendees will chime in with your experience and expertise as well!

Register here!

Talk & Walk Clinic for Noxious Weeds and Native Plants
2023-05-18 10:00 - 13:30 | Barnes Butte Complex, 44.31376, -120.82518 NE Combs Flat Road, Prineville, OR, United States
Join the Crooked River Weed Management Area for a FREE Talk and Walk Clinic.
Topics include:

Invasive Plant Identification
Weeds vs Native Plants
Control Methods
Emerging Plant Invaders

Bring a chair and a lunch and come join us for this clinic!

Bending the Curve: Pathways Out of Houselessness
2023-05-18 11:30 - 13:00 | Riverhouse on the Deschutes, 2850 Rippling River Court, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Across Central Oregon, a robust system of services are in place to meet the needs of those experiencing houselessness. Yet there are gaps in this system, and many fall through these cracks. Join for a presentation and extended Q & A with Cheyenne Purrington, Deschutes County Houseless Response Director and Eliza Wilson Director of J Bar J and Chair of the Homeless Leadership Coalition. They’ll discuss how an optimized, integrated system of care changed the trajectory of one family in need, and the critical junctions where community support will make a difference into our future. Moderated by Aaron Switzer, publisher of The Source Weekly.
Register here.

TED Ed Educator Talk
2023-05-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
i4Education is proud to partner with Hayden Homes and TED Masterclass for Education to reimagine professional development for educators. This professional learning program will help schools and districts surface and celebrate their best ideas. Now, more than ever, we need your help to center and listen to educators in order to
reimagine what education could be.
Learn more and register here!
