Saturday Bird Walks
Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory 57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR, United StatesJoin Tom Lawler, expert local birder and nature photographer, to discover the rich bird habitats of Sunriver. With Tom’s keen eye and guidance, you will spot and learn to identify a variety of species found in the wetlands, meadows, and forests surrounding the Nature Center. Whether you are new to birding or an experienced birder,…
Mountain Clean Up Day
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Mountain Clean Up Day will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 starting at 11:00 a.m. Mt B will provide the trash bags and offer all participants a free ride up the Pine Marten lift. From there, you will be assigned an area to hike back down to West Village while collecting litter along the…
Campout for Public Lands 2018
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCelebrate National Public Lands Day with Discover Your Forest, 10 Barrel Brewing Co, and REI! In celebration of National Public Lands Day, we invite you to join us for a grown-up campout like no other. Spend the night at the Newberry Group Campsite on beautiful Paulina Lake and take in everything our national public lands…
Local Food Challenge
4th Annual Local Food Challenge brought to you by High Desert Food & Farm Alliance How to participate: Every day from Sept 24-29th, HDFFA will send you daily mini-challenges. These are fun opportunities to try new flavors, interact with your community, and learn about farmers, ranchers and the Central Oregon food landscape. The more challenges…
The Waters and Lands of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOn Monday, September 24, come to the Museum to hear about the natural resource management of the Waters and Lands of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the plan to manage those precious resources through the 21st century. We will be joined by Josh Newton, a Bend attorney focused on natural resource dispute resolution, representing…
Wasted: The Story of Food Waste (Film Screening)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the the eyes of chef-heroes like Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system.
2017 Net Zero Fellowship Research: Approaching Net Zero for Today’s Buildings
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesEnergy Trust of Oregon's annual Net Zero Fellowship research grant aims to uncover potential barriers slowing the widespread adoption of net zero commercial building design while growing the community constructing these remarkable buildings. Shilpa Surana of Brightworks Sustainability was selected for the inaugural Net Zero Fellowship, with supporting input from partners at Skanska and Gerding…
Love, Neuroscience and The City
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesFor more than twenty years, Jeff Tumlin has led award-winning plans in cities from Seattle and Vancouver to Moscow and Abu Dhabi. He helps balance all modes of transportation to achieve communitys' wider goals and best use their limited resources. He has developed transformative plans throughout the world that accommodate growth with no net increase…
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…
Destination Zero: Buildings as catalysts to a clean energy reality
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesIn Bend, 53% of our carbon emissions come from buildings. And energy use is the primary driver of those emissions. But our buildings don’t have to be energy guzzlers. There are real-world ways to drastically reduce how much energy our buildings use and even bring it to zero. Join us as we kick off the 18th annual Green Tour. We’ll explore how our homes, workplaces and government buildings can help us get to a low-carbon, clean energy future.