Learn about Evapotranspiration and Mid-July Baseline On June 26 from 5:00 to 6:30 I will be doing a talk sponsored by Heart Springs Design at their offices in downtown Bend.  I will cover a few tips for noticing and fixing dry spots, using ET and MJB (mid-july baseline) to conserve water and how to set your system…

SolWest Fair will highlight the "energy for sustainable communities" with three days of workshops, demonstrations, and vendors that focus on renewable energy and sustainability. We plan to offer classes for continuing education credits for contractors, an electric vehicle show, and farm tours. Networking and community will be important whether you're camping or sharing locally grown…

Friday June 27th & Saturday June 28th, 2014, 10:00 – 11:00 am (same presentation each day) Join us in The Environmental Center’s Learning Garden to get an overview of composting. We’ll go over what to include and what not, pros and cons of different methods, and address common questions. This is great for the novice composter…

Help HDC say "WELCOME & THANK YOU" to the ENTIRE Staff & Board of Directors visiting Central Oregon for their annual Retreat. We are honored to have them with us for Pride. JOIN US FOR COCKTAILS & OTHER DRINKS (no host) and GREAT SNACKS (hosted). Sorry: 21 and over only. HDC has received several grants…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and artist Rebecca Brown-Thompson for a workshop on field sketching. On the first day we’ll be in the studio focusing on honing basic techniques valuable for all forms of sketching. Learn how to train your eye to see negative spaces, shapes, proportion, perspective, and tones. Then, the second day, you’ll…

The Official "Dykes on Bikes" out of Portland will be here this year for Central Oregon Pride 2014. The newly formed chapter of the DOB motorcycle club will be coming to Central Oregon to help kick off this year's event with a loosely organized ride. As in the past 2 years, we will meet at…

CENTRAL OREGON’S LARGEST FOOD FESTIVAL! Celebrate the local flavor of Central Oregon during the region’s largest food festival on June 28th (11am-10pm) & June 29th (11am-6pm). The First Community Credit Union’s Bite of Bend presented by Eberhard’s Dairy is a two-day food party on the streets of downtown Bend! 2014 Bite of Bend Highlights: THE…

Noon - LGBT Music with MIX 100.7 12:30 - Chelsea Woodmansee, Emcee 12:40 - Dykes on Bikes - Portland Chapter Arrives 12:45 - Noah Stroup, No Talent, Talent Show, Contest Winner Sponsor: Stars & Rainbows 1:15 - Jenni Peskin & Student Show Case, Bend 2:00 - Shape Shifter, Belly Dancers Extraordinaire, Bend 2:15 - Jeremiah…

Come on down to the Michael Franti and Spearhead Soulshine Tour and Show Saturday! Doors open at 5pm, and The Environmental Center will be at the EcoVillage with volunteer opportunities for you to sign up for as well as a great display of the pop-up Lexicon of Sustainability show, and a chance to win a…

Come join us for a CELEBRATION at the end of Pride Day and to honor those who struggled and defined the effort which began the LGBT Civil Rights movement. The Stonewall Riots were on June 28, 1969, 45 yrs ago, when patrons of the Stonewall Inn rioted against the unjust tactics of the New Your…