Birder’s Night  So Much White:  Is it Snow or Snow Geese Each spring over 200,000 Snow and Ross’s Geese migrate through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.  For the past sixteen years, Kelly Hazen has volunteered her time to study Ross’s and Snow Geese as they rest and feed at Malheur during their northbound migration.  She…

Deschutes County, City of Bend Fire Department, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Deschutes National Forest invite Central Oregon residents to a panel discussion and film on wildfire in our community in mid-June. The goal is to help people understand more about Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) wildfires, wildfire risks to our community and reducing those risks…

Looking Inward to Prevent Sprawl at Pints and Politics Join Oregon League of Conservation Voters and special guest, Moey Newbold, advocacy programs manager at Central Oregon Landwatch, to get the scoop on the Bend Central District (BCD) Initiative. The Bend Central District is the area east of downtown bounded roughly by Revere Avenue on the…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Bob Woodward for a photographic journey in Skyline Forest. Grab your camera and lend a hand to document some of the historical sites in Skyline Forest. On this journey we’ll explore Bend’s early logging history by visiting and making record of a 1916 lumber mill. Registration is required and…

Join us July 1st & 2nd, 2017 for a fabulous, colorful weekend! The Central Oregon Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale exhibits hundreds of native wildflower species bursting with color. The show also provides a glimpse of Central Oregon's native grasses, shrubs, sages, fungi, mosses and lichen. Exciting lectures at SHARC, vendors, wildlife hikes, and…

Explore the delicate and beautiful world of butterflies with the Deschutes Land Trust and Amanda Egertson. We'll search the pine forests of the Preserve for swallowtails and pine whites while learning about the ecology and identification of these fluttery creatures. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event. For more information and…

This will either be a hike up Paulina Creek, or a hike around Pualina Lake - we haven't decided. But either way, you'll have fun. Stay tuned. No dogs. For more information about this and other Central-Oregon Sierra Club adventures and to sign up, visitthe Juniper Group Sierra Club website.

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and David Miller for a solstice hike near Camp Sherman. We'll hike through the ponderosa forests of the Metolius Preserve to celebrate the arrival of summer and search for seasonal blooms like rose, lupine, and scarlet gilia. Learn more about the diverse plant life of a Preserve that boasts lush…

The Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series is a wonderful way to really meet your local farmers! Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening's featured farmer. About Wild Oregon Foods: Wild Oregon Foods…