Designing a Plastic-Free Future with Regenerative Materials
The urgency of our plastic pollution crisis requires a substantial shift in the way products are designed, manufactured, used, and recirculated. From textiles and food containers to sachets and protective shipping packaging, plastic…
Howdy Do: Neighbors Helping Neighbors!
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture 68467 Three Creeks Rd, Sisters, OR, United StatesJoin your neighbors, School of Ranch, High Desert Food and Farm Alliance, and Pine Meadow Ranch and Nate Stacey, Small Farm Agent for OSU Extension, for our first Howdy Do!…
Community Innovation Fund – Info Session (Virtual)
Online EventVirtual Event (Zoom link shared prior to meeting) The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is accepting applications for the last round of the 2024 Community Innovation Fund (CIF)! This program…
River to Fields: Explore How Irrigation Affects Our Landscape
Pioneer Park Bend, OR, United StatesTour the Irrigation Diversions Along the Upper/Middle Deschutes River. Learn where the water goes, how it's used on the land, and what happens downstream. Get an on-the-ground look at local water management…
BPRD Summer Community Celebration
Big Sky Park Neff Road, Bend, OR, United StatesCome visit The Environmental Center's booth! Enjoy fun, interactive activities provided by Bend Park and Recreation District as well as other community organizations. There will be music, entertainment, treats and…
2024 Annual Deschutes River Cleanup
Farewell Bend Park 1000 SW Reed Market Road, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is hosting the 28th annual Deschutes River Cleanup! Cleanup activities will take place at six different sites on the Deschutes River where volunteers will help…
Kids’ Entrepreneur Summer Market
Troy Field 51 NW Louisiana Avenue, Bend, OR, United StatesKids' Entrepreneur Summer Market Details: A market for kids ages 5-17 in our community who make and sell their own products & services. This is a real-world experience that allows children…
AdvenTours: Lava Lands National Monument Hike and Stargazing
Lava Lands Visitors Center https://www.google.com/maps/place/4354'34.5N+12121'32.9W/@43.909578,-121.359151,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d43.909578!4d-121.359151?entry=ttu, Bend, OR, United StatesAdventure: Wanderlust Tours is excited to bring more access to the outdoors by partnering with AdvenChair to help those with mobility challenges get into the outdoors and explore beautiful areas…
Happy Hour in the Garden
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin 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…
Stream Sampling on Whychus Creek
Creekside City Park Sisters, OR, United StatesSampling aquatic insects, including mayflies and stoneflies, provides important insights into the health of Whychus Creek. Volunteers meet at Creekside Park in Sisters for a sampling training, then, in teams…