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…
COTA Membership Meeting
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORCOTA welcomes everyone to meet the newly elected Board of Directors. There are a number of new faces and a long list of new ideas to discuss. Biketoberfest details will be finalized in the coming weeks and we welcome input. What is the best way to utilize 150+ volunteers? COTA seeks Committee members - The workload…
Transportation Public Hearing – Bend
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesSupport people-focused transportation in Oregon. Every Oregonian deserves the right to live in a community with safe routes for walking and bicycling and plenty of convenient transit options. It’s time for Oregon to adopt a transportation package that reflects our priorities. We need a transportation package that helps our neighbors get to their jobs, that…
Stream Sampling Day on Whychus Creek
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesSpend a day along Whychus Creek with Upper Deschutes Watershed Council collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples to improve knowledge about stream health. Learn about efforts to increase flows and restore habitat for salmon and steelhead and visit streamside meadows and rimrock canyons while contributing to our collective understanding of how habitat restoration is changing stream conditions…
Dragonfly & Damselfly Lecture & Walk
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesBiologists Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon, authors of “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide” will present an illustrated talk on local dragonflies and damselflies followed by a walk. The presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are warmly welcomed. Cary Kerst is an aquatic entomologist retired from a career in environmental…
Happy Hour in the Garden
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
COTA Bend 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; 5:15pm 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, and that's riding in Bend knowing that you helped…
Wednesday Birders
Nancy P's 1054 Milwaukee, Bend, OR, United StatesMeet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
Safe Sprouts Biking
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Commute Options and the Environmental Center as we teach your child the fundamentals for safe biking this summer. This half day class will help provide your child the fundamentals needed to bike safe on roads around town with an adult. We will spend the day practicing hand signals, looking out for cars, stopping and…
UGB Proposal Public Hearing
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhat: Joint City Council and Board of Commissioners Public Hearing on UGB expansion When: Thursday, August 25th 1pm - 5pm and 6pm - 9pm Where: Barnes/Sawyer Room - Deschutes Services Center 1300 NW Wall Street If you can't be there, send an email to: councilall@bendoregon.gov Public hearing documents for Bend UGB Remand and Proposed Ordinance can be viewed here.