The Environmental Center

Twilight Talk: The Honey Harvest
2020-09-13 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Honey bees have spent the entire summer buzzing around collecting nectar. What happens next? Join Nature Center Manager and resident beekeeper Amanda Accamando to learn all about how honey is made and how bees survive during a long Central Oregon winter.

Twilight Talks
2020-09-13 - 2020-10-04, 2020-09-09 - 2020-09-30 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join members of the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory team as they share their passion for science through a series of engaging twilight talks throughout the fall. Talks will take place outdoors in the amphitheater and a different topic will be presented each night. Questions are always welcome and lively discussion is encouraged!
SNCO Members receive a 20% discount.
Face masks are required for all registrants and capacity is limited to allow for social distancing. All programs are weather permitting.

Census Day of Action Registration
2020-09-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join this powerful Day of Action and solidarity featuring some of Oregon’s amazing *BIPOC leaders. The Census deadline is on September 30th and Oregon’s Black, Indigenous, Latinx, rural, and immigrant communities still need to be fully counted. The Census is about representation, and creating a powerful future that includes all of us.

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory free day & open house
2020-09-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Enjoy free admission for the entire family during SNCO’s yearly spring Open House. Come see why Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory remains a Central Oregon destination for discovery and fun. Admission is waived for day-time admission (10am – 4pm) only. Carpooling and biking is strongly recommended as parking is limited.

Timberjack Ultramarathon
2020-09-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
These 30k and 100k races will take place on the Wanoga trails network and nearby forest roads. Timberjack donates part of the registration fees to Central Oregon Trail Alliance as a way to give-back to the trails we all enjoy, that COTA maintains.

OLCV's Virtual Annual Celebration for the Environment
2020-09-11 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join OLCV’s (Virtual) Annual Celebration for the Environment. Hear from Senator Jeff Merkley, Governor Kate Brown, and State Senator and OLCV-endorsed candidate for Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. Enter a raffle to win one of five $1000 Vacasa gift certificates and stay at one of their 25,000+ properties in Oregon, the US, and around the world. All proceeds benefit OLCV’s mission: passing laws that protect Oregon’s environmental legacy, electing pro-environment candidates to office, and holding our elected officials accountable.

Bend COTA Work Events
2020-09-10, 2020-09-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
When: 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 helped build and maintain the trails you love.
Please bring a hydration pack with water and a snack.
Be sure to bring appropriate layers to accommodate whatever the weather may be.
Questions? contact@cotamtb.com
All COTA trail work events require the following safety measures:
All participants are required to have the following protective clothing and equipment:

Sturdy shoes or boots
Gloves
Eye protection with clear or light colored lens
Long pants

Due to COTA’s insurance requirements and the inherent dangers of trail work, we must implement the following policy regarding children at work events:

For anyone 14 years of age or younger, we require one parent, guardian, or responsible adult for supervision of every four kids attending any COTA trail work events.
All minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian available to sign our waiver.

Anyone who arrives for a work event may be turned away if he/she cannot meet the above requirements.

High Desert Pride 2020 (Central Oregon Pride)
2020-09-10 - 2020-09-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
OUT Central Oregon is happy to announce High Desert Pride 2020 – a celebration of Pride in the diversity of our LGBTQ+ community and allies.
Expanding on 15 years of celebrating Central Oregon Pride, presented by Human Dignity Coalition, OUT Central Oregon brings High Desert Pride 2020 to Bend with new energy, focus, and commitment.
The schedule of events for High Desert Pride 2020 is evolving, check out Out Central Oregon website for up to date schedule of events.
***Thursday evening, September 10***
Oh Yess! Pride Edition. Join the community at monthly Dogwood Cocktail Cabin gathering for an evening of meeting and greeting.
***Thursday evening, September 11***
High Desert Pride kick-off party at Crater Lake Spirits downtown tasting room.
***Saturday, September 12***
Bend Pride 5k Fun Run & Walk.
Join us for the 2nd annual fun run & walk, starting in Drake Park as an out and back through the Old Mill District along the Deschutes River. 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Drag Dash. A fun and colorful XXX 10:30 am – 10:45 am in Drake Park
High Desert Pride Festival. Vendor booths, food trucks, and all-day music and entertainment fill the afternoon in beautiful Drake Park. 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hey Honey Dance Party. 9:00 pm – 2:00 am

Higher Education - Plans for 2020-2021
2020-09-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Bend Chamber for part three in their education and childcare series as they dig into the plans for implementing classes at OSU-Cascades and COCC during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What adjustments will students and professors need to make? How will the workforce pipeline be impacted. Presenters, Dr. Becky Johnson of OSU-Cascades and Dr. Laurie Chesley of COCC will provide answers and insights.

Indigenous Perspectives on Earth and Sky, Featuring Dr. Gregory Cajete
2020-09-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Dr. Gregory Cajete, PhD is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Native American Studies program at the University of New Mexico. He is a renowned author and artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has pioneered reconciling Indigenous perspectives in science with a western academic setting. His focus is on teaching culturally based science, with its emphasis on health and wellness.

Twilight Talk: Mighty Jupiter
2020-09-09 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador Ian Sherman for a detailed look at Jupiter. Ian’s passion for Jupiter will give you new insight into the wonders and mysteries of this mighty planet.

Virtual Lecture: The Roots of History: Oregon’s Heritage Trees
2020-09-09 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
If trees tie us to our historical roots, then Oregon’s history is long and rich. Join historian Nate Pedersen as he shares the compelling stories behind some of Oregon’s growing collection of state-recognized heritage trees. Pedersen is a librarian, writer, and historian in Portland, Oregon. He is a former member of the Oregon Heritage Trees Committee.

Systemic Racism on Public Lands, Part 3 - The New Mavericks
2020-09-09 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Oregon Wild for a conversation with three trailblazers paving the way for representation, growth, and connection in the outdoors and outdoor industry. Tune in for this forward-looking conversation about opportunities in the outdoors and learn what these mavericks are up to!

Bend City Council 2020: What's At Stake? CLIMATE
2020-09-08 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
In December 2019, the City Council adopted the Community Climate Action Plan. It’s Vision: “Neighbors businesses, and community leaders working together to preserve our natural environment while promoting economic opportunity and resilience for current and future generations.”
Join for this important discussion about how our future City Councilors can turn this vision into reality.

Reclaiming health through Indigenous Food Systems: A discussion on the film “Gather”
2020-09-08 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join FAO North America for a timely panel discussion on the film Gather, which shows an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their food sovereignty. With your registration, you will receive a free link and password on September 4 to watch the film anytime between September 4 – 9.
The discussion will feature insights from the film director and featured Indigenous figures from the film. Panelists will share their insights on the timely and critical nature of Indigenous peoples’ knowledge, languages, cultures, innovation, and leadership as Native communities build up their traditional food systems across North America.
Gather follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river.

Twilight Talk: Eurasian Eagle-owl
2020-09-04, 2020-09-01 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
If you haven’t had a chance to meet Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory newest animal ambassador, join for a twilight talk outdoors featuring the owlet. You’ll hear from SNCO’s animal care team all about how the owl came to live at the nature center and what it takes to raise a baby owl.
This program will take place outdoors in the amphitheater. Masks are required (ages 3+) and capacity is limited to allow for physical distancing.

Black Lives Matter - Solidarity Celebration
2020-09-04 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Joing Worthy Brewing in celebrating its solidarity with all of the patriots who have peacefully protested against police brutality in a night of music and advocacy on its famed “Drink up Dream on” stage, featuring philosopher-poet MOsley WOtta and Rep. Peter DeFazio.
The music begins at 6 pm. Admission as is free, but guests will be required to wear masks and safely distance from one another in compliance with state law and common sense. Tables must be reserved in advance by emailing Jeff@worthybrewing.com

Social Justice Book Club: "So You Want To Talk About Race"
2020-09-04, 2020-08-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Each quarter OSU-Cascades Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is hosting a 12-week book discussion group. These weekly conversations are designed to be drop-in and are open to OSU-Cascades students, staff and faculty as well as community members.
This summer, we’re reading Ijeoma Oluo’s “So You Want to Talk About Race.” Meeting and reading schedule is below. Please register and join at any time, and contact Erin Rook with questions or requests for accommodations.
Summer Social Justice Book Club (Most) Fridays at noon
Remaining Schedule:
July 10: Ch. 4 and 5 – “Why am I always being told to ‘check my privilege’?” and “What is intersectionality and why do I need it?”
July 24: Ch. 6 – “Is police brutality really about race?”
July 31: Ch. 7 and 8 – “How can I talk about affirmative action?” and “What is the school-to-prison pipeline?”
Aug. 7: Ch. 9 and 10 – “Why can’t I say the ‘N’ word?” and “What is cultural appropriation?”
Aug. 14: Ch. 11 and 12 – “Why can’t I touch your hair?” and “What are microaggressions?”
Aug. 21: Ch. 13 and 14 – “Why are our students so angry?” “What is the model minority myth?”
Aug. 28: Ch. 15 and 16 – “But what if I hate Al Sharpton?” and “I just got called a racist, what do I do now?”
Sept. 4: Ch. 17 – “Talking is great, but what else can I do?”

Webcast: Fighting Back - Taking A Stand Against Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks in Oregon
2020-09-02 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This webinar is all about taking action for Oregon’s wildlife and wild lands!

Happy Hour in the Garden Slowly Reopens
2020-09-01 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Our Garden Team has kicked off Happy Hour in the Garden. Join us every Tuesday, 4-6pm, through September 1st.
Here are our new COVID-10 guidelines, which we also have posted on our task board in the garden.
Volunteering in the Garden COVID Guidelines:

There will be a maximum of 8 volunteers (we do not have an RSVP set up for this at this time)
Please BYO (bring your own) gloves & hand tools (if you have them)
I will have other sanitized tools available for use if needed
Please bring a can coozie. Our donated beverages will be in cans and bottles this year, coozie will help you to identify yours.
Please maintain 6′ social distancing rules
Please bring your face masks to wear when 6′ can’t be maintained for a project
If you bring kids, they must be supervised and able to follow other garden guidelines
Garden Team will be: sanitizing tools, pens, and picnic table before and after use
We will have hand washing station and hand sanitizer available for use. Please use them!
Don’t come if you, anyone in your household, or anyone you have come in contact with has had any symptoms in the last 72 hours.

Every 4 weeks we’ll have another sponsor. Thanks to Humm Kombucha, Worthy Garden Club, 10 Barrel, Deschutes Brewery & Boneyard Beer for coming on board again this year!

Animal Storytime
2020-09-01, 2020-08-31 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory for a family storytime with an appearance by a live animal guest.
Pre-registration is required and storytimes are limited to four families (up to five people per family).
Masks are required (ages 3+). Please bring a blanket or towel to sit on.
Check in for storytime at the nature center.

Farmer Chat – Racial and Food Justice
2020-08-31 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join our friends at Friends of Family Farmers for their virtual Farmer Chat to talk about farmers’ roles at the intersection of food justice and racial justice. Many of us in FoFF’s network grow food as an act of resistance. Whether it is to combat the industrialization of our food system, to bring healthy, wholesome food to market, or to train the next generation of farmers, we often have food justice goals for our farms.
But food justice does not happen in a vacuum. Join FoFF’s for a reflection on the events of the past few weeks and a discussion of how small and mid-sized family farmers can move forward.

Klamath Pride 2020-Canceled
2020-08-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Klamath Pride will be the first annual Pride Gathering put on in Klamath Falls, following the regional tradition of LGBTQ+ Pride Day. This family-friendly gathering will be a positive environment to support our LGBTQ+ families and individuals of all backgrounds. Klamath Falls DSA hasthe support from home-ground, small businesses, educational, faith-based and regional health groups to support the positive socio-emotional and physical development of all people of all identities.
COVID-19 public health note: This gathering will be held only if socially responsible to do so.

Biblioteca en Camino! Library on the Go!
2020-08-28 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Deschutes Public Library will be visiting 8 different locations throughout Central Oregon (4 in Bend, 1 in La Pine, 2 in Redmond, 1 in Sisters) this summer to hand out “Grab and Go” kits with activities for youth to do. Our friends, Carly and Rodrigo will be giving out books and signing folks up for the summer reading program, as well. Due to the current states of things, they are asking folks to pick up a kit to take home to do. Everything folks needs to complete the projects will be found in the kit. More details about location and time can be found in the flyer attached.

Oregon Green New Deal Listening Session - with NAACP Eugene & Beyond Toxics
2020-08-27 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted communities of color, tribal nations, immigrants, and people with low-incomes—just like climate change, dirty energy projects, and pollution. As we look to rebuild our economy, it’s crucial that we, as people most impacted by climate change, are the ones leading the conversations. That’s why the Oregon Just Transition Alliance is launching the Oregon Green New Deal Listening Tour, asking communities across the state to help shape our collective futures.
Now more than ever, we must present our visions, ideas, and policies to build an economy that values workers, communities, and natural spaces.
Interactive online workshop sessions will be:
August 13th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community
and
August 27th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: our allies and supporters
