Devil’s Garden is a rugged landscape of lava interspersed with sagebrush and wildflowers, which provides important wildlife habitat. Species like the American pika find cool refuge in lava flows at lower elevations than they are typically found and sightings have been reported around Devil’s Garden. Join OSU Cascades Natural Resources Professor Matt Shinderman on a…

The Land Trust is pleased to partner with the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts to celebrate Oregon Walk the Land Day on June 24th! Land trusts all over the state will be hosting outings that day to celebrate our collective work to conserve land in Oregon for Oregonians! Deschutes Land Trust is hosting two walks…

Celebrate the summer solstice with the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Yanalcanlin of East Cascades Audubon Society. Bring the kids and explore how birds celebrate the summer and the changing of the season. Learn how their feathers and food supply change while watching birds and their behaviors. Perfect for kids ages 4-10 with a grown-up…

Pride is an incredibly important celebration each year to bring out the best in our community for fun, acceptance, and education outreach. This year, title Sponsor Subaru of Bend is proud to present “Disco On The Desert”! Emcee Poison Waters will titillate the crowd by bringing in our guest entertainment starting at 12:00 sharp. 12:00 –…

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…

A community celebration of conservation activism 30 years in the making. This year marks Oregon Natural Desert Association’s 30th year working to protect, defend, and restore Oregon’s high desert! To celebrate this milestone, we're throwing two parallel parties, one in Bend and one in Portland. Join us in Bend on June 30th to party with…