OSU Science Pub: Climate Change Impacts Around (the) Bend
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesMarch 17, 2021 | 6-7:30 P.M. | Virtual Event CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AROUND (THE) BEND Larry O’Neill, Associate Professor, OSU College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences; OSU Climatologist Larger and more frequent wildland fires, smoke severe enough to threaten air quality, and drought are signs of how climate change is changing the U.S. West. But how…
Nature Night-Reciprocity with the Natural World
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Deschutes Land Trust and Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer for a talk on our connections with the natural world. Drawing upon both scientific and indigenous knowledge, Dr. Kimmerer will explore the idea of reciprocity, how we might use the gifts of the Earth, and the responsibilities that humans have to support the mutual thriving…
A Sense of Place: Indigenous Perspectives on Earth and Sky, Featuring Dr. Henrietta Mann
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesRegistration is now open for webinar "A Sense of Place: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth and Sky," featuring Dr. Henrietta Mann. Dr. Henrietta Mann, Tsetsehestaestse (Cheyenne) was Director/Professor in Native American Studies at the University of Montana, Missoula for some 28 years. In 2000 she became the first individual to occupy the Katz Endowed Chair in…
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…
Global Climate Strike: Central Oregon
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin youth and environmental groups locally and across the world in the Global Climate Strike to demand action on the climate crisis! Climate change has only gotten worse. In the past years of inaction and denial, the crisis has become more severe than ever before and is already affecting our lives and communities. With a…
Springtime Bird Walk
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCentral Oregon Womxn in Conservation will be ringing in springtime with some downtown birding. Join at Drake Park amphitheater for a physically-distanced, masks-on stroll to hang out with some local feathered friends. Central Oregon Womxn in Conservation welcome birders of all skill levels and backgrounds. If you have a pair of binoculars, bring them. If…
Virtual Lecture: Equinox and the Seasons
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCelebrate the spring equinox with Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory while learning about the seasons and humanity’s ties to the Earth’s relationship with the Sun. Discover how ancient cultures created calendars and marked significant dates such as solstices and equinoxes, and how modern society studies seasonal changes and natural cycles of the Earth and Sun.
OLCV Book Club: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOLCV’s Environmental Book Club is back for 2021! Whether or not you’ve attended their past meetings, OLCV invites you to join their next bookn club—Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb. In this creative non-fiction book, Goldfarb explores the profound impact that beavers have on our world, from wetland…
U.S. Food Infrastructure and Hunger: Lessons from COVID-19 Crisis, Guidance for the Future
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Alliance to End Hunger, and a panel of experts from agriculture, food infrastructure, and hunger relief sectors for a discussion on how you can be better prepared for future shocks by taking concrete actions today.
Toxics Free Schools – HB 2406 – Deep Dive
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis meeting is open to the public. Beyond Toxics will take a deep dive into HB 2406, Toxics Free Schools, and share data from Northwest Center For Alternatives to Pesticides' (NCAP) Schools Survey and Report, created to monitor the integrity of the Oregon School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) law. They will also discuss alternatives to…