Bend Design 2015 is Bend’s citywide celebration of design thinking and design doing. We want to increase awareness, stoke curiosity, spark innovation, empower collaboration, and make things happen. Drawing inspiration from multidisciplinary design thinkers in Bend and across the country, Bend Design 2015 will feature workshops, lectures, tours, and hands-on design opportunities, inviting the entire community to participate in a conversation around the shape of our shared future. Register Now

Locavore Food School: Spice It Up - Using Spices to Enhance Local Food Matt Perry of Savory Spice Shop teaches the basics of using spices and spice blends to keep things interesting in the kitchen and enjoy the bounties of Central Oregon farms and ranches all year long. Dressings, slow cooker recipes, and quick dinner…

Enjoy a cold brew and benefit high desert conservation. Craft Kitchen & Brewery is hosting a pint night next Thursday, Oct. 15. For every pint sold, Craft will donate $1 towards ONDA's effort to protect, defend, and restore Oregon's desert wildlands. Plus, don't miss music from JB Boxter. Pint Night at Craft Kitchen & Brewery…

Join us for one of our favorite events of the year. OLCV External Affairs Director Christy Splitt will present the 2015 Scorecard for the Oregon Legislature. Find out your legislators' voting records on conservation issues and hear about OLCV’s notable champions and leaders in the 2015 Oregon Legislature. We will also offer an opportunity to…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Wall on a fall hike at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. Explore this historic meadow while taking in the beautiful fall colors of aspen and cottonwood. Learn about the human and natural history of one of Central Oregon's oldest places that has transitioned over the years from an army…

Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native trees, shrubs, and grasses at Spring Creek, a private Land Trust protected property near the Metolius River. Get your hands dirty and have fun while improving key fish and wildlife habitat in the Metolius Basin. Last year, the Land Trust and partners placed…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Wall for a walk back in time to explore the Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Picture life as a pioneer in Oregon, moving from the crowded Willamette Valley to the wide open spaces and unsettled lands of Central Oregon. Walk the route followed by wagon trains…

Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native trees, shrubs, and grasses at Spring Creek, a private Land Trust protected property near the Metolius River. Get your hands dirty and have fun while improving key fish and wildlife habitat in the Metolius Basin. Last year, the Land Trust and partners placed…

Get ready for a night of FUN with the amazing Poison Waters & Friends!  VIP seating is caberet style with the Run-Way right through the middle.  Dinner is just $7.50 with three choices. There will be a No Host Full Bar thanks to Absolut Vodka!  General Admission seats are chairs and the Drag Queens will be…

Scheduled 9 times a year, 3rd Thursdays of month. Social gathering time is from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and usually last until 8:30 p.m. March 19: “Bird Friendly Native Landscaping."   Birders Karen Theodore and Rick Martinson of WinterCreek Restoration will share identify native plants, and share tips about landscaping,…