2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesRepresentative Kropf would like to share important information and resources about Oregon's upcoming Budget Virtual Hearings. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will host the 2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings to receive public feedback on how the Legislature should balance the state budget and use federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Due…
Teafly + Calypsa: Story of the Earth Guardians
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us on Troy Field for a live storytelling session with The Earth Guardians- the larger than life creatures that lead The Environmental Center’s Earth Day Parade every year. This year, in lieu of a parade, you can join the Guardians on Troy Field for a fun, interactive story about the Earth Guardians origins told…
2021 Earth Day artwork by Madeline Magaña
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesIntroducing the 2021 Earth Day artwork by Madeline Magaña! Madeline is 16 years young and a proud member of the Latinx community here in Bend, Oregon. She uses art to inspire others, and to express love for her culture and artistry. Madeline is a bilingual/bilateral student at Bend Senior High who enjoys painting, playing sports…
Virtual Workshop: Looking Out for Neonatal Wildlife
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOne of the most exciting parts of spring is the arrival of baby season. Baby birds, squirrels, rabbits, deer and other wildlife can be easily observed in the landscape. Some animals are fiercely independent within a few days of life while others need longer term care by a parent. This virtual workshop will review the…
Oregon Active Transportation Summit
During the summit you will examine how our transportation investments, programs and plans can leave us all with clean, equitable solutions for the future of our planet and community. The summit will highlight the kinds of transportation decisions being made in the face of the climate crisis. The summit will highlight the change-makers and thought-leaders…
Monuments: A Moment of Recalibration
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhat purpose do monuments serve? And whose story do they tell? Join Confluence for a conversation to explore ways to elevate and amplify a broader version of history. This program centers on tensions over monuments to missionary Marcus Whitman, at Whitman College and representing WA State in the US Capitol. This panel includes leading thinkers…
Virtual Lecture: Reaching for the Sky: Lessons on Forest Canopies from Science
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesLooming right above our heads is one of the last unexplored frontiers on earth: the forest canopy. During this virtual lecture, Dr. David Anderson, ornithologist and founder of Canopy Watch International, will share recent efforts to grow the art and science of canopy access methods.
InFARMation: Creative Ways to Access Land and Capital Virtual Zoom Meeting
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe average farmer in Oregon is 60 years old. Without a plan to get new farmers onto the land, when the older generation hangs up their tools in the next decade we stand to lose 25-50% of farmland currently in production to conglomeration or development. Join Friends of Family Farmers to talk about creative ways…
Upcoming broadchats
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Central Oregon Bitterbrush Broads, a chapter of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness will have a number of broadchats (educational opportunities) that will be virtual until folks can meet in person again. For more information or to sign up to participate, contact Mary Fleischmann at maryriverwoman@bendcable.com. April 28th: Invasive species – what do…
Assessing Trails: LiDAR Assisted Trail Topography Evaluation (LATTE)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis webinar will discuss a state-of-the-art LiDAR technology solution for trail management, LATTE. This scientific approach to assessment removes the subjective variability inherent in common approaches. The methodology incorporates geospatial technologies used in other industries to produce measured baseline conditions, as well as subsequent changes. These results can then be converted into trail maintenance and…