Events
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Closing the Food Loop: How to Make Composting Work for Your Restaurant
FeaturedSCP Redmond 521 Southwest 6th Street, Redmond, OR, United StatesEach year, an estimated 25 to 40 percent of all food produced or imported for consumption in the United States is never eaten. Of that wasted food, 40 percent is estimated to come from consumer-facing businesses— like restaurants, event venues, etc. And all that wasted food means wasted money, by some estimates as much as…
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Talk & Walk Clinic for Noxious Weeds and Native Plants
Barnes Butte Complex 44.31376, -120.82518 NE Combs Flat Road, Prineville, OR, United StatesJoin the Crooked River Weed Management Area for a FREE Talk and Walk Clinic. Topics include: Invasive Plant Identification Weeds vs Native Plants Control Methods Emerging Plant Invaders Bring a…
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Bending the Curve: Pathways Out of Houselessness
Riverhouse on the Deschutes 2850 Rippling River Court, Bend, OR, United StatesAcross Central Oregon, a robust system of services are in place to meet the needs of those experiencing houselessness. Yet there are gaps in this system, and many fall through these cracks. Join for a presentation and extended Q & A with Cheyenne Purrington, Deschutes County Houseless Response Director and Eliza Wilson Director of J…
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TED Ed Educator Talk
Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United Statesi4Education is proud to partner with Hayden Homes and TED Masterclass for Education to reimagine professional development for educators. This professional learning program will help schools and districts surface and celebrate their best ideas. Now, more than ever, we need your help to center and listen to educators in order to reimagine what education could be. Learn more…
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COTA Trail Love
FeaturedEmbark 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, United StatesTrail Love is a community event that COTA hosts to gather folks to come out for a day of collective trail work. The riding season has just started and the moisture in the soil allows for great trail work conditions. Our goal is to get 100+ volunteers who are passionate about trails get a ton…
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Kristen Jokinen—author of Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
Barnes and Noble 2690 NE hwy 20, Bend, OR, United StatesMeet the Author: Kristen Jokinen for a conversation and signing of her new book Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina! After party at Crux Fermentation Project.
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Introduction to Growing Food in the High Desert
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesSpring is here! Get ready to garden and join our Growing Food Class. In this class, you will learn how to prepare your garden and start planting. Topics will include soils and soil amendments, bed preparation, starting seeds at home, direct seeding in your garden,transplanting seedlings and navigating challenges . This is a great class…
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Raise the Deschutes Seminar – Many Voices, One Plan: The Future of Water in the Upper Deschutes
Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United StatesFrom the Cascades to Lake Billy Chinook, the Deschutes River has been over-tapped for decades. Fish, farmers, and families all depend on water supplies that are impacted by drought and…
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The Whys and Hows of Food Waste and Composting (Redmond)
Becky Johnson Community Center 412 SW 8th St, Redmond, OR 97756, Redmond, OR, United StatesLearn why food waste matters, how to reduce food waste, strategies for composting, and pros and cons of various at home compost bins. Open to adults and youth, composting beginners and pros! Attendees will be entered into a drawing for an at home composting system. Register here!
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Cashing in on Clean Energy: Save Money and the Climate
ZoomIn 2022, Congress passed the largest climate investment in our history with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included what is now the Affordable Clean Energy Plan. It passed because…
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