VegNet Bend, A PlantPure Nation member, invites you to jump into wellness and good health with our Spring Wellness Jump Start at the Tower Theatre, Sunday April 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm. There is no charge for admission to this event but there will be a donation box to defer costs. The event will include: Screening of PlantPure…

Bend 2030 will host four workshops in April offering community members a chance to envision the future of Oregon State University – Cascades’ new campus and to provide input on the university’s long-range development plan. What ideas do you have for the new campus? Come and share them at these interactive and informative workshops. Participants…

Daniele McKay, Ph.D., Geologist and Instructor at OSU-Cascades, will enlighten us on our local environs. The desert landscapes of eastern Oregon have been shaped by subduction zones, continental rifting, and hot spots that originate from deep within the Earth. Together these tectonic forces have created a diverse landscape of rugged mountain ranges, high lava plains, and deep river canyons.…

As individual consumers, the single best thing we can do for the planet is to keep our stuff in use longer. This simple act of extending the life of our garments through proper care and repair reduces the need to buy more over time—thereby avoiding the CO2 emissions, waste output and water usage required to…

Join OLCV and special guest Brian Potwin, Commute Options education coordinator, for a sneak peak of Bend Open Streets. With more than 100 initiatives in North America, Open Streets temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. Bend Open Streets aims to promote active…

Cascades East Transit celebrates Earth Day with free rides and a sustainability themed mural on wheels! On Friday, April 22 the public is invited to take free rides on all CET Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed-routes. Additionally CET is pleased to showcase a sustainability themed mural on the exterior of a CET bus. The…

As the number of people visiting and moving to our beautiful state continues to grow, it has become more important than ever to keep it clean and healthy! Let's come together to make this Earth Day the largest ever, picking up litter, removing invasive plants, and planting native trees and shrubs across Oregon. Together we…