Site Plan for Phase I of OSU-Cascades expansion Public Meeting Oregon State University – Cascades is proposing to develop a 10.44 acre parcel located at 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702, northwest of the intersection of SW Chandler Avenue and SW Century Drive. The site, currently zoned (CL) Limited Commercial, will include approximately 138,000…

On February 27 the Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest will host another wilderness movie event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The event also will feature Forest Service trails specialist, Chris Sabo, who will discuss the use of primitive tools to maintain facilities and trails in congressionally designated Wildernesses.Alone in…

COTA welcomes everyone to meet the newly elected Board of Directors.  There are a number of new faces and a long list of new ideas to discuss. Biketoberfest details will be finalized in the coming weeks and we welcome input. What is the best way to utilize 150+ volunteers? COTA seeks Committee members - The workload…

Site Plan for Phase I of OSU-Cascades expansion Public Meeting Oregon State University – Cascades is proposing to develop a 10.44 acre parcel located at 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702, northwest of the intersection of SW Chandler Avenue and SW Century Drive. The site, currently zoned (CL) Limited Commercial, will include approximately 138,000…

The Green Team will watch "GASLAND II" which was aired on HBO last July. In this "explosive" follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film "GASLAND," filmmaker Josh Fox takes a broader, deeper look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil.  The film argues that the gas industry's…

An introductory class on growing vegetables including climate, site selection, soil preparation, season extension and crop selection. A two hour class for the community.

An introductory class on growing vegetables including climate, site selection, soil preparation, season extension, and crop selection given in Spanish. Go to http://extension.oregonstate.edu/deschutes/garden-classes for more information.    

The Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee has teamed up with Commute Options for Central Oregon, the City of Bend, and the Road Users Safety Task Force to conduct several evening events to enhance the visibility of people walking and biking to motorists. Each evening event will highlight the safety issue as well as…

The East Cascades Audubon Society will be kicking off another season of Birding By Ear guided birdwalks in March. Dave Tracy will be leading walks each Tuesday thru mid-June and we look forward to seeing what migrants will be showing up over the course of the upcoming spring season. We’ll meet at Sawyer Park along…

Were you in Camp Fire as a kid? Come see what we’re doing at the Central Oregon council! Drink tea, enjoy Camp Fire candies, tour the office, check out our historical books and photos, and share Camp Fire memories. RSVP to info@campfireco.org.