Go Electric! – The Benefits of Home Electrification (Webinar)

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Adopting modern high-efficiency electric appliances in our homes improves indoor air quality, lowers utility bills, provides greater safety and comfort, and more climate resilience. You can greatly lower your home’s carbon emissions by installing efficient electric systems like heat pumps and heat pump water heaters. And thanks to improved technologies and new state and federal…

Art, Social Justice and the Radical Imaginary with Favianna Rodriguez

Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, United States

Join Favianna Rodriguez as she shares her artistic practice and discusses how art can inspire, educate, and help spur the imagination beyond the realms of what politics can do. Rodriguez believes culture change precedes political change, and therefore, we must build vibrant cultural movements that catalyze social justice, inspire new ways of thinking and foster…

Plastics and Your Health (Webinar)

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A troubling study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found that the presence of microplastics particles in heart tissue caused a measurable increase in people's risk of heart attack, stroke and premature death. With each new study published, plastics’ negative impacts on human health are becoming clearer and more widespread. What does this mean…

ZUMBA FIESTA-FREE event

Larkspur Community Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR, United States

On May 3rd, from 6-9 pm, a special ZUMBA FIESTA-FREE event. We will have a significant presentation by Oscar Gonzalez from the Latino Community Association, to honor Cinco de Mayo, for the Battle of Puebla. Children from 8 years old can come on this day. (Further details on the flyer) El 3 de mayo, de 6-9 pm,…

Spring into Nature Festival

Sahalee Park 1 SE 7th Street, Madras, OR, United States

Visit the Deschutes Land Trust at the Children's Forest of Central Oregon's Spring Into Nature Festival! The Spring Into Nature Festival celebrates the many ways that we all connect with nature. Stop by our table to plant native milkweed seeds to add to your garden or yard and create a monarch butterfly craft. Learn more…

Deschutes RiverFeast

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United States

Join us for a night dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the majestic Deschutes River. The Deschutes River Conservancy's annual River Feast Dinner and Auction on May 4th will showcase an evening of gourmet dining, engaging conversation, and exciting silent and live auctions; all in support of the Deschutes River. Secure your ticket today…

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2024 Oregon Legislative Session Debrief

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Please join Oregon Environmental Council on Monday, May 6th from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, for a virtual webinar taking a closer look at this year's state legislative session. Our guest speaker is state Senator Janeen Sollman, Chair of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee. She played a pivotal role as an environmental champion this session, including passing Oregon’s landmark Right to…

Event Series Happy Hour in the Garden

Happy Hour in the Garden

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn't do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…

Event Series Family Zumba classes

Family Zumba classes

Larkspur Community Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR, United States

Starting in May, BPRD will begin with Family Zumba classes at Larkspur. The first two classes on May 7th and 9th will be FREE, so you can meet instructor Perla Ruiz and explore to see if this class is suitable for you and your family. BPRD is promoting this class first within the Spanish-speaking community.…