Happy Hour in the Garden
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin 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…
Stream Sampling on Whychus Creek
Creekside City Park Sisters, OR, United StatesSampling aquatic insects, including mayflies and stoneflies, provides important insights into the health of Whychus Creek. Volunteers meet at Creekside Park in Sisters for a sampling training, then, in teams of two to four, use nets to collect aquatic insect samples from the stream at sites along Whychus. This event is a great opportunity to…
Shiny Happy People—The Paradoxes of Living in Central Oregon
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United StatesIn our high desert community of Central Oregon, the allure of natural beauty and a desirable lifestyle often comes with hidden challenges. Residents are frequently faced with the high cost of living, employment hurdles, and soaring housing prices, making it difficult to find the happiness and well-being they sought in arriving here. This City Club…
CityFest 2024
9th Street Village 911 SE Armour Road, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and the City of Bend for CityFest community gathering on Thursday, August 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 9th Street Village, 911 SE Armour Road. CityFest creates an opportunity for City departments, staff, and Bend City Councilors to meet the community in a dynamic, family-friendly space! Bevel Craft…
Stream Sampling on Whychus Creek
Creekside City Park Sisters, OR, United StatesSampling aquatic insects, including mayflies and stoneflies, provides important insights into the health of Whychus Creek. Volunteers meet at Creekside Park in Sisters for a sampling training, then, in teams of two to four, use nets to collect aquatic insect samples from the stream at sites along Whychus. This event is a great opportunity to…
SheJumps x COTA x Trail Sisters of Bend l Trail Work Event l Bend, OR
Swampy Lakes Sno-Park and Trail Head Bend, OR, United StatesPlease join SheJumps as they partner with Women of COTA and Trail Sisters of Bend for a day of trail work and learning! Whether running, hiking, mountain biking, or exercising with our dogs, hitting the trails is an important part of our lives in Central Oregon. That's why they're bringing together three amazing women-led groups…
Climate Protection Program Public Hearing Prep Event
Online EventDo you want to make a difference for Oregon's climate AND communities? The Climate Protection Program (CPP) - which requires oil and gas companies to cut their pollution by 90% by 2050, and will provide ~$150 million of investments into Oregon's communities - needs YOUR help. The CPP is on the path to restoration after…
Weeding at Franklin’s Corner
Franklin's Corner Pollinator Garden Bend, OR, United StatesNo registration. Just show up. NE 9th and NE Franklin, Bend Parking on NE Larch. Drive east on NE Franklin to NE 10th Street, turn right and proceed one block to NE Larch, turn right. Bring weeding tools, shovel, bucket, gloves, hat, sunscreen, water. Friends and family are welcome. This is an outdoor event. We’ll…
Happy Hour in the Garden
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin 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…
Know Migrations – Natural History of Lake Abert at Worthy Brewing
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesHear about Oregon's culturally and ecologically extraordinary hypersaline lake. Ron Larson, PhD shares why Lake Abert is so extraordinary - both culturally and ecologically, and that it urgently needs our ongoing attention so that it remains an essential part of the Great Basin eco