Pioneer Day at Reynolds Pond near the Badlands Wilderness.  Join in this family-fun free event to celebrate the 50thAnniversary of the Wilderness Act, Public Lands Day and Get Outdoors Day.  Primitive skills stations will offer activities such as leave no trace, tracking, Dutch oven cooking, doll-making, archery, cord-making, seed tape-making, and cross-cut sawing.  Guides will…

DD Ranch Farm Festival September 27,2013 at the DD Ranch in Terrebonne from 10:00 to 4:00. More information to come, check back soon. Check here  

Join the Central Oregon LandWatch's hike on Sunday, September 28th. Local wildlife and fishery experts Amy Stuart and Mike Gerdes will be our guides on this special hike in the Mill Creek Wilderness. We'll check out fish and wildlife habitat, discuss the impacts of OHV use, livestock grazing, timber harvest, and wildfire, and learn about ecosystem…

On Monday, September 29, Jake’s Diner will hold the World Series Poker Tournament of Hold Em’ for Habitat, benefitting Bend Area Habitat for Humanity. This event is the culmination of weekly poker games organized by Jake’s Diner to help support Bend Area Habitat’s affordable home construction and home repair programs for low income families and…

Learn about the origins and travels of three Pacific Flyway sandhill crane subspecies that breed and migrate through Oregon. Gary will discuss their life history, ecology and their migration routes, wintering and breeding areas during this FREE presentation. Call the Sunriver Nature Center at 541.593.4394 for reservations and more information.

Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for the Plant Clinic Solutions series in our Gardening: Get Good At It series. For more information visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association's website.

Community Input Meetings Hosted by FANs September 25 or September 30 September 25, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Sisters, at The Belfry, 302 E Main Avenue September 30, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Terrebonne, at the Terrebonne Depot, 400 NW Smith Rock WayThe Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) board of directors invites you to attend…

Join local birders every Wednesday for birding trips in Central Oregon. Meet at 7:00 AM at Nancy P’s at 1054 Milwaukee in Bend. The group car pools, sharing expenses for gas, and taking turns driving. Plans may vary due to weather or rare birds spotted prior to the meeting. To keep up to date on…

The Environmental Center is accepting applications for the 2014 Sustainability Awards, now through October 1.  Awards will be given to a citizen, small business, large business, and organization (agency or nonprofit) that are leading the way to a sustainable future in Central Oregon. For application materials and more information, go here.

Join the East Cascades Audubon Society for their annual Hawk Migration event at Green Ridge, outside of Sisters. Please RSVP for carpooling! Other dates for upcoming Hawk Watch events: October 2nd, 4th-5th October 9th, 11th-12th October 17th, 18th-19th For more information about this event, visit the East Cascades Audubon Society's webpage.