Policy Matters: Solutions for a Plastic Pollution Free U.S.
Plastic pollution is an urgent threat to the climate, human health, communities, the environment, and wildlife. With industries set to triple their plastic production by 2060, public support for policies to reduce plastic pollution is growing across the world. From implementing bag bans and fees on single-use plastics, to rules that strengthen regulations on industrial…
Seed to Table Fall Farm Tours
Seed to Table 998 E. Black Butte Avenue, Sisters, OR, United StatesSeed to Table Farm invites our community onto the farm for a free fall tour. This once-a-year opportunity is a chance for you to explore tomatoes in the greenhouses, get a taste of what students experience on field trips, and ask questions to the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 85,000 pounds of produce…
Play Forever Mountain Clean Up
Mt. Bachelor OR, United StatesGrab your sturdy hiking shoes and head up to Mt. Bachelor September 23 for Mt. Bachelor's annual Play Forever Mountain Clean-up! Registration is free, but required. https://www.mtbachelor.com/things-to-do/events/view-all-events/play-forever-mountain-cleanup-2023
Seed to Table Fall Farm Tours
Seed to Table 998 E. Black Butte Avenue, Sisters, OR, United StatesSeed to Table Farm invites our community onto the farm for a free fall tour. This once-a-year opportunity is a chance for you to explore tomatoes in the greenhouses, get a taste of what students experience on field trips, and ask questions to the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 85,000 pounds of produce…
Discover Nature Festival
Alpenglow Community Park 61049 SE 15th St OR 97702, Bend, OR, United StatesDiscover Nature Festival is returning in 2023! Discover Nature Festival celebrates the diversity of ways that we all connect with nature. The event will provide something for everyone, including nature arts and crafts, STEM activities, outdoor recreation, music, food, and more. Bring your family out to try a new outdoor activity, connect with amazing community organizations, and learn…
Seed to Table Fall Farm Tours
Seed to Table 998 E. Black Butte Avenue, Sisters, OR, United StatesSeed to Table Farm invites our community onto the farm for a free fall tour. This once-a-year opportunity is a chance for you to explore tomatoes in the greenhouses, get a taste of what students experience on field trips, and ask questions to the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 85,000 pounds of produce…
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…
BEYOND THE BEYOND: PREPARING BEND FOR A WILD FUTURE
Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United StatesHow will our city and our lives be changed by population growth, a warming world, hotter summers and less water, new technologies and other emerging trends? And how can we plan to maintain our region’s beauty and quality of life? Being resilient and seeking out opportunities to innovate is what moved Oregon into the forefront…
Seed to Table Fall Farm Tours
Seed to Table 998 E. Black Butte Avenue, Sisters, OR, United StatesSeed to Table Farm invites our community onto the farm for a free fall tour. This once-a-year opportunity is a chance for you to explore tomatoes in the greenhouses, get a taste of what students experience on field trips, and ask questions to the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 85,000 pounds of produce…
Ethnobotany of the Klamath Basin
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesNative cultures have called the Klamath Basin home for millennium and have developed a long and intimate relationship with the native plants of the Basin for food, medicine, tools, and clothing. In this talk, Erin Rentz, Botanist with Six Rivers National Forest, will discuss a selection of culturally significant plants and the importance of management of these resources. Erin…