Data Centers in Oregon: Opportunities for Public Engagement
2026-06-02 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Oregon is seeing an unprecedented rise in data centers, resulting in a massive increase in demand for energy, water, and land. This is a critical moment to stand up to protect Oregon’s precious natural resources.
​Governor Kotek convened the Data Center Advisory Committee with the purpose of developing recommendations for a comprehensive regulatory framework to strategically pursue economic development opportunities, while ensuring utility costs, infrastructure investments, and environmental impacts remain sustainable and equitable for all residents, especially low-income and working families.
The Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee is holding monthly meetings as well as two public listening sessions, and they need to hear from you! This is an opportunity for members of the public to express their concerns and questions directly to the Committee.
Public Listening Session 2:
June 2, 2026 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Join online via Zoom

Community and Desert Connection
2026-06-10 17:00 - 19:00
Join Oregon Natural Desert Association for an evening gathering in Bend celebrating high desert conservation! Connect with ONDA staff, board members and fellow supporters while enjoying desert-themed activities. We’ll have complimentary light appetizers from Pizza Mondo, beer from Worthy Brewing, and other refreshing beverages. You’ll also have the opportunity to win great prizes from Namaspa Yoga, The Athletic Club of Bend, Sunriver Brewing, Newport Market, and Bend Pizza Kitchen.
Hear from our executive director, Ryan Houston, as he shares insights into ONDA’s conservation work, and learn how you can take action and advocate for the protection of Oregon’s high desert.
Mark your calendar now and stay tuned for more details. This event is free and open to ONDA supporters and desert-enthusiasts, so bring a friend! No registration required.

June Action Night @ The Commons
2026-06-11 16:30 - 18:30 | The Commons Cafe and Taproom, 875 NW BROOKS ST., Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Join The Environmental Center, The Oregon Sierra Club, Oregon Wild, Energize Bend, and The Latino Community Association for a night of joyful action! It’s exhausting trying to keep up with politics and issues impacting your community, so we made it easy! Join us as The Commons in Downtown Bend for an evening of learning about local policies and issues impacting your community, and ways you can help. When you complete an action, The Commons is giving us $1 off drinks, as well as tamales from our favorite spot in Central Oregon.
This is a free flowing event, so come whenever you have time, and our various groups will walk you through a local policy that needs your attention! No commitment, just discounted bevs and a good time.

Oregon’s Walk for Epilepsy
2026-06-13 08:00 - 17:00
The Epilepsy Foundation of Oregon’s Walk for Epilepsy.
Walk with us – in person or virtually – and help create a future of hope, connection, and strength. Together, with every action we take and every dollar we raise, we strengthen our shared vision: to ensure that no one faces epilepsy alone.
There is no fee to register, however when you raise $50 or more you’ll earn this year’s official 2026 Walk for Epilepsy – Bend event merchandise.

Register today!

Farm-to-Table Fundraiser
2026-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Corner of Shoshone and Pumice Butte Rd, Bend, OR 97702
Join us for a special Farm-to-Table Fundraiser at our Deschutes River Woods farm, BRUF (Braided Roots Urban Farm)! This is a small, intimate gathering – just 30 to 40 people, so there’s space to slow down, ask questions, and truly be part of the experience. Tickets are $40, and all proceeds go directly back into supporting our efforts to increase access to fresh, nourishing food in our community. Enjoy a guided farm tour, a locally sourced dinner, a presentation about our work, and a chance to connect while supporting community food access.

Oregon Origins Project
2026-06-25 19:30 - 2026-06-26 22:00
Oregon Origins Project presents a bold and multifaceted exploration of Newberry Volcano in central Oregon, the largest volcano in the Cascade Range. The June 25-26, 2026 program includes a new work for contemporary dance inspired by the caldera, an evening of Northern Paiute legends and stories, an exhibition exploring geology and transformation, and a special guided tour of the volcano for ticket holders. Tickets are flexible pricing with a minimum ticket price of $10.

Thursday, June 25 at 7:30pm: Stories of the Northern Paiute, a special gathering led by Wilson Wewa, the tribe’s spiritual leader and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Wewa’s presentation will range widely across the central Oregon landscape, including Wayahoo Panoona, as he shares oral histories, legends, accounts of war, and recent events related to the Northern Paiute presence in the lands that have been their homeland since time immemorial. A Q&A will follow Wewa’s presentation.

Friday, June 26 at 7:30pm: Echoes of Eruption, a new contemporary dance work commissioned by Oregon Origins Project from choreographer/composer Samuel Hobbs and performed by Hobbs’ innovative dance company push/FOLD. This substantial new work will take audiences into the molten heart of Newberry, layering and folding bodies in a sculptural exploration of churning magma, with a musical soundscape evocative of the glassy textures of the nearby Big Obsidian Flow.

Following the performance, University of Oregon geologist and Bend resident Daniele McKay will offer a multimedia guided tour of the caldera’s past, present, and future, illuminating the remarkable variety of volcanic features at Newberry and how it has shaped and continues to shape central Oregon. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the creative team.

Also, don’t miss Visual Echoes, a companion exhibition of visual artworks at the Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts Annex between May 1-June 26, 2026.

Oregon Origins Project VIII: Echoes of Eruption is supported by the Ronni S. Lacroute Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Clabough Foundation, Tower Theatre Foundation, Waypoint Hotel, Reed College Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program, Brooks Resources, Discover Your Northwest, and the Central Oregon Geoscience Society.

Little Farmers
2026-06-29 09:00 - 2026-08-17 10:00
For Pre-K children (5 years and under) and their caregivers

This weekly program invites young children and caregivers to explore the farm together through sensory play, gardening, art, and nature-based activities in a welcoming outdoor setting.

Participants will spend the morning on the farm tending the student garden, cooking snacks, making art, exploring insects, and engaging in hands-on environmental education activities. This is a drop-off program.

Location: Seed to Table Farm
Corner of Black Butte Ave and Dee Wright Ave, Sisters, OR

All programs are free of charge. Pre-registration is required and opens weekly on Sundays at 7 PM, one week prior to each session.

Questions can be directed to: education@seedtotablesisters.org

Optimizing Summer Harvests: Supporting Plants Through the Season
2026-07-05 10:00 - 12:00
Work #3 in the series!

Participants will learn essential plant care techniques including trellising, pruning, harvesting practices, and identifying common pests and diseases to keep gardens productive through the summer months.

Resilient Gardens: Caring for Plants in a Changing Environment
2026-08-06 15:00 - 17:00
Workshop #4 in the series!

This workshop explores soil health, heat and shade management, pollinator-supporting ecosystems, succession planting, and strategies for maintaining resilient gardens during changing summer conditions.
