Come learn more about what’s up with Bend’s Sewer Collection System Master Plan from members of the citizen’s advisory committee (unofficially the “Poop Committee”) charged with developing a recommendation for the City Council. What might the plan look like, how much might it cost, and why is it important to environmental protection in Bend?  Advisory committee members…

Save The Date: Telluride MountainFilm on Tour February 27 & 28 at The Tower Theatre MountainFilm on Tour features the best films from the world-renowned film festival in Telluride, Colorado. MountainFilm is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth…

Wilderness guide, ecologist, and writer, George Wuerthner, will be discussing the impacts of Off Road Vehicles on public lands. George is the author of Thrillcraft: the Environmental Consequences of Motorized Recreation. Please RSVP here.

Site Plan for Phase I of OSU-Cascades expansion Public Meeting Oregon State University – Cascades is proposing to develop a 10.44 acre parcel located at 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702, northwest of the intersection of SW Chandler Avenue and SW Century Drive. The site, currently zoned (CL) Limited Commercial, will include approximately 138,000…

On February 27 the Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest will host another wilderness movie event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The event also will feature Forest Service trails specialist, Chris Sabo, who will discuss the use of primitive tools to maintain facilities and trails in congressionally designated Wildernesses.Alone in…

COTA welcomes everyone to meet the newly elected Board of Directors.  There are a number of new faces and a long list of new ideas to discuss. Biketoberfest details will be finalized in the coming weeks and we welcome input. What is the best way to utilize 150+ volunteers? COTA seeks Committee members - The workload…

Site Plan for Phase I of OSU-Cascades expansion Public Meeting Oregon State University – Cascades is proposing to develop a 10.44 acre parcel located at 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702, northwest of the intersection of SW Chandler Avenue and SW Century Drive. The site, currently zoned (CL) Limited Commercial, will include approximately 138,000…

The Green Team will watch "GASLAND II" which was aired on HBO last July. In this "explosive" follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film "GASLAND," filmmaker Josh Fox takes a broader, deeper look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil.  The film argues that the gas industry's…

An introductory class on growing vegetables including climate, site selection, soil preparation, season extension and crop selection. A two hour class for the community.

An introductory class on growing vegetables including climate, site selection, soil preparation, season extension, and crop selection given in Spanish. Go to http://extension.oregonstate.edu/deschutes/garden-classes for more information.