Join this regular group of outdoor lovers and Land Trust friends to fight invasive species at a Land Trust protected lands. Work begins around 9am and includes an hour break for a brown bag lunch and socializing. Come for the whole day or just part. Locations vary but depend on where the Warrior force is…

Join us at L&S Gardens for the biggest and best 5th Annual Rhubarb Festival in Oregon. Food serving begins at 11:30am with samples $1.00 each or take advantage of our lunch special of pork with rhusauce and all the trimmings for $10.00 per person. We serve until the food is gone, so come early and…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and artist Norma Holmes at Indian Ford Meadow Preserve for a plein aire painting class. Norma will demonstrate her pastel technique while painting directly from nature. Then, set up your easel and be encouraged with Norma's personal instruction as you paint in plein aire. (Bring your own supplies, list provided).…

Join Tom Lawler, expert local birder and nature photographer, to discover the rich bird habitats of Sunriver. With Tom’s keen eye and guidance, you will spot and learn to identify a variety of species found in the wetlands, meadows, and forests surrounding the Nature Center. Whether you are new to birding or an experienced birder,…

Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM: "Making Compost -1", Gardening: Get Good At It, between 9 and 9:30am.

Join the OSU Extension service for a lunch and learn series with the topic this week focused on plants for attracting pollinators and other beneficial insects. For more information about this event visit the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association's website.

This month's Steering Committee meeting will NOT be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The meeting has been moved instead to June 17th. We will still meet at the downtown Bend library in the Hutchinson Room on the 2nd floor from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. We would love for you to join us!  

Rex Parris is the popular three-term mayor of Lancaster, California, where he has put his city well on the way towards becoming a carbon neutral, zero net energy community. Parris will be in Bend on June 18th and 19th for several presentations about how his city has successfully developed a proactive strategy to reduce its…

Organized by the East Cascades Audubon Society and started in 2011, the Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival is an opportunity to visit a beautiful area and enjoy our local birds.  There are 11 nesting species of woodpeckers here and there is a good chance to see them all … as well as lots of other cool…

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