City Club: How Wildfire Decisions are Made
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United StatesThe focus of this forum is to discuss how decisions are made to fight a wildfire when they start. Particularly, how decisions differ based on the area and/or type of land where they start: wilderness, urban interface, grasslands and tribal lands. What agencies are involved and how do they coordinate? What are decision-making points for…
Native Pollinator Walk with Pollinator Pathway Bend
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United States +1 moreJune 20th, Worthy Brewing June 21st, Franklin's Corner
Wildflower Show & Pollinator Festival
Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory 57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR, United StatesWildflower Show & Pollinator Festival Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9am – 3pm Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and the High Desert Chapter of the Native Plant Society as we celebrate the diversity of wildflowers in Oregon and the pollinators who love them. Fun for the whole family includes: Wildflower display showcasing hundreds of native…
Youth Climate Action Meet-Up
Drake Park 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Fridays for Future Bend and Deschutes Youth Climate Coalition on Saturday, June 22 in Drake Park. We want to have a conversation with any young people in town interested in climate action and getting involved!
Food Waste Prevention and Composting Workshop (Virtual)
ZoomDid you know that wasted food makes up over 25% of waste at Knott Landfill by tonnage - making it the largest category of waste in the landfill? Yet, in Deschutes County, 1 in 8 people is food insecure, meaning they don't always know where their next meal will come from. In addition, the average…
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…
July Green Drinks
Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United StatesThis Summer, High Desert Makers is partnering with The Environmental Center, and Open Space Event Studios to bring July Green Drinks done Maker style! This particular Makers Green Drinks event is designed to give Makers of All Ages, who are dedicated to responsible environmental stewardship, a place to show and tell (and sell) what you…
AdvenTours: Scenic Hike at Smith Rock State Park
Smith Rock State Park Terrebonne, OR, United StatesAdventure: Wanderlust Tours is excited to bring more access to the outdoors by partnering with AdvenChair to help those with mobility challenges get into the outdoors and explore beautiful areas that initially may not seem accessible. With the AdvenChair off-road wheelchair and the incredible team of volunteers at AdvenChair, we will enjoy the reward of…
Nature Journaling at Whychus Canyon Preserve
Whychus Canyon Preserve Sisters, OR, United StatesInterested in learning how to combine outdoor writing and sketching with your joy of exploring nature? Join Deschutes Land Trust volunteer and passionate journaler, Kolby Kirk, for a morning of learning tips and techniques for keeping a journal while exploring Whychus Canyon Preserve's hiking trails! We'll discuss ways of seeing and recording the landscape, explore…
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…