SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup
OregonTake part in an Oregon tradition, the SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup! Join thousands of volunteers as they clean more than 100 beaches and natural places around the state. All projects are family-friendly, FREE and fun! Advance registration isn't required but encouraged so we can best plan for your participation. To see a map of…
Discover Nature Festival
Riverbend Park Bend, OR, United StatesPresented by the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon, Discover Nature Festival offers over 30 outdoor activities for the whole family to enjoy! FREE event. Gear Repair Station with The Gear Fix, Presenting Sponsor Climbing Wall Wild Side Play Area Fire Fighter Challenge Bat Cave Read with a Ranger Bike Obstacle Course Fly Casting Practice Story Walk…
Community Pints
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesRaise a glass to sustainability! Every Tuesday in August, Deschutes Brewery will donate $1 of every pint sold to The Environmental Center.
Community Landfill Tour #3
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesDid you know the Knott Landfill is 110 feet deep? Have you seen the methane flare? Do you know how long it takes a head of lettuce to decompose in the landfill? Come join The Environmental Center and Rethink Waste Project staff in partnership with Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste for a behind-the-scenes tour…
Bend COTA Work Events
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhen: Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where: Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite: Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…
Encourage Mason Bees to Your Landscape (Bend)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesLearn about the biology, life cycle, habitat needs, protein and nectar needs of mason bees. Learn about the tools anyone can use to increase the local population of mason bees around a desired site. View a display collection of some of the many species of mason bees we have in Central Oregon/Oregon. Bring your questions…
Youth Climate Strike (#2!)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Bend High Environmental Club is hosting a second climate strike at Peace Corner (Wall & Newport by Bank of America) in downtown Bend. Although it's organized by our community's amazing youth, anyone and everyone is invited to participate. Bring your signs!
Zero Waste (Green) Home: Bea Johnson is Coming to Bend!
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesSustainability isn’t just about how green your home, office, or school is – it’s about how you live and make decisions within those spaces and beyond. Which is why we’re kicking off the 2019 Green Tour with zero waste extraordinaire, Bea Johnson! Join us for a memorable evening that will inspire you to reflect on your own lifestyle…
Central Oregon Conservation Summit
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Surfrider Foundation and representatives from OSU-Cascades Natural Resources Department, COCC-Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Center and Latino Outdoors are organizing the first Central Oregon Conservation Summit. The hope of this Summit is to connect everyday citizens, conservationists, recreationalists, researchers and volunteers in Central Oregon around the biggest challenges facing our region as population and climate change…
2019 Green Tour
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOn the Green Tour, you’ll see real-world solutions that reduce energy use and increase solar production in residential and commercial buildings right here in Central Oregon. Everyday heroes across our community will open their doors so that we can learn and benefit from their journeys and experiences. They all have a story to tell—and they…