Great food and better people! Central Oregon Jobs with Justice invites you to attend their Fifth Annual Justice Awards Banquet; a celebration of hard work by labor, social justice, faith, environmental, community and other groups. For ticket prices and other information, contact: Dave Stranahan, david.stranahan@q.com or Bruce Morris, cosjcenter@gmail.com

North American Migratory Bird Count; 8am-2pm; Come join a group to identify and count birds, or lead a group if you are confident! At SNCO; FREE for all (Registration required: 541-593-4394)

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Yanalcanlin of East Cascades Audubon Society for a bird walk just for kids! With Mother’s Day on the horizon, explore the world of mamas and babies including the roles of mamas (and daddies!) and how they care and feed babies. Look for birds and nests while learning about…

Join us for another community garden work party in the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden! Swing by for 30 minutes or the entire two hours as we continue to get the garden ready for spring. Check out our spring 2015 garden update to learn more about upcoming projects.

Join Central Oregon LandWatch for a moderate to strenuous walk down into the scenic lower Whychus Creek Canyon to Alder Springs. We will check out the confluence of the creek with the thundering Deschutes River below a towering wedge of rimrock on this premier Central Oregon hike. Watch for wildflowers, raptors, songbirds, lizards, and rattlesnakes enjoying…

Whether you're a chicken enthusiast, a chicken-owner-wannabe, or a chicken & egg eater, this tour is for you! If you haven't participated in the tour before, this could be your year. Tour booklets outlining the locations of the backyard coops will be for sale for $10. You only need one booklet per car. Once you have…

Four different chat sessions are scheduled throughout spring term to encourage discussion around various aspects of sustainability. This week's session will be: Mick McCann, The Daunting Water Crisis. What can you do to make a difference? Brought to you by COCC Sustainability. Questions? Contact Emily Garland - egarland@cocc.edu. 

When: Wednesday Nights starting May 13 Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Meet: Suttle Tie trailhead at 5:30pm. It is on the southwest corner of the George McAllister Rd. and Hwy 20 intersection Work site: Cache Mountain/Suttle Tie Trail Work nights will be held from 5:30 to 7:30pm every other Wednesday, beginning with May 13.…

SAVE THE DATE Reframing the Urban Growth Debate, a presentation by Eben Fodor, a professional community planning consultant.  The current process of planning the Urban Growth Boundary will determine what kind of city Bend will become. This presentation by Eben Fodor will raise the bar for local dialogue on this topic by providing the best available information…