Kids Free Day; 10am-4pm; At SNCO; Kids FREE, Adults: $4.

Two Day Plant Identification and Preservation Workshop! Join local plant expert Karen Gentry for a two-day plant identification and preservation workshop! This class will go over botanical identification skills, responsible collecting techniques, the making and use of a plant press, and will help you start your own herbarium! Course includes a field trip. Saturday and…

Scheduled 9 times a year, 3rd Thursdays of month. Social gathering time is from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and usually last until 8:30 p.m. March 19: “Bird Friendly Native Landscaping."   Birders Karen Theodore and Rick Martinson of WinterCreek Restoration will share identify native plants, and share tips about landscaping,…

Mary Christina Wood Presentation & Reception Nature's Trust, Climate Change & The Law: The Public Trust Doctrine & Oregon's Climate Future Mary Christina Wood Philip H. Knight Professor of Law Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center University of Oregon Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Wille Hall, Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus BUY TICKETS In the…

Beers Made By Walking presents a day hike at Scout Camp with Oregon Natural Desert Association and Crux Fermentation Project. We'll meet at ONDA's Bend office and carpool roughly 45 minutes to the trailhead together. The Scout Camp Trail is a 3 mile loop that is very steep in some places, and includes a short…

Come learn about the YouCAN program to encourage Oregon’s cities to adopt clean energy and carbon reduction plans.  This is a recruiting event for Our Children’s Trust and the proposed Bend Climate Recovery Ordinance effort. For students, parents, friends.

There are a million reasons to love the Bend Energy Challenge. Five million reasons, actually. You may have seen our AmeriCorps NCCC team around the community lately, perhaps at Springfest, outside a local business, or even on your own doorstep. They have been busy spreading the word about the Bend Energy Challenge, Bend’s chance to…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and the Deschutes Brewery to enjoy the best of Central Oregon: beautiful places and tasty microbrews. Work up a thirst as you hike down the wildflower-studded slopes of Whychus Canyon Preserve with Land Trust naturalist Carol Moorehead. Then, finish with a taste of Deschutes Brewery's finest! Brewer Veronica Vega will…

The Oregon Innocence Project is dedicated to securing the release of those who have been wrongfully convicted in Oregon and works for comprehensive reform. Find out what they are doing to right the wrongs of our criminal justice system.