Discover Your Forest and Deschutes National Forest invite you to enjoy some family time in the Forest playing with your kids as they become Junior Snow Rangers. From noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, February 22 and March 15, families can attend the Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest Junior Snow Ranger…

Friends of Family Farmers and High Desert Food & Farm Alliance present InFARMation & BEER Tuesday May 18 @ 5:30 pm TOPIC: TBA Panelists, Discussion, and Networking. Quarterly the 3rd Tuesday of the month. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!

Last month you heard about climate change globally - too much carbon and heat in the air - and what could be done about it. Tuesday, February 17th, our speaker will discuss the impact of climate change on life on the ground. Climate Change: Response of Mountain Ecosystems Constance Millar, Phd Senior Research Ecologist, USFS…

Wednesday Birders – February 4, 11, 18, 25 Join local birders every Wednesday for birding trips in Central Oregon. Meet at 8:00 AM at Nancy P’s at 1054 Milwaukee in Bend. The group car pools, sharing expenses for gas, and taking turns driving. Current plans for February are: • February 4: Woodpecker search in the…

Part of the Central Oregon Community College Multicultural Center Season of Nonviolence. Join us for a community conversation about poverty. This community discussion will look at the culture of poverty, how personal experience frames understanding, and encourage you to make a difference in our community.  Conversation facilitated by Gienia Baines and Rhea Cramer in collaboration…

Five months, 2663 miles, bone-dry deserts, raging rivers, snow-covered mountain passes, mosquitoes, blisters, torrential rains—see what challenges six hikers encounter during their brave Pacific Crest Trail journey. For more information call Gretchen Valido, 541-389-0785  

Oregon Climate is coming to central Oregon! Oregon Climate is a statewide grassroots campaign for fair & effective climate policy, and on Thursday, February 19 we hope you'll join us for a pre-release screening of our campaign video, great company, and free samples of Humm kombucha!  Oregon Climate will share updates on our quickly growing, youth-led…

Join Sisters U.S. Forest Service silviculturist Will Brendecke and wildlife biologist Julie York in an overview of the Sisters area “Indian Ford Creek Restoration Project.”  They will discuss the management history of the area, current condition of the aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and the long-term restoration objectives of the project. Of special interest to local…

Join OLCV for an interesting discussion about this year's legislative session and what it means for the natural legacy of Oregon. We will be joined by presenters from the Oregon Conservation Network to talk about the environmental priorities for the 2015 legislative session and how you can get involved. Gather with fellow community members who…

*Heads Up! Starting in February all COTA Movie Nights will start at 8PM!* Pine Mountain Sports is bringing you a fatbike double feature! We’ve got an encore presentation of Cold Rolled and Among The Wild at COTA Movie Night on Thu Feb 16! Cold Rolled (19 minutes) is a funny, action documentary from Clear &…