Defending Democracy: Interrupting Voter Intimidation and Misinformation
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesAs rumors fly about who can and can’t vote by mail, and threats to a safe and fair election escalate, rural Oregonians are taking action to defend democracy, build community, and ensure that everyone who can vote does indeed vote! Join us to strategize about: -How we can counter disinformation with accurate details on who…
2020 Planet Forward Virtual Summit
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesClimate change is the story of our generation, and what defines that story is how we tell it — and the action we take because of it. All around the world, new voices — emerging as powerful changemakers — are running against the clock to prevent irreversible shifts to our global climate. These are the…
Sakari Farms Potato Harvest
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOffer Sakari Farms a few helping hands this Saturday as they wrap up their 2020 growing season with a Potato Harvest! These healthy/organic Potatoes will be heading up to Warm Springs!
Transplanting Forest Seedlings
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Lee Stevenson, founder of Project Ponderosa, for a hands-on workshop to learn how to identify and transplant a variety of native forest seedlings, including Grand Fir, White Fir, Mountain Hemlock, Snowbush, Manzanita, Mahala Mat, Kinnikinnnick, Paintbrush and more. You’ll learn where to find these native species locally and how to successfully collect and incorporate…
Virtual Farmer Chats: Food and Racial Justice.
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesExplore some of the emergent themes from previous talks including land access, equitable treatment in government programs and services to help farmers, building your local community, and the possibility of a statewide farmer-ally directory. This is also a space for the agricultural community to discuss current events as they relate to this topic, and how…
Community Tree Planting
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesHelp reforest our community! Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory will be planting Ponderosa seedlings throughout Sunriver and would love your help. For more details or to volunteer for this event, email: programs@snco.org.
Environmental Justice Shared Learning Space
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCentral Oregon Womxn in Conservation is offering a focused space to help people hold themselves accountable in what is intended to be a primarily self-led learning experience around justice and equity within conservation. COWC will be convening monthly, from 6:00-7:30pm on: Call 1: Tuesday, October 20 Call 2: Tuesday, November 17 Call 3: Tuesday, December 15 Call 4: Tuesday,…
Cascadia: The Next Big Earthquake and Tsunami
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesA major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone will have far-reaching impacts throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Central Oregon. Are we prepared for an event like this? Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory in conversation with Dr. Daniele McKay to discuss how an event like this could affect us in Central Oregon and review the…
Decluttering with the KonMari Method: COCC Continuing Education
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCOCC's Continuing Education Program is running a 5-class series with Marie Kondo's trademarked method of decluttering expanded from her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. One method of reducing waste and being environmentally friendly can be to minimize the amount of stuff that surrounds you. It can help your mind, your wallet, and your…
Crisis and Opportunity: The Oncoming Renewable Energy Revolution
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon (OLLI-UO) is pleased to announce a timely virtual lecture with Dr. John Perona, PhD, LLM, Professor of Environmental Biochemistry, Portland State University and Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Oregon Health & Science University. Please email osher@uoregon.edu to receive the Zoom meeting link. Dr. John Perona…