The Environmental Center

8th Annual Fall Energy Symposium - Benton County
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-03 | Corvallis Museum, 411 Southwest 2nd Street, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
The 8th Annual Fall Energy Symposium (Benton County)
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Nov. 2nd-3rd, 2023 | Benton County
Sustainable Northwest, with support from Energy Trust of Oregon, Wy’East RC&D, Oregon Clean Power Co-op, and Wisewood Energy, is proud to host the 8th annual Fall Energy Symposium November 2nd-3rd, 2023. This year we will be taking in the rich history, cutting-edge research, and clean energy innovations of Benton County.
Benton County, home to Oregon State University, is known for its local innovation, entrepreneurship, and thriving agriculture. The area also has a growing clean energy economy that we will explore during this year’s energy symposium.
This annual event convenes clean energy leaders from across the state for engaging field tours, panel presentations, and networking receptions. This year we will feature:

Energy Policy & Funding Roundtables. We will unpack the Inflation Reduction Act after one year, and bring in energy leaders to discuss legislative priorities and implementation strategies.
Panel discussions touching on community energy resilience, renewable energy siting, innovative technologies, and more.
Resources and funding to advance your clean energy projects.
Engaging field tours.
An evening networking reception with regional experts and clean energy drivers.

The full agenda including field tour stops and panel presentation topics will be available on the event page soon.
Symposium Location: Corvallis Museum – 411 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333
If you have any questions, please contact Faith Yorba, Energy Program Associate, at fyorba@sustainablenorthwest.org. We hope you can join us!

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This event is hosted by Sustainable Northwest with support from Energy Trust of Oregon, Wy’East RC&D, Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, and Wisewood Energy.
*Please note: We do our best to make sure our events are affordable and accessible. Scholarship and travel stipends are available upon request.

2023 Sustainability Awards
2023-11-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
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Sustainability is supported by three interdependent pillars: a healthy environment, social equity, and economic vitality. We see sustainability as both an active process and an outcome to strive for.
The Sustainability Awards is a way to celebrate businesses, organizations and individuals who are helping to shape sustainable communities that meet human needs equitably, live within our planet’s ecological limits, and build a prosperous economy for all — without compromising the ability for future generations to do the same. Those being recognized are taking action, changing systems, collaborating on solutions, and supporting their peers to do the same.

2024 Wild Desert Calendar Release Party
2023-11-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Immersion Brewing, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Join us in celebrating the release of ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar at Immersion Brewing Barrel Room!
Meet photographers featured in the 2024 calendar and pick up desert tips and know-how. Calendars and drinks will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to all. We hope to see you there!

Climate Friendly Areas Open House
2023-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Join the City of Bend for an informational open house to learn more and provide your feedback on Climate Friendly Areas!
City staff are in the phase of analyzing locations throughout the city to designate as Climate Friendly Areas in a multi-year project driven by the state. As a part of this phase, the community is invited to the Climate Friendly Areas Community Open House on Nov. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. It will be held in the Audubon Room at the Environmental Center at 16 NW Kansas Ave.
Climate Friendly Areas are part of the Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities rules required by the state that intend to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by changing land use patterns. The end result will involve designating walkable, connected areas that provide a mix of businesses, housing and amenities such as parks and schools through code and policy amendments.

The Blackcountry Journal film screening
2023-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Ln #1, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Oregon Wild in Bend and get stoked for ski season with an in-person screening of the film The Blackcountry Journal!
Where: Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Cafe (1740 NW Pence Ln # 1, Bend, OR 97703)
When: Tuesday, November 7 at 6pm
About the film: A skier contemplates his connection to skiing and the mountains. As he hurries through the streets of L.A., his path takes a turn after bumping into a jazz musician who helps him discover the correlation between jazz and skiing–an expression of art, skiing, and black culture.
We’ll also be joined by the filmmaker and star of The Blackcountry Journal, Mallory Duncan, and our friends from Vamonos Outside for a discussion after the film on skiing, public lands, and representation in the outdoors.
Mallory Duncan is a skier and filmmaker based in Bend, Oregon.
Vamonos Outside is a grassroots movement to engage Central Oregon Latinx and BIPOC communities with the outdoors. Primarily utilizing partnerships, public lands, and outdoor recreation activities such as skiing/snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing, hiking, canoeing, rafting, and others. Their goal is to foster a sense of connection and integration between marginalized communities and green spaces.

"Empowering Women Through Adventure Speaker Series" with Elyse Kopecky
2023-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Embark, 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, 97703, United States
SheJumps, AdventureUs Women, & Crow’s Feet’s “Empowering Women Through Adventure Speaker Series” with Elyse Kopecky
Join us for an evening with 3x New York Times Bestselling author Elyse Kopecky to learn about her journey as an athlete, a mom, and author. Not only will she cover the importance of nutrition for female athletes and talk about the creation of her three incredible cookbooks – she’ll take us along on the circuitous path she took to her dream career and share with us her tips to balancing work, motherhood and adventure. Entry is free and complimentary beverages will be provided! Come ready to buy raffle tickets in support of SheJumps and AdventurUs Women scholarships!
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Deschutes County 2040 -Opportunity For Input
2023-11-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom
Opportunity For Input:
Continued Public Hearing on November 9, 2023
The Deschutes County Planning Commission held a public hearing to gather testimony on the Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update document on Thursday, October 26 at 5:30 pm. The Commission voted to continue both the oral and written portions of the hearing to their next meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm.
Interested parties can provide testimony in-person at the Barnes and Sawyer Rooms, Deschutes County Service Center, 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701 or virtually via zoom. Want to provide written comments? Send to Nicole.Mardell@deschutes.org by 4 pm on November 9.
Click Attend Virtually – New Link for Nov. 9 Meeting
The draft Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan document was released for public review in late August. Over the course of 16 months, planning staff have engaged community members and technical experts on key issues facing the County. The resulting plan provides a policy framework for decision making on land use and planning related matters in the rural County for the next twenty years. The plan applies to private land in Deschutes County outside of urban growth boundaries.

Winter Community Care
2023-11-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Council on Aging of Central Oregon, 1036 NE 5th St., Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Embrace Bend for a heartwarming event at the Council On Aging of Central Oregon, located at Northeast 5th Street in Bend, OR, USA.
Winter Community Care is all about coming together as a community to spread warmth. We will be learning how to support people and groups during cold weather and holiday months. As you know, all sorts of groups and individuals struggle during winter whether it is due to isolation, cold weather, depression, access, or lack of financial resources. We will be learning about what the problem is for key underserved groups in our community and what the opportunities are to help with wallets, time, amplifying to networks, or other resources. There will be in opportunity to sign up to help, information about donations, and ways to keep in touch with these key organizations in the future.
This will also be in opportunity for people to come and find out what resources are available to them, so our partners will stand ready to assist. Please attend if you are seeking out assistance and we will make sure to find you the help that you need.
We are pleased to be partnering for this event with the Council on Aging. As you know, seniors are the largest growing demographic in our area and are often underserved and severely impacted by the holidays and cold weather.
Snacks and drinks will be served.
Our partners confirmed to attend:
Family Kitchen
Council on Aging
Deschutes County
Warm Springs
Neighbor Impact Energy Assistance
Thrive
RSVP is not mandatory but helps us with planning!

Interpretive Beaver Walk
2023-11-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Think Wild and Beaver Works staff on an Interpretive Beaver Walk on Saturday, November 11th from 2-4 pm at Shevlin Park. This walk will be led by Sadie Pollock, Education and Volunteer Manager, and Maureen Thompson, Beaver Works Program Manager. Learn to identify beaver evidence, understand the critical role that beavers play in our ecosystem, and more! We will meet in front of Aspen Hall.

Our Knowledge is Power - Climate Change and Indigenous Communities
2023-11-12 17:00 - 19:00 | OSU Cascades – Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium, 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Artist Talk and Film Screening:
OUR KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: THE CULTURES OF BEAUTY AND SURVIVAL IN ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, LA AND SHISHMAREF, AK
NOTE DATE CHANGE: Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 5 to 7 p.m.

Edward J. Ray Hall, Charles McGrath Family Atrium, OSU-Cascades
FREE.

REGISTRATION REQUESTED (REGISTER HERE)

Oregon Farm and Ranch Equity and Anti-Racism Program: Information Session
2023-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Learn about Oregon’s Farm and Ranch Equity and Anti-Racism Program (O-FREAP) which is an opportunity for Oregon farmers, ranchers, and agricultural service providers to learn about, address, and dismantle racism within the food and farm systems and beyond. You will also have the option of finding a buddy or identifying a cohort to work through the program with.

Climate Change and Human Migration with Dr. David Wrathall
2023-11-14 18:30 - 20:00 | COCC, 2600 NW Collge Way, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Climate Change and Human Migration

Dr. David Wrathall – Associate Professor, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University & Lead Author, Sixth Assessment, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Dr. David Wrathall will share the findings from his role as a lead author of the UN’s latest climate assessment and learn how the changing climate will alter migration patterns and impact societies around the world. Discover what we know and what we still don’t know from the report’s findings.
Tuesday, November 14, 6:30 p.m., Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend

America Recycles Day on IG LIVE!
2023-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
When: Wednesday, November 15th from 12-1pm
Where: Instagram (LIVE!)

Join the Rethink Waste Project and local recycling experts on America (and Deschutes!) Recycles Day for a fun, interactive, Instagram Live Q&A!
Get your recycling questions answered and learn how to recycle right. No more wishful recycling OR holding onto things in the hope you’ll one day find where it can be recycled.
Have a question in mind? Send it over to kavi@envirocenter.org and we’ll add it to our list. We will also open up the chat for questions during the session if there is time.
Q&A will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel and blog following the event.

SheJumps Get Stronger, Play Harder, Adventure Longer - Online
2023-11-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
As women-identifying (femme, trans, women) outdoor athletes we play hard, which means we have to recover hard & take care of our bodies after long days on the trail. This workshop will cover some day-to-day and week-to-week body maintenance (mobility work) plus some strength training techniques that you can incorporate from home to get strong & stay strong through the seasons! Donation-based event.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shejumps-get-stronger-play-harder-adventure-longer-online-registration-727864752067?aff=oddtdtcreator

November Green Drinks | "Tertulias... de película!" with Oregon Humanities and BENDITAS
2023-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
“Tertulias… de película!” Es un programa que busca proveer espacios seguros y de conexión para comunidades hispanohablantes. En Tertulias de película se habla abiertamente y sin prejuicios sobre nuestras ideas y sentires a partir de la interacción con el arte cinematográfico y documental. Un lugar en el que se le de rienda suelta al mundo de las ideas y de la mente. Un espacio de autoeducación popular, unidos por un lenguaje propio.
“Tertulias… de película!” It is a program that seeks to provide Spanish-speaking communities a space to connect. ***This program is offered only for people who speak Spanish, it is not a program for English speakers who are learning Spanish. Thank you in advance for respecting the space.
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Family Fiesta! with Justin Favela
2023-11-18 13:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 Hwy 97, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Artist Justin Favela brings his signature event to the Museum. Family Fiesta celebrates the exhibition Vistas del Cielo as well as the Latinx communities of Central Oregon with food, music, piñatas and artmaking.
FREE with Museum Admission

Venue: High Desert Museum
Venue Phone: 541-382-4754
Address:
59800 South Highway 97, Bend, Oregon, 97702, United States

Intentional Hiking Webinar with Adventure Scientists
2023-11-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Online Event
Topic: Collect Scientific Data While You Hike
Hear from Adventure Scientists about how you can collect scientific data on your next hike.

Have a chance to win giveaways from Trails Magazine

Have a conversation with other intentional hikers about the topic

Non-profit Partner: Help raise money for the Adventure Scientists by leaving a donation when you register.
All donations will be split evenly between the guest expert, the non-profit partner, and your host. Because Adventure Scientists will be both the guest expert and non-profit partner, they will receive 2/3 of the donations. *Donations will appear as a second “ticket” in your order
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Making Energy Work Quarterly Webinar: Unpacking Federal Funding Bottlenecks for Rural Energy in Oregon
2023-11-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Event
Making Energy Work Quarterly Webinar: Unpacking Federal Funding Bottlenecks for Rural Energy in Oregon
November 29th, 11am – 12pm
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For our fourth quarterly webinar of the year, the Making Energy Work for Rural Oregon coalition will host a lively discussion on the federal funding landscape, and how communities are (or are not) accessing these historic investments.
We will be joined by Emma Wendt, Place-Based Strategy Lead with the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE), who will share updates from U.S. DOE and guidance for rural communities on accessing federal dollars. She will also dive into DOE’s newly-released Federal Energy Funding for Rural And Remote Areas Guide.
Also joining us is Nick Burnett, Energy Policy Manager with Sustainable Northwest, who will highlight barriers and near-term opportunities to advance clean energy development in rural communities across Oregon.
This interactive webinar will give local energy leaders an opportunity to share community successes and lessons learned as well as ask questions to federal agency staff.
Special thanks to Energy Trust of Oregon for making these quarterly calls possible.
Please register for the event below. We hope you can join us!
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Questions about this event?
Contact Faith Yorba: fyorba@sustainablenorthwest.org.
Learn more about the Making Energy Work coalition and sign-up for the MEW newsletter to receive monthly updates on rural energy-related events, funding opportunities, news, resources, and more.

UDWC Holiday Benefit Jam
2023-12-02 19:00 - 23:30 | The Domino Room, 51 Northwest Greenwood, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
If you love the Deschutes River and live music, you won’t want to miss out on the 2nd Annual Holiday Benefit Jam! Local bands Fractal and Watkins Glen will be jamming out together on Saturday, December 2nd, at the Domino Room in honor of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council. All ticket proceeds go to support their mission to protect and restore the Upper Deschutes River watershed through habitat restoration, long-term monitoring, and community awareness.
Visit the link below to learn more and get your tickets today!
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2023 Energy Resilience Planning for Local Governments Workshop
2023-12-08 09:30 - 12:30 | Online Event
Sustainable Northwest and Energy Trust of Oregon are hosting a 2023 Energy Resilience Planning for Local Governments Workshop. This workshop will connect city and county staff with funding, resources, and organizations to help with the planning and implementation necessary to make your community more energy-resilient and prepared for future disasters.
Date: Friday, Dec. 8th, 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm (Virtual on Zoom)
Who should attend? Oregon city, county, and/or special district staff as well as community-based organizations that support emergency management, economic development, planning, hazard mitigation planning, sustainability, or energy conservation are encouraged to attend.
What will be covered? This workshop will share information about funding for energy resilience planning and project development, connect attendees to technical assistance providers, and identify next steps to integrate resilience planning into existing planning processes, particularly for capacity and resource-strapped communities.

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High Desert Hootenanny
2023-12-08 17:00 - 19:30 | Aspen Hall, 18920 NW Shevlin Park, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Oregon Natural Desert Association board, staff and supporters in celebrating the many high desert conservation successes you achieved in 2023! Come to Aspen Hall in Bend on Friday, December 8 to hear highlights from this year’s habitat restoration, advocacy and community-building initiatives and learn about what’s to come in the year ahead. Enjoy complimentary beverages from Immersion Brewing, Soter Vineyards, Crater Lake Spirits and Polar Seltzer, as well as light appetizers. We’ll have music from Honey Don’t an old-time bluegrass band and great door prizes from REI, Lake Creek Lodge, Crater Lake Spirits, and more.
This event is free and open to the public, so invite a friend to join the celebration and come build community with other desert lovers! No registration necessary.

SheJumps Beacon Bash - Wanoga Sno Park, Bend OR
2023-12-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Wanoga Sno Park, XFM3+CX, Sunriver, OR 97703
Please join us for the First Annual Beacon Bash Event at Wanoga Sno Park! Please use this time to meet other women-identifying (Femme/Trans/Women) backcountry partners, grab a cup of coffee and practice your beacon drills. Women of Search & Rescue, Oregon Ski Guides, Central Oregon Avalanche Center and Between Evergreens will have booths (and vans!) to check out upcoming events in the area related to backcountry touring. We have a sweet raffle of prizes (A HUGE THANK YOU to Thump Coffee, Trew, Karakoram, Mountain Supply etc. for their donations)!
$20 per person to run beacon drills, free to just attend and hang!
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"Empowering Women Through Adventure Speaker Series" with our winter panel on "Finding Joy & Adventure in Winter"
2023-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Embark, 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, 97703, United States
We are celebrating all things winter on December 13th with a panel discussion on “Finding Joy & Adventure in Winter.” Our panelists represent a variety of women who LOVE winter and dedicate a lot of their lives to spending time in cold, snowy environments, finding joy! Learn more about adaptive skiing with Anna Soens (we promise you don’t have to ski huge lines in Alaska like she does), learn about becoming an AMGA-certified ski guide from Alli Hartz, daydream about your own future adventure at Anna Tarlen’s cozy huts and yurts in the Three Sisters backcountry, and cross your fingers that Patti Lynch is in the neighborhood with her SAR snowmobile if you ever need a winter rescue! We hope their stories will inspire you to explore more this winter! Entry is free and complimentary beverages will be provided. Come ready to buy raffle tickets in support of SheJumps and AdventurUs Women scholarships! ⁠
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Is the Drought Over? Comparing the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers
2023-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Worthy Brewing, 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Raise the Deschutes – Is the Drought Over?
Is the drought over? Comparing the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers
Despite the nearly average precipitation last year, the drought persists. Learn how hydrology and geology affect these two rivers in completely different ways.
Speaker: Jason Gritzner – Hydrologist – USDA Forest Service
Moderator: Lisa Seales – Program Manager – Deschutes River Conservancy
In person at Worthy Brewing or Stream Online (choose during registration)
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Think Wild Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser at Wild Birds Unlimited
2023-12-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Wild Birds Unlimited, 2860 NE Hwy 20 #310, Bend, OR, United States
Bring unwrapped items to the Think Wild booth outside of Wild Birds Unlimited at 2680 NE Hwy. 20 in Bend, where staff and volunteers will use recycled and eco-friendly wrapping materials to adorn your gifts! Enjoy a hot apple cider, and learn about Think Wild activities while you wait. Donations to the wildlife conservation nonprofit are encouraged.
Think Wild would like to encourage Central Oregonians to consider using recycled and plastic-free holiday decorations and wrapping materials each year! Reused grocery bags, newspaper, maps, and cloth scraps make sustainable, unique wrapping paper, and trimmed lower boughs of evergreen trees make for festive additions. Brown craft paper can easily be personalized with stamps, paint, or markers, and it is recyclable after use. Twine, cloth ribbons, and natural string and yarn are more eco-friendly than plastic ribbon, and can often be reused for years to come. Tins, jars, boxes, and gift bags can also be reused and repurposed.
Think Wild also has a variety of unique, wildlife-themed holiday gifts available for purchase including enclosure sponsorships, nest boxes, wildlife release certificates, and other meaningful gifts for wildlife enthusiasts. You can support Think Wild’s mission of wildlife education, conservation, and rehabilitation with your purchase.

Ribbon Cutting for Rooted Homes’ Poplar Community
2024-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Please join Rooted Homes, in partnership with the Bend Chamber, in celebrating the completion of the new Poplar Community!
The ceremony will take place in a heated tent and begin with home tours from 12:00PM to 12:15PM, followed by speaker comments from 12:15PM to 12:45PM, including a special note from Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and photo-op will be at 12:45PM. RSVP recommended to Jackie Keogh at jackie@rootedhomes.org
Qualified, first-time homebuyers were encouraged to apply for the homeownership opportunity in this workforce housing pilot project. Employees of the employer partners received two preference points in the public lottery selection process.
The purpose of the pilot is to demonstrate that employers can support a path to homeownership for their employees. As part of the proof-of-concept, the Bend Chamber is sponsoring four of the seven new homes in the Poplar development, thanks to financial support from Providence Health Plan and specific Bend Chamber members. The sponsorship helps support the difference between the cost to build these homes and what income-qualified homebuyers can afford.
The Poplar Community project includes seven 3-bedroom, 2-bath homes designed to net-zero energy standards for households earning equal to or less than 80% of Area Median Income. These homes, designed by Ten Over Studio and constructed by Solaire Homebuilders, are located on Rooted Homes’ land and retain a deed restriction that ensures each subsequent home resale will preference employees of qualified employer partners, extending this benefit to the Bend workforce in perpetuity.
Rooted Home’s Mission
Provide environmentally sustainable and permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for those who contribute to the fabric of the Central Oregon economy and community.
Bend Chamber’s Mission
Create an environment where businesses, their employees and our community excel together through collaboration, advocacy, resources and leadership to meet Bend’s business challenges.

Know Stories - Tribal/Shared History: Reflection & Storytelling
2024-01-10 11:00 - 12:00 | East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend, 97701
Laurie Danzuka shares tribal history, impacts on public education, engaging with tribal students/families, and indigenous ways of living. She will also share current issues facing tribes and their members. All these topics center around treaties, ceded lands, tribal lifeways, cultural restoration, and language revitalization.
Laurie has been an education advocate for preschool to post-secondary education for the past 20+ years. She grew up, went to school, raised her family, and presently lives on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. She believes there can be a balance in tribal education and public education rather than choosing one over the other. Laurie is sharing her story through life experiences and from her personal lens and perspective. She shares to create understanding and to address common misconceptions.

Bend High DECA Fundraiser: Kiss the Ground Screening and Raffle!
2024-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Bend High School, 230 NE 6th St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Showing: Kiss the Ground film, plus raffles, food and beverages, and merch! All ages welcome, no sign up necessary!
Fundraiser for Pilot Butte Middle School – all profits go towards implementing a composting system at Pilot Butte Middle School!
Friday, January 12 at Bend High Auditorium (230 NE 6th St)
6pm – event begins
6:30pm – film showing
$4 student ticket; $5 non-student ticket

OSU Science Pub: The Roller Coaster of Hemp in Oregon
2024-01-16 17:30 - 19:15 | OSU Cascades – Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium, 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
OSU’s agronomist Gordon Jones has been following the wild ride of the state’s hemp industry since its legalization in 2018.
Shifting regulations, farming challenges, an untested market and even nefarious actors caused the industry to grow exponentially, then suddenly decline.
Learn about uses for hemp and research being conducted by OSU’s Global Hemp Innovation Center and elsewhere that can create a path to a stable future for the hemp industry in the Pacific Northwest.
$22 per person
5:30 p.m.
Light, pub-style dinner. No-host bar with beer, wine, cider, soft drinks.
6 – 7:15 p.m.
Presentation, Q&A.
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OSU-Cascades students free (tickets limited).
OSU-Cascades employees $10.
Contact events@osucascades.edu.

Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024
2024-01-18 14:00 - 15:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
With a new year comes new resolutions for protecting and improving the health of our bodies, families, communities, and the planet that we all call home. One healthy resolution to consider is to reduce or eliminate plastic from your life. But with plastic used for everything from making clothing to carrying food and drinks, this can seem like a daunting task.
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition on January 18 for their first webinar of the new year: Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024. During this event, they will offer tangible, common sense ways to reduce the amount of plastic you use in your daily life. They’ll discuss why it’s important to avoid plastics, provide you with DIY and low- and no-cost solutions, and highlight helpful products you may turn to when you need an extra hand.
Panelists for this inspiring conversation include Queer Brown Vegan Isaias Hernandez; Zero Waste Farmer Manju Kumar; and Co-Owner & Co-Founder of Life Without Plastic Jay Sinha. The conversation will be moderated by MADE SAFE Founder Amy Ziff.
