The Environmental Center

The Earth Said Remember Me, Jason Dove Mark
2026-07-09 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Roundabout Books, 900 Northwest Mount Washington Drive #110, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Join Jason Dove Mark to discuss his book, The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet—“A rallying cry and resistance manual from one of the leaders breathing new life into the environmental movement.”
As the climate emergency worsens and biodiversity shrinks, we humans get used to it—we adapt, we normalize, we forget. Scientists call this “shifting baseline syndrome” and warn that it’s why we are increasingly sleepwalking toward disaster. In this positive and inspiring manifesto, the environmental activist and longtime editor-in-chief of Sierra magazine Jason Dove Mark offers an antidote, focusing on four simple but powerful rules that everyone can use to resist environmental amnesia: Go outside. Bear witness. Make a record. Pass it on. Mark makes the case for easy, everyday practices that can help us “remember the Earth” and support environmental conservation, restoration, and rewilding. And he shares moving examples of citizen scientists, birdwatchers, mountain climbers, and fishermen across the country who are putting them into practice. The Earth Said Remember Me is a hopeful, achievable prescription for protecting the planet, one citizen at a time.
Jason Dove Mark has served as editor-in-chief of Sierra and editor of Earth Island Journal. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Atlantic. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Plant Swap/Intercambio de plantas
2026-07-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Deschutes Central Library, 61956 Santorini St, Bend, OR, 97702
Join us for an all ages plant swap.
Looking for a cute dorm plant? Do you want one more basil plant to round out your pizza garden? Interested in the easiest of easy houseplants? We’ll have a few house and garden plants to share. Bring your own to swap with your neighbors. Plants can include fully rooted specimens, slips, cuttings, bulbs, etc. Please clearly label all plants, even if you think it’s obvious! Don’t worry if you don’t have a plant to swap, there will probably be plenty of extras! We expect the focus to be on houseplants due to the seasonal timing, but everything is welcome.
Questions? Contact josieh@deschuteslibrary.org

Acompáñanos a un intercambio de plantas para todas las edades.
¿Buscas una plantita bonita para tu dormitorio? ¿Quieres una planta extra de albahaca para completar tu jardín para pizza? ¿Te interesan las plantas de interior más fáciles de cuidar? Tendremos algunas plantas de interior y de jardín para compartir. Trae tus propias plantas para intercambiarlas con tus vecinos.
Puedes traer plantas con raíz, esquejes, gajos, bulbos, entre otros. Por favor, etiqueta claramente todas las plantas, ¡aunque creas que es obvio! No te preocupes si no tienes una planta para intercambiar; probablemente habrá muchas extras. Debido a la temporada, esperamos que el enfoque sea en plantas de interior, pero todas son bienvenidas.
¿Preguntas? Contacte a Diana: dianah@deschuteslibrary.org

Resilient Gardens: Caring for Plants in a Changing Environment
2026-08-06 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
Workshop #4 in the series!

This workshop explores soil health, heat and shade management, pollinator-supporting ecosystems, succession planting, and strategies for maintaining resilient gardens during changing summer conditions.
