The Environmental Center

Birding By Ear
2014-06-10 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sawyer Park, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The East Cascades Audubon Society will be kicking off another season of Birding By Ear guided birdwalks in March. Dave Tracy will be leading walks each Tuesday thru mid-June and we look forward to seeing what migrants will be showing up over the course of the upcoming spring season.
We’ll meet at Sawyer Park along the Deschutes River starting at 8:00am.
Attendance is FREE and ALL AGES and skill levels are welcome to attend. Bring your binoculars and be prepared for chilly weather, so dress warm with gloves and appropriate footwear. Typical time and distances will vary, but generally the walk will from 1.5-3 miles long over the course of a 1.5-2 hour walk.
Our objective will be for all to have an enjoyable time and get to know our local birds better, by sight as well as by ear. We will focus early on getting to know the relatively small number of resident and wintering birds and then share the excitement as we note the arrival of neotropical migrant wrens, vireos, swallows, swifts and others. The morning chorus will fill the air with song over the next few months, and knowing the bird vocalizations adds another level of enjoyment and strengthens our connection to nature as we soak in this wonderful seasonal phenomenon.
Contact Dave Tracy for more information. Tel (541) 390-9931.
Visit the East Cascades Audubon Society’s website for more information.

"Annuals" Gardening on KPOV 88.9FM
2014-06-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Listen in to KPOV 88.9 FM for a discussion in the Gardening: Get Good At It series. Today, we’ll be discussing Annuals.
Visit Central Oregon Master Gardener Association’s website for more information.

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Online Workshop
2014-06-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Living Building Challenge workshop previews the Philosophy, Advocacy, Guidance, and Tools that the International Living Future Institute offers in its Certification program and support. This four part online workshop will showcase these features along with core concepts needed to develop a working understanding of the certification program.
Learn more about this event through the Cascadia Green Building Council website.

Wednesday Birders-Woodpeckers at Pole Creek Burn
2014-06-11 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join local birders every Wednesday for birding trips in Central Oregon. Meet at 7:00 AM at Nancy P’s at 1054 Milwaukee in Bend. The group car pools, sharing expenses for gas, and taking turns driving.
Plans may vary due to weather or rare birds spotted prior to the meeting. To keep up to date on the latest bird sightings and birding opportunities including Wednesday Birders join Central Oregon Birders Online (COBOL). It’s a great resource for Central Oregon birders.
For more information about this and other upcoming events of the East Cascades Audubon Society, visit their website.

Growing Perennials and other Flowers
2014-06-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association at Hollinshead Community Garden for a demonstration on Growing Perennials and other flowers.
For more information, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association’s website.

DamNation Film
2014-06-12 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
ONDA is hosting this incredible film! DamNation explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Watch the trailer. Then get your tickets!

Metolius Preserve Spring Clean
2014-06-13 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust for a morning work party to help keep the Metolius Preserve in tip top shape. Sweep trails, pull a few weeds, enjoy the spring weather.
See more at:the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Water and Wildflowers Hike
2014-06-13 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Leslie Olson for a history hike in Skyline Forest. Watch for
summer wildflowers like lupine and penstemon as you learn about how irrigation shaped the
settlement of Central Oregon. We’ll hike from Snag Springs to Juniper Point and enjoy excellent
views of Skylin Forest, Sisters and the Ochocos. Registration is required and opens 1 month
prior to the event.
Rating: Challenging, ~6 mile hike.
What to Bring: Snacks/lunch, water, sturdy hiking shoes. Dress for the weather.
For more information about this event and for registration information, visit the Deschutes Land Trust wesbite.

KPOV Beatles Singalong and Birthday Bash
2014-06-13 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
KPOV Beatles Singalong & Birthday Bash at Old Stone Church
KPOV 88.9 High Desert Community Radio celebrates its 9th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America with our Fifth Annual Beatles Singalong on Friday, June 13, from 7 to 10 pm at the Old Stone Church, 157 NW Franklin in Bend. Doors open at 6:15 pm.
Advance tickets are $13 ($11 KPOV members) at www.bendticket.org starting May 23. KPOV members can get an advance ticket discount code by calling Office Manager Jill Mahler between 1 and 5 pm, Monday-Friday, at 541-322-0863. Tickets are $15 at the door for adults and $5 at the door for those under 18. The Singalong is an all-ages event.
For more information, visit the KPOV 88.9 website.

Second Saturday Weed Warriors
2014-06-14 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join this regular group of outdoor lovers and Land Trust friends to fight invasive species at a Land Trust protected lands. Work begins around 9am and includes an hour break for a brown bag lunch and socializing. Come for the whole day or just part. Locations vary but depend on where the Warrior force is needed most!
Weed Warriors meet on the 2nd Saturday and the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month for regular weed pulls at Land Trust protected lands. Join them today!
See more here.

Rhubarb Festival
2014-06-14 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us at L&S Gardens for the biggest and best 5th Annual Rhubarb Festival in Oregon. Food serving begins at 11:30am with samples $1.00 each or take advantage of our lunch special of pork with rhusauce and all the trimmings for $10.00 per person. We serve until the food is gone, so come early and stay late and boogie to the music.
Other fun includes:

Dutch oven cooking
Over 45 vendors
Hay rides
HUGE yardsale by Ya Ya Sisterhood
Live Music
Rhubarb Dessert Baking Contest-prizes
5k Run for the Pie-$20 entry fee (monies donated)
Rhubarb beer, wine, hard cider samples $2.00 each
Pies Pies Pies! Over 150 Rhubarb fruit pies

Proceeds from the food court will go to benefit FACT (Families and Communities Together).
For more information about this fun festival, go to www.lsgardens.com.

Plein Aire Painting at Indian Ford Meadow
2014-06-14 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and artist Norma Holmes at Indian Ford Meadow Preserve for a
plein aire painting class. Norma will demonstrate her pastel technique while painting directly from
nature. Then, set up your easel and be encouraged with Norma’s personal instruction as you
paint in plein aire. (Bring your own supplies, list provided).
What to Bring: See materials list. Bring snacks/lunch, water, sturdy hiking shoes. Dress for the
weather. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
For registration information and to learn more about all of the Deschutes Land Trust’s hikes, visit their website.

Bird Walk
2014-06-16 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Tom Lawler, expert local birder and nature photographer, to discover the rich bird habitats of Sunriver. With Tom’s keen eye and guidance, you will spot and learn to identify a variety of species found in the wetlands, meadows, and forests surrounding the Nature Center. Whether you are new to birding or an experienced birder, there is always something exciting to see through your binoculars!

Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM: Making Compost
2014-06-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM: “Making Compost -1”, Gardening: Get Good At It, between 9 and 9:30am.

Plants for Attracting Pollinators lunch and learn
2014-06-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the OSU Extension service for a lunch and learn series with the topic this week focused on plants for attracting pollinators and other beneficial insects.
For more information about this event visit the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association’s website.

Cascadia Green Building Council Meeting
2014-06-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This month’s Steering Committee meeting will NOT be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The meeting has been moved instead to June 17th. We will still meet at the downtown Bend library in the Hutchinson Room on the 2nd floor from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. We would love for you to join us!

Becoming a Carbon Neutral City: Lancaster, CA Mayor Rex Parris to Speak in Bend
2014-06-18 - 2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Rex Parris is the popular three-term mayor of Lancaster, California, where he has put his city well on the way towards becoming a carbon neutral, zero net energy community. Parris will be in Bend on June 18th and 19th for several presentations about how his city has successfully developed a proactive strategy to reduce its contribution to climate change while providing substantial local economic benefits, including jobs.
“We all may feel a bit helpless when we confront the facts of climate change, especially the projections of how challenging life may become for our grandchildren,” says Mike Riley, executive director of The Environmental Center of Bend. “Lancaster, CA, offers an inspiring and practical example of making a real difference at the community level, a difference that’s good for the environment and the economy.”
Parris’ visit will include presentations to the Bend City Council, the City Club of Central Oregon and a free public presentation sponsored by The Environmental Center. Specific event details include:
Wednesday June 18:
Bend City Council Work Session, 6:30 to 7:00 pm, City Hall, open to the public
Thursday June 19:
City Club of Central Oregon, 11:30 am, St Charles Medical Center, Conference Center.
Pre-registration required. Register at www.cityclubco.org
Bend Community Center, 4 pm to 5:30 pm, 1036 NE 5th Street, Bend
(Corner of Greenwood and 5th). Free. Pre-registration is not required.
Learn more about Rex Parris and Lancaster, CA, from the New York Times.

Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival
2014-06-19 - 2014-06-22 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Organized by the East Cascades Audubon Society and started in 2011, the Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival is an opportunity to visit a beautiful area and enjoy our local birds. There are 11 nesting species of woodpeckers here and there is a good chance to see them all … as well as lots of other cool birds. The group keep things low key, fun and casual. Local birders lead the tours (at least 2 tour leaders per group) and group size is restricted by the Forest Service. Birders follow ethical birding practices, minimize play backs and have strict protocols about approaching nests. The festival is focused on field trips and meeting other birders. It is inexpensive and all people will car pool (arranged on the day of the tour). Participants provide your own lunch. The group takes participants to the birding spots and we all find the birds.
The East Cascades Audubon Society runs this festival and it is totally managed by volunteers. We want to share our enthusiasm, help you to see great birds, and have a fun time.
For more information, including fee information, registration, maps, and other festival logistics, please visit the East Cascades Audubon Society’s Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival website.

Introduction to EPS in Oregon: Earth Advantage Webinar Training
2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Be a part of the EPS vanguard and gain a competitive edge! EPS is a tool to assess a home’s energy consumption, energy costs, and carbon footprint. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® contractors can use EPS to help homeowners determine how to lower their energy costs and increase the comfort of their home. Energy Trust Home Performance Trade Allies can use CakeSystems to efficiently generate an EPS.
This webinar course will provide an overview and background information on the EPS program for existing homes. The training will also cover benefits and aspects of incorporating EPS as an Energy Trust Home Performance Trade Ally.
Visit the Earth Advantage website for more information and registration requirement for this webinar.

Habitat Housing & Application Session
2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Bend Area Habitat to Hold Affordable Housing & Information Session In Bend
Bend, OR – Bend Area Habitat for Humanity is looking for families and individuals to apply for their homeownership program in Bend. On Thursday, June 19 at 5:30 p.m., Bend Area Habitat for Humanity will offer a Housing & Information Session in Bend to families and individuals interested in becoming homeowners. Bend Area Habitat for Humanity serves families in the 35%-60% of the Area Median Income. To be best prepared for the Information Session, please contact DeeDee Johnson at Bend Area Habitat for our Homeowner Preliminary Questionnaire in advance of this Session. See attached for more information.
Contact: DeeDee Johnson, 541.385.5387 x103, djohnson@bendhabitat.org
About Bend Area Habitat for Humanity
In its 25th year, Bend Area Habitat for Humanity has served more than 500 children and adults through their homeownership and home repair programs. Bend Habitat is dedicated to providing affordable services and creating long-term sustainable change for families and individuals in Bend and Crook County. Bend Area Habitat also has two ReStores, used and surplus home improvement centers, in both communities that accept and sell a wide variety of building materials, appliances and home furnishings. All proceeds from the ReStores benefit Bend Habitat’s mission. www.bendhabitat.org.

Birder's Night
2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Birder’s Night
So Much White: Is it Snow or Snow Geese
Each spring over 200,000 Snow and Ross’s Geese migrate through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For the past sixteen years, Kelly Hazen has volunteered her time to study Ross’s and Snow Geese as they rest and feed at Malheur during their northbound migration. She has read the neck collars of over 1,700 Snow and Ross’s Geese thus contributing to understanding adult survival rates, migration timing, and migration patterns. Join Kelly to learn about the identifying features of these species, including their rare Blue Phase type. Also, learn how to read neck collars and study fascinating details about these long distance migrating geese.
The program begins at 6:30 PM at the Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas in Bend for social time and treats. A discussion covering local birding and birding events begins at 7:00 PM, with Kelly Hazen’s talk from 7:30 to 8:30. ECAS members, friends, neighbors and Central Oregon visitors are all welcome.
For more information, visit the East Cascades Audubon Society’s webpage.

Pints & Politics
2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Looking Inward to Prevent Sprawl at Pints and Politics
Join Oregon League of Conservation Voters and special guest, Moey Newbold, advocacy programs manager at Central Oregon Landwatch, to get the scoop on the Bend Central District (BCD) Initiative.
The Bend Central District is the area east of downtown bounded roughly by Revere Avenue on the north, 4th Street on the east, and the railroad on the south and west sides. It has long been identified in the City of Bend’s plans to transition from mostly industrial uses to a more urban neighborhood, and it is uniquely positioned to distribute the load of future growth.
Come to Pints and Politics to learn more about the BCD Initiative. Find out how you can get involved to build momentum and support for the district’s transformation into a vibrant and healthy mixed-use community with safe connections between east and west Bend.

Wildfire Discussion and Film
2014-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Deschutes County, City of Bend Fire Department, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Deschutes National Forest invite Central Oregon residents to a panel discussion and film on wildfire in our community in mid-June. The goal is to help people understand more about Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) wildfires, wildfire risks to our community and reducing those risks to their personal property.
“The Fire Line: Wildfire in Colorado”, will be showing on Thursday, June 19 at 7 pm at Hitchcock auditorium, Pioneer Building 201 on the Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Campus at 2600 NW College Way in Bend. Following the 30 minute film will be a short evaluation of the film by local law enforcement, county officials, structural and wildland firefighters on living and working in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) boundary between public land and local communities. Panelists include Ed Keith, Deschutes County Forester, Bob Madden, Battalion Chief with the Bend Fire Department, Nathan Garibay, Sergeant with Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, George Ponte, District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry and Craig Letz, Fire Staff Officer for Central Oregon Fire Management Service. There will be a question and answer period following the panels’ statements. Residents are encouraged to ask questions of the panel of fire prevention and firefighting experts. Gary Marshall, former Bend Fire Marshal and current Fire Safety Manager at Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire, will emcee the event.
“The Fire Line”, is a documentary produced by The Denver Post that examines the effects of catastrophic wildfires in the west and their impacts on community members, firefighters, and natural resources. While the focus of the film is on wildfires in Colorado, there are many lessons that Central Oregon communities can derive from their losses. The film discusses the challenges that homeowners face while living in a fire prone environment and how homeowners can better mitigate the risks to personal property, local firefighters and the beautiful Central Oregon landscape.

Capturing Skyline Forest
2014-06-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Bob Woodward for a photographic journey in Skyline Forest.
Grab your camera and lend a hand to document some of the historical sites in Skyline Forest. On
this journey we’ll explore Bend’s early logging history by visiting and making record of a 1916
lumber mill. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
For more information and to register online visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Central Oregon Wildflower Show
2014-06-20 - 2014-06-22 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us July 1st & 2nd, 2017 for a fabulous, colorful weekend!
The Central Oregon Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale exhibits hundreds of native wildflower species bursting with color. The show also provides a glimpse of Central Oregon’s native grasses, shrubs, sages, fungi, mosses and lichen. Exciting lectures at SHARC, vendors, wildlife hikes, and more! This pass is good for both days.
Pick up your wristband at the Nature Center day of the event!
Adult: $6
Child: $4 (ages 4 and up)
SNCO/Second Tern Volunteers: $5

Butterfly Walk at Metolius Preserve
2014-06-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Explore the delicate and beautiful world of butterflies with the Deschutes Land Trust and Amanda
Egertson. We’ll search the pine forests of the Preserve for swallowtails and pine whites while
learning about the ecology and identification of these fluttery creatures. Registration is required
and opens 1 month prior to the event.
For more information and to register online visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Habitat Restore Ground Breaking
2014-06-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States

Paulina Hike with Sierra Club
2014-06-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This will either be a hike up Paulina Creek, or a hike around Pualina Lake – we haven’t decided. But either way, you’ll have fun. Stay tuned. No dogs.
For more information about this and other Central-Oregon Sierra Club adventures and to sign up, visitthe Juniper Group Sierra Club website.

Solstice Hike at Metolius Preserve
2014-06-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and David Miller for a solstice hike near Camp Sherman. We’ll
hike through the ponderosa forests of the Metolius Preserve to celebrate the arrival of summer
and search for seasonal blooms like rose, lupine, and scarlet gilia. Learn more about the diverse
plant life of a Preserve that boasts lush creek-side corridors and dry sage forest.
Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
For more information and to register online visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Meet Your Farmer Dinner
2014-06-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series is a wonderful way to really meet your local farmers!
Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening’s featured farmer.
About Wild Oregon Foods: Wild Oregon Foods is a diner style restaurant in Bend, Oregon committed to creating delicious, fresh and locally sourced food. We source our ingredients from all over central Oregon.
About Crooked River Bison: We raise our bison in the most humane and ethical possible manner. Our bison receive a diet of native grass and are never given steroids or hormones to artificially stimulate growth. When it comes time to harvest, we only field harvest in small numbers to maintain a low stress environment. The extra care we put into our ranching practices ensures that the meat on your dinner plate is of the highest quality. We adhere to our strictly-defined ranching standards and practice the most ethical ranching methods so you and your family can enjoy the tastiest, most flavorful bison meat available.
