All About ADUs (Now a two-part webinar)
2020-04-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Earth Advantage for two 1.5-hour webinars designed for professionals looking to increase their knowledge about ADU development (for half the cost!).

Two Live Webinars: Tuesday, April 28th and Thursday, April 30th, 9:00-10:30
Intended for audiences in Bend, OR
$45-$55 (+ optional exam)

This course is intended to help real estate and building professionals understand the basic planning and building regulations for ADU development in Bend, OR in order to better assist your clients.

Understand what makes a property ADU-ready/eligible
Learn what is involved in the process of getting approved to build an ADU
Analyze taxation, valuation and financing options for ADUs
Understand the ADU design, permitting, and building process (attached, detached, and garage conversion)
Gain access to resources to help your clients plan for their ADU (including a budget sample, contract types, development rebate programs, and more)
Gain insight on ADU regulations in the broader State of Oregon
Get answers to your ADU-specific questions

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About the Instructor
Instructor and ADU guru, Kol Peterson of Accessory Dwelling Strategies LLC, will give you everything you need to understand Portland’s policies and how to help your clients navigate the market. Kol literally wrote the book on ADUs, Backdoor Revolution: The Definitive Guide to ADU Development, and edits and manages accessorydwellings.org, a website that addresses ADU policy issues and features an array of ADU projects. Kol also runs Portland’s city-wide ADU tour, and does ADU related teaching, speaking and consulting for a variety of audiences.

Bend ADU Market
The number of ADUs being developed in Bend is on the rise since 2016, due to regulatory changes made by the Bend City Council that makes it easier, more predictable, and less expensive for homeowners to build an ADU. With the passage of HB 2001, off-street parking is no longer required for ADUs since January 2020. Bend is currently the 2nd largest ADU market in the state following only Portland!

Attend this webinar series and become an ‘ADU Specialist’ to promote your expertise to the market.
Promote your new ADU expertise and become an ‘ADU Specialist’!
(This is an optional designation and it is not required in order to attend the All About ADUs course)
See full details on how to become an ADU Specialist.

Boots, Bikes, and Boats in Eastern Oregon
2020-04-28
Go east on this virtual tour for a new desert adventure and a sense of solitude. You’ll learn about recreation and conservation opportunities in and around the Steens Mountain Wilderness, Fremont-Winema National Forest and the John Day River Basin.

Bend COTA Work Events
2020-04-30, 2020-05-07, 2020-05-14
When: Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk
Where: Meet at the old Ray’s parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend
Worksite: Varies
There’s only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that’s riding in Bend, knowing that you helped build and maintain the trails you love.
Please bring a hydration pack with water and a snack.
Be sure to bring appropriate layers to accommodate whatever the weather may be.
Questions? contact@cotamtb.com
All COTA trail work events require the following safety measures:
All participants are required to have the following protective clothing and equipment:

Sturdy shoes or boots
Gloves
Eye protection with clear or light colored lens
Long pants

Due to COTA’s insurance requirements and the inherent dangers of trail work, we must implement the following policy regarding children at work events:

For anyone 14 years of age or younger, we require one parent, guardian, or responsible adult for supervision of every four kids attending any COTA trail work events.
All minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian available to sign our waiver.

Anyone who arrives for a work event may be turned away if he/she cannot meet the above requirements.

Postponed: Women Build Week
2020-05-04, 2020-05-05, 2020-05-06, 2020-05-07, 2020-05-08
Bend-Redmond Habitat to Host Women Build Week May 4-8, 2020
Bend, OR – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is excited to host Women Build Week May 4-8, 2020 in the Redmond community. Women Build is a project where women and only women build and fund a house, together in May. This event brings women together to devote at least one day to building affordable housing in their local communities.
Bend-Redmond Habitat anticipates more than 100 women volunteering during the week; building and accomplishing a lot of necessary work on a home for a family in need of affordable housing in Redmond. Volunteers do not need any experience. Habitat will train on all aspects of the house building process. Types of construction for the build week could include framing, drywall, painting, and more.
Registration is now open for Women Build week for morning or afternoon shifts and are available for individuals or teams. The cost is $100/volunteer/shift. Lunch and a T-shirt will be provided. To sign up or for more details, https://bendredmondhabitat.org/womenbuild/
Speaking of T-shirts, Habitat has a T-shirt contest going on right now through March 15 to find the best artwork for the 2020 Women Build shirt. If interested in submitting a design idea, check out https://bendredmondhabitat.org/womenbuild/

About Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
Bend-Redmond Habitat builds strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership for families and individuals in Bend and Redmond. They are dedicated to changing lives by bringing people together to help make a difference in our communities through affordable housing. Since 1989, Bend-Redmond Habitat has built 152 homes and repaired 146 more, providing more than 1030 children and adults a safe, secure and healthy home. bendredmondhabitat.org 541.385.5387.
Both the Bend ReStore and the Redmond ReStore are home improvement resale centers that accept and sell a wide variety of building materials, appliances and home furnishings. All proceeds from the ReStores benefit Bend-Redmond Habitat’s mission. For more information, restorebend.org, 541.312.6709 and Redmond, 541.548.1406.

How to Protect Desert Rivers
2020-05-05
This is part of High Desert Academy digital event series.
Right now, ONDA has a remarkable opportunity to secure Wild and Scenic River status for our beloved desert rivers – if we all speak up! You’ll learn how to write an effective letter to the editor, use your social media to rally your river-loving friends, and more! Join ONDA’s Public Lands Coordinator Gena Goodman-Campbell for this live-streaming event from the comfort of your own home.

Spring 2020 Fire Free Week
2020-05-09, 2020-05-10, 2020-05-11, 2020-05-12, 2020-05-13, 2020-05-14, 2020-05-15, 2020-05-16 and 5 more dates
Save the Dates: Spring 2020 FireFree Week!
May 9 – May 24, 7 am – 5 pm @ Knott Landfill
Gather all of your yard debris and bring it to Knott Landfill for a FREE yard debris drop off event! Cones and needles, branches and limbs! The material will get mulched and given a new life as compost or fill. Plus, you will be clearing out burnable material to reduce wildfire fuels near your home!
Also, you can help close the recycling loop by buying back some compost while you’re out there! Deschutes Recycling offers bulk or bagged compost in a variety of types.
Westside Collection Site – Discovery West/Brooks Resources
Weekends Only
May 9th-10th, 16th-17th and 23rd-24th
Crossing Drive at Skyliners Road – west of Miller
Elementary (Crosby Dr.), near the Tree Farm subdivision.

How To Build a Beaver Dam
2020-05-13
This is part of High Desert Academy digital event series.
Beaver are among nature’s most impressive ecosystem engineers. Learn how you can lend them a hand – and then let them take over – to create healthier and more resilient desert habitat. Join ONDA’s Riparian Restoration Coordinator Jefferson Jacobs for this live-streaming event from the comfort of your own home.

First Round Table Issue: Bend's Transportation System Plan
2020-05-18
What: Round Table with progressive Council candidates
Candidate Panelists: Anthony Broadman, Melanie Kebler, Kat Mastrangelo
Subject Matter Expert: Mike Riley
Hosted by: Indivisible Bend and The Vocal Seniority
Date: Monday, May 18
Time: 10:00 am
Where: Zoom. Simply click this link to join the session (the meeting ID and password are embedded in the link):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83207840178?pwd=[REDACTED]
The Issue:
The City of Bend is required by law (as are all cities) to periodically develop, adopt, and implement a 20-year Transportation System Plan (TSP) that will set the vision and direction for how people and goods will move around the city and that complies with federal and state regulations. For the last two years, a citizen committee, the Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), has been meeting regularly with City staff and transportation consults to develop that plan.
What’s At Stake:
Over the next two months, our City Council will be making the final decisions on what that plan will be. Once adopted, the TSP becomes a part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which is the guiding document for everything that the City undertakes.
Will they agree to the use of an equity lens in determining who benefits from and who pays for transportation projects and programs? Will there be an emphasis on completing connected bicycle and pedestrian networks or on more infrastructure for cars? Will there be an aggressive approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions or just business as usual? Will there be sufficient investment in the use of technology to better adapt to newer and as yet unknown ways of moving people and goods in the City? The answers to these questions and more are all on the line.
The Panelists:
Our candidate panelists for this Round Table are (incumbent in parentheses):
Anthony Broadman, candidate for Bend City Council, Position 2 (Bill Moseley) and lawyer working for Tribal Governments, Indigenous Rights, and Bend Businesses.
Melanie Kebler, candidate for Bend City Council, Position 1 (Justin Livingston) and local crime victims’ rights attorney.
Kat Mastrangelo, candidate for Bend City Council, Position 4 (Bruce Abernethy) and Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine.
Our SME is Mike Riley, a co-chair of CTAC and Executive Director of The Environmental Center.
Agenda:
Welcome and a quick review of the protocols below
Mike Riley gives an overview of the issue and What’s At Stake
Introductions of panelists and their opening statements
Floor opened to Q&A

Virtual Presentation: How the Core Area Plan Advances the BCD Vision
2020-05-18
The City Council will vote on the Core Area Report at their meeting on 5/20/2020. Learn what’s in the report and how you can help. Moey Newbold, BCD Initiative Coordinator, will show attendees the different elements of the City of Bend’s Core Area Report and how it will advance the vision for a vibrant, healthy, and inclusive mixed-use neighborhood in the Bend Central District. Presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Learn more about the BCD Initiative at www.BCDinitiative.org.

VIRTUAL Power Hour: Can I Afford an Electric Car?
2020-05-19
Join The Environmental Center’s very own electric vehicle expert Neil Baunsgard for a live virtual presentation busting the myths of electric vehicle affordability. We will go into all of the details of the Oregon EV rebate program, federal tax credits, as well as discounts and used EV options to show how your next car could be electric!
We will be live streaming this presentation with the opportunity to ask questions and engage during the event so tune in and ask away!
We will be live streaming this presentation with the opportunity to ask questions and engage during the event! We will email out the link in the days leading up to the event. All of our live videos are available at facebook.com/TheEnvironmentalCenter/live_videos/
Schedule:
11:00 AM: Virtual Power Hour begins with presenting sponsor Energy Trust of Oregon “Powering an EV with Efficiency”
11:05-11:25 AM: Neil Baunsgard will present on EV affordability and incentives
11:25 -11:45 AM Q&A with Neil
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon.

How to Use Your Voice For Public Lands
2020-05-20
This is part of ONDA’s High Desert Academy digital event series.
Whenever major changes to how our public lands are managed are in the works, you – the public! – get a chance to comment on those proposals. Learn how to use your voice to speak up for conservation in the desert, just in time for an important comment period opening this summer. Join ONDA’s Policy Manager Jeremy Austin for this live-streaming event from the comfort of your own home.

A Wild Ride with Explorer George Kourounis
2020-05-20
Hold on tight as explorer George Kourounis shares his 20+ years of tracking down and documenting the most fearsome natural forces on planet Earth.
Chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma, hunkering down in the eyes of hurricanes like Katrina & Sandy, descending deep into menacingly active volcanoes…George is the guy who runs into places that most sane people run away from, all to showcase the beauty and power of Mother Nature. George will be sharing stories, images, and videos from his most extreme expeditions in more than 75 countries spanning all seven continents.
When: Wednesday, May 20, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (includes time for Q and A)
Where: Zoom, of course. Here’s the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81619591840?pwd=[REDACTED]
Curious about George Kourounis
George Kourounis is Explorer In Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and has hosted 50 episodes of the globally-broadcast TV series “Angry Planet.” As a storm chaser & explorer, his adventures have been seen on Discovery Channel, The Weather Network, CNN, BBC, Science Channel, History Channel, and more. He led a National Geographic expedition to fiery Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan, the “Doorway To Hell” that has been burning nonstop since the early 1970s. The science mission to look for extreme bacteria led him to become the first and only person to have ever set foot at the bottom of the flaming pit.

George has given 4 TEDx talks worldwide, received several medals for his explorations, addressed the United Nations Environmental Emergencies Forum, and regularly appears in various science and adventure TV shows.
