The Environmental Center

Immigration Policy, Past and Present
2018-09-20 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Alonso Oliveros, Community Education Coordinator for Causa, will give a presentation entitled “Keep the Dream Alive: Preserving Fairness, Equality, and Safety for All Oregonians.” He will discuss U.S. and Oregon immigration policy history and give an overview of what it means to be an immigrant in Oregon today. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

Pints & Politics
2018-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Ln #1, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join OLCV, friends and community members to hear from local candidates who care about protecting Oregon’s natural legacy.

Meet candidates for Bend City Council, Gena Goodman-Campbell and Barb Campbell, and candidate for Bend Mayor, Sally Russell. Learn why Gena, Barb and Sally are running, ask questions, and find out how you can ensure the Bend City Council continues to value our environment.

Celebration of the North American Bison
2018-09-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
A journey through 21 years of resistance on behalf of the last wild buffalo. Storytelling & Video by Buffalo Field Campaign of Montana. Indigenous Soul Music by Goodshield Aguilar & Mignon Geli.
Soulful ethnic music Between 6:30 and 7pm
Program starts at 7pm.
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/road-show#road-show-events

Saturday Bird Walks
2018-09-22 08:30 - 11:00, 2018-09-29 08:30 - 11:00, 2018-10-06 08:30 - 11:00 | Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory, 57245 River Rd, Sunriver, OR, 97707, 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!
Early registration is strongly encouraged and participation is limited to 12 birders. Expect to walk approximately three to four miles along various trails. Please no strollers or dogs. Wear sturdy and water-resistant footwear and bring a bottle of water and a pair of binoculars with you. Bird walks are geared toward adults, however children with a serious interest in birding are welcome with a parent/guardian.

Mountain Clean Up Day
2018-09-22 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Mountain Clean Up Day will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 starting at 11:00 a.m. Mt B will provide the trash bags and offer all participants a free ride up the Pine Marten lift. From there, you will be assigned an area to hike back down to West Village while collecting litter along the way. After you turn in your trash back at the bottom, you’re more than welcome to take another trip up the lift and see the sights, enjoy lunch, or grab a cold drink. As a token of appreciation, the first 250 people will receive a FREE 2018-19 Winter Lift Ticket (blackout dates apply). Tickets are limited and will be distributed at the end of clean up day when participants turn in trash bags.
Proper footwear, gloves, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, layers and a pack with water and snacks are strongly recommended for this fun and sustainable day of high alpine adventure.

Campout for Public Lands 2018
2018-09-22 - 2018-09-23 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Discover Your Forest, 10 Barrel Brewing Co, and REI!
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, we invite you to join us for a grown-up campout like no other. Spend the night at the Newberry Group Campsite on beautiful Paulina Lake and take in everything our national public lands have to offer. Enjoy impeccable cuisine and craft beers from 10 Barrel Brewing Co.! Chill out lakeside or take part in a variety of outdoor activities provided by REI. Wind down with a live concert under the stars, and wake up with morning yoga and a hot breakfast. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate our amazing public lands and learn about how you can support them. ALL TICKET SALES WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING DISCOVER YOUR FOREST!What’s Included?
Ticket price will include all of the following, and is all inclusive of your drinks, meals, and tent spot…
10 Barrel Basecamp featuring exclusive beers, and a party under the stars
A top-notch swag bag with rad outdoor products including a custom insulated cup to keep your brews cold all weekend
Water activities, hiking explorations and interactive games provided by REI, Inc.
Public Land Stewarship Project with Discover Your Forest
Live fireside concert
Late night s’mores and tasty Sunday breakfast
. . . and much, much more!

Local Food Challenge
2018-09-23 - 2018-09-29
4th Annual Local Food Challenge brought to you by High Desert Food & Farm Alliance
How to participate: Every day from Sept 24-29th, HDFFA will send you daily mini-challenges. These are fun opportunities to try new flavors, interact with your community, and learn about farmers, ranchers and the Central Oregon food landscape. The more challenges you do, the more points you rack up. The more points you earn, the closer you get to the Grand Prize!
What you’ll win: Every day, HDFFA will draw a new winner to receive $15 to spend on local food. So what’s the Grand Prize? $75 worth of local fresh local food, a local food gift basket and a chef’s knife. It’s the ultimate foodie’s dream come true!
Are you ready for the challenge? Sign up today!

The Waters and Lands of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2018-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
On Monday, September 24, come to the Museum to hear about the natural resource management of the Waters and Lands of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the plan to manage those precious resources through the 21st century.
We will be joined by Josh Newton, a Bend attorney focused on natural resource dispute resolution, representing the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Robert Brunoe, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the general manager of the Branch of Natural Resources. As a member of the Wasco Tribe, Brunoe will speak to the deep ties to the Columbia River and fishing culture.

Wasted: The Story of Food Waste (Film Screening)
2018-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
You can reserve tickets in advance here. (Not required, but suggested.)
WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the the eyes of chef-heroes like Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system. WASTED! exposes the criminality of food waste and how it’s directly contributing to climate change and shows us how each of us can make small changes – all of them delicious – to solve one of the greatest problems of the 21st Century.
Watch the trailer for the film, then mark your calendars to come see it at Volcanic Theater Pub on September 24th, and learn more about how we are trying to reduce and prevent food waste here in our own community, and how you can too!
$10 per person suggested donation. Doors at 6:30, film showing at 7pm, short panel discussion to follow the movie with industry and community experts.

2017 Net Zero Fellowship Research: Approaching Net Zero for Today's Buildings
2018-09-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Energy Trust of Oregon’s annual Net Zero Fellowship research grant aims to uncover potential barriers slowing the widespread adoption of net zero commercial building design while growing the community constructing these remarkable buildings.
Shilpa Surana of Brightworks Sustainability was selected for the inaugural Net Zero Fellowship, with supporting input from partners at Skanska and Gerding Edlen. Shilpa studied two real buildings in the city of Portland – one midrise multifamily and one midrise office – to identify how these same structures could be built today to approach net zero energy consumption.
Relatively little research exists on net zero energy strategies for midrise office and multifamily buildings, despite these types making up a significant percentage of the real estate market. Over the last 18 months, Shilpa aimed to identify the most cost-effective energy improvements for these buildings to explore paths toward net zero energy performance. The research pairs her energy modeling outcomes with construction cost premiums and development proformas to create a greater understanding of barriers and opportunities.
While Shipla’s research does not aim to demonstrate cost parity between net zero and conventional buildings, her approach used multiple iterations of systems and costs to hone in on some of the most cost-effective strategies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Shipla’s research exercise and design considerations for maximizing energy efficiency.
RSVP for this event.

Presenters:
Shilpa Surana, Energy Analyst, LEED Ap BD+C, CPHC, Brightworks Sustainability, Energy Trust 2017 Net Zero Fellow
Steve Clem, Vice President of Pre-Construction, Skanska
About the 2017 Net Zero Fellow:
Shilpa has over 7 years of experience providing energy analysis and energy modeling services for high-performance building design and projects pursuing sustainability frameworks. She is a former LEED energy model reviewer who helps design teams set energy performance targets, identify energy efficiency measures, simulate results, and make expert recommendations based on the relative and absolute impacts of various strategies. Her modeling career includes diverse project experience including offices, restaurants, warehouses, medical facilities, schools, stadiums and campuses. She has experience modeling advanced strategies such as displacement ventilation, absorption chillers, thermal storage, geothermal heat pumps, and radiant heating and cooling systems.
PROFESSIONALS TAKING THIS TRAINING IN-PERSON IN BEND, OR ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 1 CCB OR 1 AIA/LU CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT.
LIGHT REFESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. A TEMPORARY PARKING PERMIT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ATTENDEES.

Love, Neuroscience and The City
2018-09-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
For more than twenty years, Jeff Tumlin has led award-winning plans in cities from Seattle and Vancouver to Moscow and Abu Dhabi. He helps balance all modes of transportation to achieve communitys’ wider goals and best use their limited resources. He has developed transformative plans throughout the world that accommodate growth with no net increase in vehicle traffic.
A dynamic and frequent guest speaker, including a TED Talk, Jeff is the author of two books on transportation and community planning.
Free event, but tickets required through the Tower.

Bend COTA Work Events
2018-09-27, 2018-10-04 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
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.

Destination Zero: Buildings as catalysts to a clean energy reality
2018-09-27 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Green Tour Keynote Kickoff
In Bend, 53% of our carbon emissions come from buildings. And energy use is the primary driver of those emissions.
But our buildings don’t have to be energy guzzlers. There are real-world ways to drastically reduce how much energy our buildings use and even bring it to zero.
Join us as we kick off the 18th annual Green Tour. We’ll explore how our homes, workplaces and government buildings can help us get to a low-carbon, clean energy future. Andrew Lee will make the case for zero energy buildings and show us how to get started through local and regional case studies.
This is a pivotal time for Bend—our climate legacy is being written right now as we dig into our very own climate action plan. We want to help our community explore all of the opportunities, big and small, to get us on the path to a low-carbon, clean energy future.
Real change happens when individuals come together in local communities to take bold action. Join us for our keynote presentation and the Tour so you can be a well-informed player that helps shape Bend’s climate legacy.
Our presenter: Andrew Lee, Director, Zero Energy Program, International Living Future Institute
Andrew Lee directs the Zero Energy and Zero Carbon certification programs for the International Living Future Institute. He provides key thought leadership on how buildings can catalyze a shift towards a clean and regenerative energy future and serve as an effective mechanism for climate action. His most recent work involved carbon emissions reduction policy and collaborating with over a dozen local governments in the US to develop policy roadmaps to achieve a zero energy building sector.
Thank you to Worthy Brewing for helping Andrew Lee to Bend.
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"Watch Out For Wildlife" Film Festival
2018-09-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Bend is in a historical migratory corridor where there is a critical need for crossings over Highway 97 to provide passage between summer and winter ranges and to reduce thousands of costly wildlife-vehicle collisions every year.

Connecting animals to their seasonal ranges is critical for their survival. Spend the evening learning about barrier-free movement and find ways you can help through a selection of short films from around the west on migration of large game species like deer and pronghorn antelope.
This event is presented by PROTECT ANIMAL MIGRATION (PAM) in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the US Forest Service (USFS), the Oregon Wildlife Foundation (OWF) and the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA).
Biologists from ODOT and ODFW will be on hand for Q&A discussions during the festival.
Please pre-register here. Tickets are FREE, but donations will gladly be accepted at the door. Light appetizers will be provided and a no-host bar available.

SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup
2018-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Take part in an Oregon tradition, the SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup! Join thousands of volunteers as they clean more than 100 beaches and natural places around the state. All projects are family-friendly, FREE and fun!
Advance registration isn’t required but encouraged so we can best plan for your participation. To see a map of project locations and to sign up, visit https://www.solveoregon.org/beach-riverside-cleanup.
Central Oregon projects currently include:

Sunriver Nature Center: Upper Deschutes River Cleanup – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sisters Community Cleanup Day – 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Deschutes River Cleanup – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ochoco Creek Fall Instream Cleanup – 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Sparks Lake Cleanup – 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Surf Wave River Cleanup – 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Your efforts will be part of something bigger! This cleanup is part of NEEF – National Public Lands Day and the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers around the country and the world will be taking care of their special places, so let’s do our part.

2018 Green Tour
2018-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
On the Green Tour, you’ll see real-world solutions that reduce energy use and increase solar production in residential and commercial buildings right here in Central Oregon. For the 18th year in a row, everyday heroes across our community will open their doors so that we can learn and benefit from their journeys and experiences. They all have a story to tell—and they want to share it with you!
Now, more than ever, it’s important for all of us to make a change under our own roofs—no matter how big or small. We hope the 2018 Green Tour inspires you to find new ways to save energy and go solar, at home and at work.
You can check out the map of sites below and learn more about each of the sites on the Green Tour page.

Oregon Drive Less Challenge
2018-10-01 - 2018-10-15
Discover healthy, green travel options for work, school, errands, and play—join the Oregon Drive Less Challenge Oct. 1-15! Burn calories instead of gas by biking to work, or walking to the store. Divide the ride and the cost by carpooling or vanpooling. Take the bus and let someone else do the driving so you can listen to music, or read that page-turning book. Then log your trips at DriveLessConnect.com to win weekly and grand prizes! Over 55 prizes will be awarded.

Cost Effective Pathway to Zero Energy Homes
2018-10-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Hear the latest developments on new and cost-effective approaches to ZE construction.

The State of California’s building code requires that all new buildings in CA be built to zero energy standards by 2020, and the Governor of Oregon issued an executive order in 2017 that requires all new homes to achieve a zero energy ready standard by 2023. A rapidly increasing number of architects and builders in Oregon are stepping up to the challenge by creating zero energy homes and have been doing so for many years. The question is, how can this be achieved cost effectively?
Advanced heat pump technology, lighting, and solar PV options are challenging the old zero energy paradigm of investments in air sealing, insulation, and expensive window upgrades. Earth Advantage has also recently switched from a “site” to “source” definition for Zero Energy home certification, which now allows gas-heated homes to be eligible.

This will be an in-person broadcast of the webinar followed by a local market discussion and Q&A with local Zero Energy home certification providers. Then join Energy Trust of Oregon for an energy efficient home site visit afterward.
Attend this webinar and learn the different interpretations of what “zero energy” means and how builders are cost-effectively achieving it in the Pacific Northwest.

Continuing Education
CCB: 1 CE
AIA LU: 1 CE

FREE – RSVP
(Regularly $19 – Made possible in part by the support of Earth Advantage sponsors)

Audience
Architects, Builders, Developers, Engineers, Program Representatives, Raters/Verifiers, Remodelers, Subcontractors

Instructor

Ryan Shanahan: Ryan is a Senior Green Building Consultant with Earth Advantage. He is a certified Passive House Consultant, one of three PHIUS+ Raters in the state of Oregon, a HERS Rater, and an ENERGY STAR verifier. He guides home builders through the planning and design phase all the way through completion to ensure that they utilize best practices and achieve Earth Advantage, ENERGY STAR, DOE Zero Energy Homes, indoor AirPLUS, Water Sense, LEED-H, or Passive House certification program standards. Before becoming a green building consultant, Ryan was a builder account manager and residential field rater for Earth Advantage. Ryan holds a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Design from Boston Architectural College.

Questions? Contact Heather Kendall at hkendall@earthadvantage.org or 503-968-7160 x20.

Energy Efficient Home Site Visit
2018-10-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join this guided CE tour and gain a behind the walls look at a high performing energy efficient home in Bend.
Every 1 in 3 new homes built in Oregon receive an EPS® verifying their energy performance, and the average EPS-rated home in Oregon performs 22% more energy efficient than a code-built home.
Energy Trust of Oregon invites building professionals to attend this guided tour of an under-construction high performing EPS home in order to find out how they’re built and what it takes to achieve the EPS standard. Hear directly from the home builder and Energy Trust of Oregon staff about the typical features that go into EPS homes and the homeowner benefits that they provide: A more comfortable, durable home with healthier air quality and cost-saving energy efficiency.
Learning Objectives

See first-hand what envelope design and mechanical system features are included an EPS-rated home
Understand the differences between a code-built home and a EPS built home
Learn about utility programs and incentives to support above-code building
Hear directly from the home builder about strategies and benefits of high-performance building
Translate energy efficiency into health/comfort/savings/durability benefits that will resonate with different homebuyers

Location
Bend, OR

The exact addresses for the homes will be emailed to those that RSVP a few days prior to the event

Voices for the Planet
2018-10-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This annual fundraiser for 350Deschutes is essential to supporting their work in Central Oregon. Come celebrate their success, have fun, and learn new ideas! There will be live music by Joyroot, food and drinks, raffle and silent auction.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival
2018-10-05 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Oregon Natural Desert Association presents the Wild & Scenic Film Festival! Join ONDA for an evening of short films showcasing our earth’s natural wonders and the amazing stories of activists working to conserve the environment.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival will include an in-person show at the Tower Theatre as well as a virtual live-streaming show airing the same night. Join ONDA at the Tower Theatre for their lineup of the year’s best conservation films, or enjoy them streamed in HD from the comfort of your home.

Upriver: An Oregon Experience
2018-10-05 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest for a screening the film Upriver, a ‘watershed film’ that explores one of the nation’s most active river conservation movements. Before the show, District Ranger Ian Reid and Sisters Trail Alliance volunteer Gary Guttormsen will discuss restoration efforts on two local Wild and Scenic rivers, the Metolius River and Whychus Creek, near Sisters. This year marks the 50 year anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Door open at 6pm, Event begins at 7pm. Tickets at the door.

Waste & Materials Working Group Meeting – Community Climate Action Plan
2018-10-09 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Climate Action Steering Committee (CASC) is working on a Community Climate Action Plan to implement the policy direction established by Council resolution in 2016. The Community Climate Action Plan goals are to establish a roadmap for the community to achieve fossil fuel use reductions of 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. Development of the Community Climate Action Plan calls for participation by the entire community. The goals are set, but how we get there is still being decided. We need community members and organizations to help us figure out how to do this for Bend.
The CASC is convening topic-specific working groups to support the development of the Bend Community Climate Action Plan. The topics include energy supply, energy in buildings, waste & materials management, and transportation. The working groups play a vital role of helping brainstorm and develop potential actions we can take as a community to meet our fossil fuel use reduction goals.
Each working group meets twice. The first meeting will focus on understanding the objectives and barriers for the sector, and the second meeting will focus on identifying climate actions.
The working group meetings for waste & materials are scheduled for:
Meeting #1: Tuesday, October 9, 3-5 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.
Meeting #2: Tuesday, November 13, 4-6 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Transportation Working Group Meeting – Community Climate Action Plan
2018-10-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Climate Action Steering Committee (CASC) is working on a Community Climate Action Plan to implement the policy direction established by Council resolution in 2016. The Community Climate Action Plan goals are to establish a roadmap for the community to achieve fossil fuel use reductions of 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. Development of the Community Climate Action Plan calls for participation by the entire community. The goals are set, but how we get there is still being decided. We need community members and organizations to help us figure out how to do this for Bend.
The CASC is convening topic-specific working groups to support the development of the Bend Community Climate Action Plan. The topics include energy supply, energy in buildings, waste & materials management, and transportation. The working groups play a vital role of helping brainstorm and develop potential actions we can take as a community to meet our fossil fuel use reduction goals.
Each working group meets twice. The first meeting will focus on understanding the objectives and barriers for the sector, and the second meeting will focus on identifying climate actions.
The working group meetings for transportation are scheduled for:
Meeting #1: Wednesday, October 10, 3-5 PM, Rosie Bareis Community Campus, 1010 NW 14th St.
Meeting #2: Thursday, November 15, 4-6 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Pollinators and Pesticides
2018-10-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Native pollinators play a vital role in High Desert ecosystems but face numerous pressures, including agricultural and household use of pesticides. Join Rich Hatfield, senior conservation biologist for the Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Program, for a discussion of how pesticides affect pollinators, what actions are being taken and what you can do to help.

Seeing Hidden Water
2018-10-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Emma Marris will talk about the future of fresh water. She will cover global and local challenges as increasing populations struggle to share a finite amount of water. She’ll delve into one of the biggest challenges for those who want to talk about freshwater: much of it is hidden. Come to gain an understanding of the state of freshwater in the Deschutes and Klamath basins and around the world, and leave with a set of concrete actions to take and new ways to visualize the Earth’s hidden water.
This presentation complements the exhibit, Water Tables, featuring works by Pat Clark on display at Bend Art Center and the COCC Library from October 5 – November 25.
Co-hosted by The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program at COCC Foundation, Bend Art Center and Coalition for the Deschutes.
About Marris
Emma Marris has written about the environment and other topics for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times and Outside, among others. In 2011, she published her first book, Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. She was named a National Geographic Media Innovation Fellow in June 2018.

Public Meeting for Swalley Draft Watershed Plan-EA
2018-10-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
On September 21, 2018 the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) released a Draft Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Swalley Irrigation District Irrigation Modernization Project. The proposed project will pipe 16.6 miles of canals and laterals over seven years to improve water conservation, water delivery reliability, and public safety. NRCS developed the Draft Plan-EA in partnership with Swalley Irrigation District, the Deschutes Basin Board of Control, and Farmers Conservation Alliance. A public meeting will be held to inform the community and gather public comments.
The Draft Plan-EA and appendices with supporting information are available at oregonwatershedplans.org. Limited copies of the Draft Plan-EA are also available at the Deschutes Public Library in Bend, the NRCS office in Redmond, and the Swalley Irrigation District office. View the Notice of Availability and News Release from NRCS.
Comments on the Draft Plan-EA will be accepted through October 24, 2018. Comments can be submitted in the following ways:
1) At the public meeting
2) Email swalleycomments@gmail.com
3) At this online form
4) Mail to:
Farmers Conservation Alliance
Swalley Watershed Plan
11 3rd St, Suite 101
Hood River, OR 97031
For further information please contact Farmers Conservation Alliance at 541-716-6085.
Please note: Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Further information on the public involvement process can be found at the Council of Environmental Quality’s Citizens Guide to NEPA.
