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Come on down to The Environmental Center to view the ongoing pop-up art show of the Lexicon of Sustainability. This project is based on a simple principle: people can't be expected to live more sustainable lives if they don't know the most basic terms and principles that define sustainability. By illuminating the vocabulary of sustainable…
$65 – $75
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Wilderness 50th Celebration Week in Eugene, August 30 - September 7, 2014 Take a hike, relax with a movie, hoist a brew, and get inspired as you celebrate Wilderness Chandra LeGue 541-344-0675 cl@oregonwild.org Eugene, OR | 8.19.14 Events and activities celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act are planned in Eugene during the week surrounding…
$65 – $75
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Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for a discussion on Your Bountiful Harvest through the Gardening: Get Good At It series. Visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association's website for more information.
$65 – $75
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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…
$65 – $75
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The City of Bend is in the process of revising its UGB. The new plan will shape how Bend grows for years to come. Public input - your input - into this process is essential for creating a sustainable, beautiful and accessible community. We are providing this opportunity to our supporters to learn more about…
$65 – $75
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The Oregon Natural Desert Association has openings for a few more volunteers to join for the Sutton Mountain Wilderness Monitoring Trip September 4-7. In 2013 ONDA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Prineville District of the BLM to help with the monitoring and restoration of Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. As part of this partnership,…
$65 – $75
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The 6th rendition of the BackyardFarmTour will take place the weekend following Labor day, Sept. 12-13. Still to be determined is if it will be 1 or 2 days. As always we will seek out some new places and revisit some of our old favorites. The BYFT is largely self selecting, so let me know…
$65 – $75
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Join in for the final Hollinshead Community Garden classes and Open House. For more information on this event, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association website.
$65 – $75
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Hollinshead Community Garden Open House Schedule 1237 NE Jones Road, Bend September 6th, 10am-2pm Tours 10am-2pm Tour the vegetable gardens with an OSU Certified Master Gardener™ 10am -2pm Tour the Hollinshead Homestead House and Bunk House and visit with Sharron Rosengarth who lived there as a child Classes 10am Key Practices of Growing Perennial,…
$65 – $75
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Bill Mitchell for a bird walk along Spring Creek near the Metolius River. This beautiful, privately-owned property includes wetland habitat, quaking aspens, mixed conifer forests, and outstanding habitat for wildlife including sensitive bird species. Registration opens 1 month prior to the event. Registration is required. Learn more about our…
$65 – $75
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Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for the third discussion in the "Making Compost" series of Gardening: Get Good At It. For more information, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association website.
$65 – $75
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The Oregon Natural Desert Association has openings for a few more volunteers to join for the Steens Mountain Backcountry Fence Pull Trip September 9-14. This giant fault block Mountain, nearly 10,000 feet high, carved by glaciers, and covered by wildflowers elicits terms such as "gem", "jewel", and "iconic". ONDA has been helping pull obsolete fence out…
$65 – $75
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We’ll be treated to views of Oregon’s Very Special Places through George Wuerthner’s photographs and stories of personal adventures, in honor of the 50thAnniversary of the Wilderness Act. 6:30 gathering and snacks, 7:00 program.
$65 – $75
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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…
$65 – $75
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Living with Wildfire: a Presentation by George Wuerthner In light of this year's dramatic fire season, ecologist, writer, and photographer, George Wuerthner will speak about wildfire ecology, and how communities can be prepared for large, uncontrolled wildfire like Washington's Carlton Complex blaze. George is the author of 35 books about national parks, wilderness areas, mountain ranges,…
$65 – $75
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Sarah Mowry for a guided paddle to the Thomas Preserve. We’ll float a section of the upper Deschutes to visit this unique island Preserve for a picnic lunch. You bring your boat and we’ll provide the shuttle. Registration opens 1 month prior to the event. Registration is required. See…
$65 – $75
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The 8th annual Project Connect is a one-day event that offers free services to those who are struggling to make ends meet or experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon. For more information contact Volunteer Connect: (541) 385-8977 info@projectconnectco.org
$65 – $75
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Help your little one explore outside with a little bit of whimsy! Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Kelly Madden at the Metolius Preserve to build your own fairy house. Use materials found in the forest, create your own small fairy abode and imagine the fairies the might come visit. Build confidence exploring and enjoying…
$65 – $75
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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…
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Crow for a hike on the Lake Creek Trail at the Metolius Preserve. We'll hike through the Preserve’s ponderosa forests and follow Lake Creek on our way to Suttle Lake. Learn about the fascinating plant life of the Metolius region where the wetter plants of the western Cascades…
$65 – $75
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Join in this discussion through OSU Extension Service lunch and learn: Seed Saving, Gardening Clean-up and Cover Crops. Visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association website.
$65 – $75
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We’re excited to return to The Gear Fix for our 2019 Spring Repair Cafe! Volunteers will be on hand to fix small appliances/electronics, outdoor gear, clothes, boots/shoes, bikes, jewelry, small furniture/household goods, and more. And it's FREE!
$65 – $75
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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…
$65 – $75
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There’s a new gal in town—come meet our newly arrived Beyond Coal campaign field organizer, Victoria Leistman, at her kickoff meeting! Did you know that 67% of Oregon’s electric power comes from coal plants located in other western states? Knowing that coal plants throw tons and tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that will…
$65 – $75
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Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series Local restaurants are paired with local farmers to create a delicious farm-to-table meal from their products. This Tuesday's dinner will be held at Spork in…
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Central Oregon Seed Exchange Join the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance for a hands school garden tour, presentation, and group discussion with our farmer panel. Bring your seed questions! Saving seeds is important to our community and to our future. Come learn how you can save seeds from your own backyard. $10 fee includes…
$65 – $75
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Oregon Natural Desert Association presents the Wild & Scenic Film Festival! Join 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 is fully virtual this year. Enjoy ONDA's lineup of the year’s best conservation films, screened…
$65 – $75
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Pine Mountain Sports Presents COTA Movie Night @ McMenamins, 9/18/14 Thursday, Sep 18, 2014 COTA MOVIE NIGHT @ McMENAMINS JANAPAR: Love on a Bike Old. St Francis School Theater – Bend, OR 9:00 p.m. | $5 per person, cash only | 21 & over 23-year-old Tom Allen sets off on the ultimate adventure: cycling around…
$65 – $75
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For the Runners among us. Pine Mountain Sports and FootZone bring you an inspired documentary about a race that eats people. Ten finishers in 25 years. "It's a nearly impossible scavenger hunt of a 100+ mile backwoods running race that was inspired by a famous prison escape." Doors open at 8:30P and films begin at 9P Door prizes…
$65 – $75
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Meet the Oregon League of Conservation Voter's Endorsed Candidates at the Broken Top Bottle Shop and Ale Cafe! Join OLCV, friends, volunteers, and community members to hear from local candidates who…
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The Oregon Natural Desert Association, along with our Presenting Sponsor Patagonia, partners and supporters, is thrilled to bring the 2014 Wilderness Weekend to Bend, Oregon from September 19-20. Over the course of three days, we’ll celebrate the wonders of Wilderness, the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act and our incredible wild deserts. Oregon Natural Desert Association’s…
$65 – $75
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Jane Meissner for a walk back in time to explore the Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Picture life as a pioneer in Oregon, moving from the crowded Willamette Valley to the wide open spaces and unsettled lands of Central Oregon. Walk the route followed by wagon trains…
$65 – $75
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Join us September 19th to spend a day collecting and identifying aquatic insects with a staff member from DEQ. Aquatic insects are vital to the health of river systems. They serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. We will spend the day collecting and identifying these creatures. Please contact Darek Staab or Paul Burton, if you want…
$65 – $75
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JG Hike - Tumalo Creek Headwaters When Saturday, Sep 20, 2014 Where Skyliners Road, Bend, OR, United States (map) DescriptionExplore the land that supplies Bend with drinking water as we ramble through high mountain meadows and lakes taking in wild flowers and scenic vistas along the way. We’ll visit the springs that supply most of…
$65 – $75
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The Future of Food looks at unlabeled genetically engineered foods and the globalized food industry’s impact on human lives Depending on BigAg to produce our food results in using more toxic chemicals and less nutritional food. Sustainable farmers say the future of humanity is determined by the future of food. Q&A afterwards. 2pm, Redmond Public…
$65 – $75
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Let’s get wild! Join wilderness advocates, desert lovers and community members for the grand finale of Wilderness Weekend! Enjoy live entertainment, conservation and art vendors, delicious food and local beer. MUSIC: Truck Stop Gravy, Pitchfork Revolution and Wilderness BEER: Worthy Brewing Company WHERE: ONDA's Parking Lot | Near Strictly Organic | 50 SW Bond St. | Bend ADMISSION:…
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Jim Hammond for an exploration of the summer night sky at protected Rimrock Ranch. Jim and friends will set up powerful telescopes and help folks identify constellations, planets and far-away galaxies. Explore astronomy and get a rare chance to enjoy the dark skies of this privately-owned ranch. Registration opens…
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Derek Loeb for a geology hike at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Enjoy the panoramic view of the Cascade crest while learning about the forces of nature that formed the cliffs surrounding Whychus Creek. Explore ancient juniper groves and native grasslands and learn a little about the human history of this…
$65 – $75
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As part of the People's Climate March happening in New York City, join in the local Central Oregon Climate March to help influence others on climate change. Bring family and friends to have fun, march, and influence others on climate change! Group will begin at Humm Kombucha, 1125 NE 2nd St, street, continue through downtown…
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OREGON BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING in Enterprise. The Board advises the Dept. of Agriculture on policy, makes recommendations on key issues, and provides advocacy for the state’s diverse agricultural industries. This quarterly meeting is open to the public and there’s time allotted for public comment. There will be a number of board openings in the…
$65 – $75
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Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM to get ready for 2015 through Xeriscaping in the Gardening: Get Good At It series. For more information, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association's website.
$65 – $75
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Lunch with LandWatch: The Plight of Oregon's Golden Eagles Join legendary Central Oregon naturalist Jim Anderson for a presentation on the factors affecting the survival of Oregon's Golden Eagles and other raptors. Please RSVP here!
$65 – $75
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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…
$65 – $75
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CONFERENCE Oregon Solar Energy Industry Conference September 24, 2014 - September 25, 2014 Presented by:Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association Oregon Convention Center Portland, OR The Oregon Solar Energy Conference (OSEC) will be the regions largest B2B solar conference, providing the perfect venue for experienced solar professionals, sales persons, project managers, architects, engineers and those new to the industry to…
$65 – $75
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Learn more about Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Planet Earth. Authur Elana Freeland's is hosting a multi- media lecture and book signing event. $10 suggested donation (no one will be turned away) We are entering a Space Age, but not the kind President Kennedy originally envisioned. This Space Age is replacing the resource wars…
$65 – $75
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Join us at Green Drinks, the bi-monthly gathering to learn about local businesses and their sustainability efforts while enjoying an Eco-conscious drink or two! This month we’ll be learning about Solar options from Sunlight Solar; 5-7pm.
$65 – $75
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Leslie Gulch Public Lands Weekend Day-Hikes When Sep 25, 2014 06:00 PM to Sep 28, 2014 03:00 PM Where Owyhee Canyonlands Contact Name Michael O'Casey Contact Phone (541)-330-2638 Add event to calendar vCal iCal BACKGROUND: In the far reaches of Southeastern Oregon at the end of a wandering dirt road, spectacular red rock formations extend skyward. …
$65 – $75
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Protecting Oregon's Wild Places Join Oregon Wild for a slideshow presentation that both celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and looks ahead to how we can better protect our natural treasures. Oregon Wild's Wilderness Coordinator, Erik Fernandez, will explore past protections of treasures like the Three Sisters and Mount Hood as well as discuss campaigns to…
$65 – $75
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Community Input Meetings Hosted by FANs September 25 or September 30 September 25, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Sisters, at The Belfry, 302 E Main Avenue September 30, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Terrebonne, at the Terrebonne Depot, 400 NW Smith Rock Way The Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) board of directors invites you to…
$65 – $75
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Ashley Lowrey for a guided paddle to the Thomas Preserve. We’ll float a section of the upper Deschutes to visit this unique island Preserve for a picnic lunch. You bring your boat and we’ll provide the shuttle. Registration opens 1 month prior to the event. Registration is required -…
$65 – $75
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Join Us for Pacific Power’s 2014 Blue Sky Renewable Energy Project Tour We’d like to extend you a special invitation to join us on Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Hood River, Oregon when we tour Goodnoe Hills Wind Project, Pacific Power’s 94-MW wind farm outside of Goldendale Washington, along with Turtle Island Foods 102-kilowatt rooftop…
$65 – $75
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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Leslie Olson for a history walk around Camp Polk Meadow Preserve near Sisters. Explore the scenic meadow and see what brought the early settlers to Oregon and Camp Polk. See the historic Hindman barn and discover where Sisters, Oregon got its start. Registration opens 1 month prior to the…
$65 – $75
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DD Ranch Farm Festival September 27,2013 at the DD Ranch in Terrebonne from 10:00 to 4:00. More information to come, check back soon. Check here
$65 – $75
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Pioneer Day at Reynolds Pond near the Badlands Wilderness. Join in this family-fun free event to celebrate the 50thAnniversary of the Wilderness Act, Public Lands Day and Get Outdoors Day. Primitive skills stations will offer activities such as leave no trace, tracking, Dutch oven cooking, doll-making, archery, cord-making, seed tape-making, and cross-cut sawing. Guides will…
$65 – $75
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Join the Central Oregon LandWatch's hike on Sunday, September 28th. Local wildlife and fishery experts Amy Stuart and Mike Gerdes will be our guides on this special hike in the Mill Creek Wilderness. We'll check out fish and wildlife habitat, discuss the impacts of OHV use, livestock grazing, timber harvest, and wildfire, and learn about ecosystem…
$65 – $75
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On Monday, September 29, Jake’s Diner will hold the World Series Poker Tournament of Hold Em’ for Habitat, benefitting Bend Area Habitat for Humanity. This event is the culmination of weekly poker games organized by Jake’s Diner to help support Bend Area Habitat’s affordable home construction and home repair programs for low income families and…
$65 – $75
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Learn about the origins and travels of three Pacific Flyway sandhill crane subspecies that breed and migrate through Oregon. Gary will discuss their life history, ecology and their migration routes, wintering and breeding areas during this FREE presentation. Call the Sunriver Nature Center at 541.593.4394 for reservations and more information.
$65 – $75
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Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for the Plant Clinic Solutions series in our Gardening: Get Good At It series. For more information visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association's website.
$65 – $75
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Community Input Meetings Hosted by FANs September 25 or September 30 September 25, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Sisters, at The Belfry, 302 E Main Avenue September 30, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in Terrebonne, at the Terrebonne Depot, 400 NW Smith Rock WayThe Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) board of directors invites you to attend…
$65 – $75
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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…
$65 – $75
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The Environmental Center is accepting applications for the 2014 Sustainability Awards, now through October 1. Awards will be given to a citizen, small business, large business, and organization (agency or nonprofit) that are leading the way to a sustainable future in Central Oregon. For application materials and more information, go here.
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Join the East Cascades Audubon Society for their annual Hawk Migration event at Green Ridge, outside of Sisters. Please RSVP for carpooling! Other dates for upcoming Hawk Watch events: October 2nd, 4th-5th October 9th, 11th-12th October 17th, 18th-19th For more information about this event, visit the East Cascades Audubon Society's webpage.
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Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Monitoring When Oct 02, 2014 03:00 PM to Oct 05, 2014 12:00 PM Where Owyhee Contact Name Michael O'Casey Contact Phone (541) 330-2638 Add event to calendar vCal iCal BACKGROUND: Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) inspire us. They remain some of the last great open places and rugged canyons in the West, where animals…
$65 – $75
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The digital age has provided a platform for an abundance of photographs. More images are taken daily than all those from the inception of photography as a medium of expression. There is one element of photography, however, that is missing: the “why” of photography. This introspective question has many layers and in this workshop we…
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It's not every day you get to learn photography tips from a Pulitzer-prize winner. It's even more rare when the workshop is free and in stunning Central Oregon! That's why you should mark your calendars (and get registered) for Jay Mather's "The Landscape and Why We Photograph It," on Saturday, October 4th. Check out a small…
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Join the East Cascades Audubon Society for their annual Hawk Migration event at Green Ridge, outside of Sisters. Please RSVP for carpooling! Other dates for upcoming Hawk Watch events: October 2nd, 4th-5th October 9th, 11th-12th October 17th, 18th-19th For more information about this event, visit the East Cascades Audubon Society's webpage.
$65 – $75
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DISRUPTION: CLIMATE. CHANGE, the film takes us behind the scenes of the efforts to organize the largest climate rally in the history of the planet during the UN world Climate Summit—the story of our unique moment in history. It will look at the science, the broken political process, industry special interests, and the imperative need…
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