Strategic Storytelling Workshop: The Secret to Stories that Inspire Action Designed for Nonprofit and Business Leaders and Outreach Specialists alike, this workshop will help you harness the power of storytelling and strategy to inform, persuade, inspire, and engage audiences. In this one-day workshop, you'll create a "GAME Plan" for identifying, capturing, and sharing powerful stories…

Join us for a night of great brews and food for a good cause. On the evening of Tuesday October 28th from 5-9 PM, all proceeds from retail, food and beverage sales will be donated to Commute Options. This includes to go items if people don't want to wait, but would like to participate. 10…

The Sierra Club Presents: Trick or Treat Your Energy Art Show    Please join us as we invite local artists to represent what coal use and climate change means to them. This Halloween, envision how scary a world that continues to depend on fossil fuels like coal might look. Or imagine if we took the…

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! Where: 1470 NE 1st St. #105 Bend When: Thursday, October 30th, 5:00 – 7:00PM A special co-hosted Green Drinks Event in the Maker’s District of Bend with Agricultural Connections and Cascade Couriers!…

The Bend 2030 Livability Series: Housing Affordability Forum is the first crack at this new chapter in the Bend 2030 organization’s work. It begins with a survey that goes live today, which will take the community’s temperature on housing affordability. We know it’s a problem, but what critical choices are we willing to make to ensure everyone in our…

OUR WILD ONES, OREGON’S AMAZING WILD RIVERS.  Wild Rivers have their own vital energy and personality and are stunningly captured by Northern California photographer and author Tim Palmer. He is well known for his beautiful photos, books, stories of river adventure, and insights about the problems and promise of free-flowing waters. Not to be missed!…

Sisters Trails Alliance Speaker Series“Sisters Area Trails are Fabulous” A presentation by Kim McCarrel Kim McCarrel has been an avid trail riderfor over 20 years, and has ridden the horse trails all over Oregon. Her books, Riding NORTHWEST OREGON Horse Trails,Riding CENTRAL OREGON Horse Trails, and Riding SOUTHERN OREGON Horse Trails (Ponderosa Press), are "must haves"…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Kelly Madden for a twilight visit with the spirits of Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. Learn about this culturally rich meadow, home to one of the earliest settlements in Central Oregon, while listening to the stories of the ghosts who once made their home there. Registration opens 1 month prior…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Derek Loeb for a hike along the Summit Loop Trail at Smith Rock State Park. This gorgeous loop follows the Burma Road up to a ridge overlooking famed peaks like Monkey Face. On the descent, the Summit Loop connector trail crosses a private property protected by the Land Trust…

KPOV 88.9FM will be partnering with Oregon Community Media and KBOO in Portland to bring listeners up-to-the-minute election night coverage of local and statewide issues.  Times and details TBA.

Green Team Movie Night:  "YERT:  Your Environmental Road Trip”. This award-winning “docu-comedy" tells the story of a year-long adventure trip of three friends to personalize sustainability and to answer the question:  "Are we doomed?”  They travel to every state to interview courageous and creative innovators who are tackling our environmental threats. Questions? Call Nancy Merrick…

Celebrate the launch of the Children's Forest of Central Oregon with a fun and inspiring evening with friends and partners. PROJECT WILD THING is the hilarious, real-life stor of one man's determination to get children out and into the ultimate, free wonder-product: Nature. This ambitious, feature-length documentary takes a funny and accessible look at a…

Please join us for the 12th Annual   Celebration of Oregon Rivers Banquet & Auction Benefiting WaterWatch of Oregon Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:00pm to 9:30pm Tiffany Center 1410 SW Morrison St, Portland PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Get discounted tickets by purchasing before September 1st Individual Ticket: $85.00 Tables of Ten: $850.00 After September 1st tickets…

Featured speaker will be Michael Illig, Curator of Animals at the Oregon Zoo.  He will be presenting on the Condor Breeding Program at the zoo. There will also be light refreshments, a silent auction and raffles, a review of ECAS programs and projects and awards presented to Volunteer and Conservationist of the year.

Walking Away from the Land Central Oregon LandWatch is excited to announce our next speaker, Jonathan Stewart, an avid long distance hiker who spent the past decade hiking over 10,000 miles the length of the Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, Great Divide, Hayduke, Long and Pacific Northwest trails. Jon's illustrated talk will expand on themes developed…

If you’re like me, as a kid you made little mud cakes and set them out to dry in the sun.  This requires digging up soil, throwing in some water, a handful of sandbox sand, and whipping up just the right blend so the cake won’t crack as it dries.  I was learning about soil. …

Join us for a little late afternoon garden preparation as we help the folks at The Environmental Center get ready for winter, and fill some of their brand new planters with fresh soil! Gardens require a lot of love and upkeep–so let’s all bring a friend, roll up our sleeves, and get our hands a…

The High Desert Collaborative and Sunlight Solar Energy will present details on how to build solar ready homes and how to receive incentives from Energy Trust of Oregon. Come join us to learn more about the benefits of solar energy! Parking is limited so please walk/bike or carpool. RSVP to Kim Wilson  

The Cascadia Green Building Council, High Desert Branch Collective will be hosting this event over lunch on Thursday, November 13th at Sunlight Solar. Sunlight Solar will provide details of how to build solar ready and how to receive the Energy Trust of Oregon incentives. Parking is limited, so please walk/bike or carpool. 1 AIA/HSW Credit RSVP: kim.wilson@sunlightsolar.com…

The Environmental Center hosts the annual Sustainability Awards to highlight the determined and persistent change makers—in business, government, nonprofits and the community—who are essential to achieving a sustainable future. “By showcasing their commitment to a healthy environment, a vibrant economy, and an equitable society, we hope to inspire even more sustainable action in Central Oregon,”…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Eva Eagle for a hike along the Summit Loop Trail at Smith Rock State Park. This gorgeous loop follows the Burma Road up to a ridge overlooking famed crags like Monkey Face. On the descent, the Summit Loop trail crosses a private property protected by the Land Trust before…

Come celebrate with us!  The Wargo family home is finished- our 106th! Join us for the dedication ceremony, lunch and a tour of the home.

A nation-wide day to celebrate recycling! America Recycles Day aims to educate and increase the amount Americans collectively recycle. This national awareness effort is an initiative by Keep America Beautiful, an organization committed to helping citizens, businesses and governments to find solutions to preventing and reducing waste and beautifying communities. Thousands of events take place…

Join COTA for a Saturday morning work event on the new visitor center trails. Deschutes Brewery beer will be available after working. 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…

Making Social Media Work Better for our Volunteer Programs  Presentation by Matt Hand, our Central Oregon social media and video expert Followed by networking time Cost:$5 per person; free for NOVA members and Volunteer Connect partners This event is hosted by the Network of Volunteer Administrators (NOVA) and Volunteer Connect.  It will be held at…

Land, Soil, Water, and Farmers: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Central Oregon What does it mean to be farming in the midst of climate change? Can agriculture be a part of the solution? What is the community’s role in building a sustainable food system in Oregon? InFARMation (& Beer!) tackles these questions and more!…

Do you care about places like Alder Springs and Steelhead Falls? The FANs Board of Directors wants to hear from YOU! Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) hosted two Community Input Meetings in late-September to gather input from local citizens and groups regarding their values related to the Deschutes Canyon Area and their…

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 quality used outdoor gear at Gear Fix; 5-7pm. You'll learn about this great local business and the sustainable practices they follow in repairing and selling quality used…

When: Scheduled 9 times a year, 3rd Thursdays of month. Location: Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16 N/W Kansas, Bend, Oregon 97701 Time: Social gathering time is from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and usually last until 8:30 p.m. Cost: Free and open to the public. You do not need to…

Join us to celebrate the results of the general election and honor the volunteers who helped make 2014 a great success for Oregon's environment! Congratulate our newly elected Bend City Councilors, Nathan Boddie and Barb Campbell and chat with friends who care about protecting Oregon's natural legacy. If you volunteered with OLCV in 2014, your…

Thursday, Nov 20 COTA MOVIE NIGHT @ McMENAMINS TRUTH & BEAUTY in 3D! Old. St Francis School Theater – Bend, OR 9:00 p.m. | $5 per person, cash only | 21 & over Pine Mountain Sports brings you the mountain bike film, TRUTH & Beauty in 3D! That’s right. Amazing 3-freaking-D action and mountain biking…

The 2015 Wild Desert Calendar will debut at Sunriver Resort on Nov. 21 with a reception from 5-7:30 PM. A collection of over a dozen images, some from this year’s calendar and others from previous years, will be on display in the resort’s Betty Gray Gallery, directly upstairs from registration in the main lodge. The…

Join the Rethink Waste Project in kicking off the holiday season with your own meaningful tradition that focuses less on stuff and more on the things that really matter – experiences, relationships, and other untangibles. Head over to the blog for 10 anti-black Friday activities to try out with your friends and family this year.

Monthly COF Board of Directors meeting at Environmental Center at 6:30 PM.

Central Oregon Flyfishers Next Cast Committee

Celebrate 2 years of the Central Oregon Social Justice Center and join us in our mission to make our community the vibrant, welcoming, compassionate place we all want it to be.  Come for great company, delicious food -- Greg Delgado is gearing up!-- and beverages, adult and otherwise. It's free of charge as always and…

In the throes of an endless summer, it's hard to believe another year is coming to a close. But the the new year is on its way and it's time to party! Mark your calendars for an evening of revelry in the name of another year of high desert conservation success.

Temperatures are rising this weekend, and we are putting on a work event at the Maston. We'll be working on rerouting Lost Dream Trail. Meet at Juniper Trailhead on Cline Falls Hwy at 10am. This is a joint effort with COCC students. Sandwiches provided by New York City Sub Shop! Please RSVP to rzimmerler@cocc.edu.  …

Celebrate the season at the Land Trust's fun and festive annual Tree Hunt! Find your perfect tree while restoring the native forests of the Metolius Preserve. The Tree Hunt will take place from 10am-2pm on Saturday, December 6th. **The Tree Hunt is held at the Land Trust's Metolius Preserve, weather permitting. Please check our website…

The children and youth of the First United Methodist Church (downtown Bend) are hosting a Toy Sale on Saturday, December 6th & Sunday, December 7th.  We are collecting gently used toys, games, and books. All proceeds from the sale will go to two great causes: The First United Methodist Church Special Project: Imagine No Malaria…