**Registration for this Nature Night will open February 29!** Our relationship with predators, particularly large predators, is driven by a fascination and curiosity that is primal. Cougars are one such species where human/predator interactions seem dramatic, but are nonetheless extremely rare. Join biologist Rick Hopkins to learn more about cougars and the conservation efforts needed…

Join us for March Green Drinks at DIYcave! This month's Green Drinks will be held at DIYcave, a relatively new Makerspace in Bend. DIYcave is based on a premise of self reliance, responsibility and sharing. The team aims to empower people to see their ideas through to a finished product; to allow people to undertake projects which…

AWESOME BEND: Making Bend more awesome, $1000 at a time. Our mission is to inspire & support ideas that can make Bend an even better place to live, work and play. Live crowdfunding-- Shark Tank style-- for community good. $1000 awarded on the spot! Join us for a free feel-good evening of Ideas & Inspiration.…

Interested in learning all about community radio? Thinking about becoming a DJ on KPOV? Want to host Youth Radio Hour? KPOV's spring DJ training class is coming up April 2. It's the first step! You will learn everything from the history and law of community radio to hands-on production and broadcast skills. Enrollment for this class is…

Central Oregon Locavore has flourished thanks to our community, but we have outgrown our garden! It's time to transplant to a larger greenhouse and we want to celebrate and say goodbye in style. Wine samplings, beer, cocktails and appetizers will be available. Wine tastings provided by Maragas Winery, Naked Wines & Volcano Vineyards. Music by Greg…

Please join Central Oregon Flyfishers for our annual Banquet & Fundraiser event! This is COF's primary fundraising event to help support the Kokanee Karnival Youth Education Program, Next Cast Flyfishers program for older youth, conservation programs, habitat restoration efforts, club activities, and membership services. Join the fun and dine on delicious food. Have an exciting time with the…

Green Team Movie Night Tuesday April 5th “John Muir:  In the New World” is an inspiring and scenic documentary about one of our country’s most remarkable visionaries. The Scottish-born naturalist advocated for the preservation of wilderness and led to the creation of the National Parks System. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the church library.  First…

Buy and Sell Used Bikes and Gear! Bend Bike Swap will be organized by the Bend Endurance Academy and hosted by Thump Coffee in Northwest Crossing. The Bend Endurance Academy will continue the tradition of offering an assortment of gear for mountain biking, road cycling, cyclocross while making customer service a high priority. Commissions from sales…

2016 BEND BIKE SWAP Dates:  April 7th through 9th Location: Bend National Guard Armory Online Item registration: Click on the Item Registration tab at the top of this page On-Site Item Registration:  April 7th from 3PM to 6PM, April 8th from 9AM to 11AM Bike Swap Sale and Events:  April 8th from Noon to 6PM,…

Presented by the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon partners, Discover Nature Days are free family events throughout Central Oregon that connect children and families to the wonder of nature. Spring 2016 Events Get outside and discover with your little explorers! Join us for 2 hours of science, art and play while learning about the natural…

One of Bend’s oldest organized races and a locals’ favorite! The Environmental Center is the Salmon Run beneficiary. Over the past 3 years, over $5,000 has been raised for TEC programs! REGISTER TODAY! Kick off the 2016 race season with a true Bend tradition. One of the first half marathons of the year in the Northwest, it has long been central to…

Come design your very own bird mask for the Earth Day Parade! Start with a blank paper mask and add your own paper, fabric and other festive materials to make it truly unique. Workshop will be directed by Teafly and hosted by Utilitu Sewing + Design at their NEW studio @ 1234 NE 1st St. Please register now to…

Discounted LED bulbs at COCC Compus Center Lobby! Products for sale will include: Energy Savings Packs with 6 LED lamp bulbs (A19)  and one low-flow shower head – $10 (Retail: bulbs $3-8, shower head $10) Energy Savings Pack with 6 LED (A19) lamp bulbs – $10 A21 General Purpose (75w equivalent) – $8 A21 General Purpose (100w equivalent) – $10 3-way…

Bend 2030 will host four workshops in April offering community members a chance to envision the future of Oregon State University – Cascades’ new campus and to provide input on the university’s long-range development plan. What ideas do you have for the new campus? Come and share them at these interactive and informative workshops. Participants…

Discounted LED bulbs available at COCC Redmond Technology Education Center! Products for sale will include: Energy Savings Packs with 6 LED lamp bulbs (A19)  and one low-flow shower head – $10 (Retail: bulbs $3-8, shower head $10) Energy Savings Pack with 6 LED (A19) lamp bulbs – $10 A21 General Purpose (75w equivalent) – $8 A21 General Purpose (100w equivalent) – $10…

Bend 2030 will host four workshops in April offering community members a chance to envision the future of Oregon State University – Cascades’ new campus and to provide input on the university’s long-range development plan. What ideas do you have for the new campus? Come and share them at these interactive and informative workshops. Participants…

KPOV Membership Drive Friday, April 15 - Friday, April 22  We depend on you to keep us going!   KPOV brings the voice of our community alive on the air 24 hours day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We need you to be there for us a few minutes to make a…

Head to Fearless Baking Bakery & Cafe on this date and 10% of the days proceeds will go to support the Environmental Center! 1900 NE Division St. Suite 102 - just past the Revere and NE Division intersection off the 97.    

Join Discover Your Forest and the Deschutes & Ochoco National Forest Civil Rights Committee in exploring what it means to engage with public lands for people of diverse backgrounds, experience and abilities. Two films, Diversity and Inclusion in Our Wild Spaces and American Values, American Wilderness along with a presentation by hiker and Bureau of…

Spend a Saturday with other Gardeners, learning about Central Oregon's unique growing environment, visiting some local vendors, bidding on a great Silent Auction and sharing your own lifetime of gardening experience. For more information about the Master Gardeners Spring Gardening Seminar on Saturday, April 16, go to www.gocomga.com/gardening-news.html for a registration packet.

Join Base Camp Studio for a costume-making workshop at The Environmental Center, where you can create your very own fish costume for the parade! Please RSVP for this event in advance!

VegNet Bend, A PlantPure Nation member, invites you to jump into wellness and good health with our Spring Wellness Jump Start at the Tower Theatre, Sunday April 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm. There is no charge for admission to this event but there will be a donation box to defer costs. The event will include: Screening of PlantPure…

Bend 2030 will host four workshops in April offering community members a chance to envision the future of Oregon State University – Cascades’ new campus and to provide input on the university’s long-range development plan. What ideas do you have for the new campus? Come and share them at these interactive and informative workshops. Participants…

Daniele McKay, Ph.D., Geologist and Instructor at OSU-Cascades, will enlighten us on our local environs. The desert landscapes of eastern Oregon have been shaped by subduction zones, continental rifting, and hot spots that originate from deep within the Earth. Together these tectonic forces have created a diverse landscape of rugged mountain ranges, high lava plains, and deep river canyons.…

As individual consumers, the single best thing we can do for the planet is to keep our stuff in use longer. This simple act of extending the life of our garments through proper care and repair reduces the need to buy more over time—thereby avoiding the CO2 emissions, waste output and water usage required to…

Join OLCV and special guest Brian Potwin, Commute Options education coordinator, for a sneak peak of Bend Open Streets. With more than 100 initiatives in North America, Open Streets temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. Bend Open Streets aims to promote active…

Cascades East Transit celebrates Earth Day with free rides and a sustainability themed mural on wheels! On Friday, April 22 the public is invited to take free rides on all CET Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed-routes. Additionally CET is pleased to showcase a sustainability themed mural on the exterior of a CET bus. The…

As the number of people visiting and moving to our beautiful state continues to grow, it has become more important than ever to keep it clean and healthy! Let's come together to make this Earth Day the largest ever, picking up litter, removing invasive plants, and planting native trees and shrubs across Oregon. Together we…

This property was recently acquired by Bend Park & Recreation District and is the site for a future community park. This is a large, undeveloped property that has seen many years of unofficial use, including illegal dumping and camping. Volunteers will support litter clean up and noxious weed removal at the site to help prepare…

As part of the SOLVE It for Earth Day event, we will be hosting a native planting and garden and street clean up in preparation for our Earth Day Parade & Street Fair on April 23rd.

The High Desert Museum boast 135 acres of Central Oregon beauty. We welcome the generosity of community members in supporting our ground beautification efforts, We All Pull Together! Please join our team of staff and museum volunteers for invasive plant removal. You will receive a one-day guest pass for your service. Activities include: Invasive Plant…

To help celebrate Earth Day, the City of Redmond is hosting a clean up of the City’s most used and valuable environmental asset – The Dry Canyon. The Canyon gets heavily used by recreationists of all kinds including hikers, bikers, dog park users, skate boarders, ball players and more. All the use brings litter, so…

Come to the Old Stone Performing Arts Center for the Earth Day After Party Shakedown Show, to get down on the new dance floor with Chiringa and Ubuntu, Saturday April 23rd from 7 - 10 pm. (Door and bar 6:30pm) Latin dance fiesta meets funk rock fusion with Shireen Amini's power house quartet, Chiringa!, while show…

This competition is designed to raise funds for Bend Area Habitat for Humanity and to raise awareness of creative reuse by demonstrating the unlimited possibilities of donated ReStore items. Think HGTV’s Flea Market Flip!   Over a dozen design teams will compete by redesigning 3 pieces of furniture and home accessories, in a one month time period. The…

We’re excited to return to The Gear Fix for our Spring Repair Cafe! Volunteers will be on hand to fix, for free, small appliances/electronics, outdoor gear, clothes, boots/shoes, bikes, jewelry, small furniture/household goods, and knitting repairs. NEW – This event will also feature mobile phone screen repair! Email or call denise at 541-385-6908 x14 if…

Rearing and Caring for Mason Bees Our April meeting will welcome Entomologist and Master Gardener Rich Little for a talk on Mason Bees. Just in time for those of us looking into mason bees this year! https://rentmasonbees.com/wp/index.php/about/aboutrich/ Our Beginner's Corner will be held at 5:30 across the hall. Hope to see you all there! www.cobeekeeping.org

In the fourth and final presentation of ONDA’s High Desert Speaker Series in Bend, ONDA teams up with the Great Old Broads for Wilderness to present Central Oregon conservation expert Gena Goodman-Campbell. She will reveal some of the most spectacular desert places you may never have heard of -- right here in Bend's backyard! From…

In the fourth and final presentation of ONDA’s High Desert Speaker Series in Bend, ONDA teams up with the Great Old Broads for Wilderness to present Central Oregon conservation expert Gena Goodman-Campbell. She will reveal some of the most spectacular desert places you may never have heard of -- right here in Bend's backyard! From…