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Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
Wolves and Predators Ecology in Oregon
Ecologist George Wuerthner will be giving a free public lecture/powerpoint at the Bend downtown library on Tuesday, May 31 beginning 6:30 PM on wolf and predator ecology. The focus will be on wolf restoration in Oregon but will touch on predator ecology in general with its implications for cougars, bears, and coyotes as well. Wuerthner…
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Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
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Bend Livability Conference
It’s the question on all our minds: How do we protect the livability of our community in the face of such dramatic growth and change? The answer is clear—it’s up to us to define our future together by learning about the challenges facing Bend, understanding how to shape the outcomes and engaging to implement innovative…
Terroir Seeds and Gardening From Seed
Locavore Food School Presents: Terroir Seeds and Gardening From Seed by Stephen Scott of Terroir Seeds Discover how to successfully grow your garden from seed in Central Oregon, starting with choosing the right seed for our climate and growing season (such as spring vs. fall seed choices). Learn exactly how to determine your growing season…
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Kor Community Land Trust: Celebration of 1 Year
Last year at this time, Kor received notification of 501(c)(3) approval from the IRS! Come celebrate at BROKEN TOP BOTTLE SHOP for First Firkin Friday. Good Life Brewing has created a unique Firkin Keg. For those of you unfamiliar with a Firkin Keg, it is derived from the Middle Dutch word "vierdekijn," which means "fourth,"…
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Outdoor School For All: Day of Action
Just a few weeks to go! The clock is ticking and there’s not much time remaining to collect all the signatures we need to get Outdoor School on the ballot this fall. We’ve collected about 65% of the signatures we need, and now we’re asking for your help to get us the rest of the…
COMGA Plant Sale
COMGA Plant Sale
OSU Extension Service Demo Garden, on the fairgrounds. List of plants being offered: http://www.gocomga.com/Plants_for_Sale.pdf. Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit…
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DIYcave One Year Party
Stop by the DIYcave's One Year Anniversary Party! See some cool demos of woodturning and welding, enjoy some music and see what they're all about. Stop by and receive 20% off memberships and classes all day. Enjoy music, food and raffles for tier1, tier2, tier3 memberships and a free class.
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Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
Our Deschutes River: Where Does the Water Go, and Why?
If there's so much water in the Deschutes Basin (and there is), why is everyone talking about the lack of water in the river? Where's the water going? Who are the players, and what's with all the acronyms? Water world can be confusing! If you would like to learn more, please join us for a…
Green Team Movie Night
Green Team Movie Night
Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring” presents the life of the marine biologist and nature author whose book “Silent Spring” sounded the alarm that launched the environmental movement. Bill Moyers Journal, “Rachel Carson, Nature’s Guardian” intertwines excerpts of Kaiulani Lee's one-woman play “A Sense of Wonder” about Carson’s life with interviews of the actress and historical footage…
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Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
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Introduction to Vegetable Gardening
Bend-OSU Cascades Hall, room 117-118 Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
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Beatles Singalong
Join KPOV for a smashing celebration of our 11th Birthday! Sing and dance to Beatles favorites played by Corner Gospel Explosion, Stronghold, Butterfly Breakdown, Thomas T and the Bluechips, Truckstop Gravy and Juju Eyeball. Advance tickets are $12; $10 for KPOV members with code.* All tickets at the door are $15. $5 youth under 18. Doors…
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Central Oregon Wildflower Show
Central Oregon’s unique habitats and climate enable a great variety of native wildflowers both big and small to flourish here. The Central Oregon Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale, hosted by the Sunriver Nature Center exhibits hundreds of native wildflower species bursting with color. The show also provides a glimpse of Central Oregon's native grasses,…
Discover Nature Days: Water and Wildlife
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…
Tasty Central Oregon Tomatoes
Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
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Big Tree and Dead Slough Hike
Join ONDA for a beautiful, easy 1-2 mile sunny hike right along the Deschutes River in LaPine State Park to the largest and oldest ponderosa pine in the State of Oregon and to a wildlife-rich oxbow slough. Our Board President, The Nathan, will take us on an insider's tour from the time he worked for the…
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Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
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Help Protect our Local Wilderness Areas
On the evening of June 15th, the Great Old Broads for Wilderness are hosting a discussion of the increasing overuse impacts we’re seeing in the wilderness areas located in close proximity to our Central Oregon communities. Jesse Engebretson, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society in the College of Forestry at Oregon…
Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
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Save Outdoor School for All at Pints and Politics
Join OLCV and guests Shannon Sbarra and Becca Gilbert to learn about the outdoor school experience and why it is so important. Find out how we can ensure our next generation of leaders gets out into the great outdoors and how you can help Save Outdoor School for all Oregonians.
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Family Dairy Day
Crooked River Open Pastures (C.R.O.P.), a project of the Crook County Small Farm Alliance, is a series of events taking place throughout the Crooked River Basin at various farms and farm supported locations. Each farm event will feature farm tours, a farmers market and in some cases, music and additional fun filled activities. Each farm…
Outdoor School for All Summer Celebration
Come celebrate the start to summer and the wrapping up of Outdoor School For All's signature gathering campaign! Food from Wubba's BBQ, all ages welcome.
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Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
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Wild Wednesday: George Wuerthner on Oregon Wilderness
Crow’s Feet Commons and Oregon Wild have teamed up to educate, and share tales of epic backcountry adventures told by members of our local community. As Bendites, a love for exploring mountains, rivers, deserts and other wild places is rooted in the core of our souls. Bend is a special place filled with people who…
Dirty Energy and Dirty Money
How money in politics skews the fight against climate change… and how we can fix it! Common Cause Oregon teamed up with environmental advocates to investigate how big money tried to block major clean energy reform in the Oregon legislature. And now we want to share our research with you. Find out: Which legislators accepted money…
Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
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Ochoco Forest Camp Group Campout
Lookout Mountain, old growth pines, old friends, new friends, homemade music around the campfire. .. the perfect weekend in the Ochoco Mountains! Join the Sierra Club and Oregon Wild on June 24-26 for a weekend camping trip to the heart of the Ochocos at Forest Camp, located in the center of the proposed National Recreation…
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Composting, Vermiculture and Mason Bee Pollinators
Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
Managing Garden Pests in an Organic Garden
Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
Gardening With Natives Workshop
Do you have questions about how to successfully garden with native plants? The Oregon Flora Project is here to help! Join the Oregon Flora Project (oregonflora.org) and Rick Martinson of Wintercreek Nursery for a workshop presenting ecological concepts, practical tips, and creative ideas for integrating uniquely Oregon plants into your garden and landscape.
Central Oregon Pride 2016
This is the time of year when Central Oregon’s LGBTQ community and its allies come together to celebrate at Drake Park in Bend, Oregon. The year’s festival will be on June 25th from 12-6pm. Educational workshop lineup: 12 pm- Unpacking Gender by Basic Rights Oregon 1 pm- In Their Shoes: Empowering Our Community to Support…
Happy Hour with 1000 Friends
We hope you'll join us this Saturday for an informal Happy Hour meet and greet! Come out for a fun evening and share what's important to you as Central Oregon continues to grow. Please let us know if you plan to come out for happy hour in Sisters on June 25th! Hear from regional partners that…
COBKA Summer Seminar – Killer Bees & Medicines of the Hive
Curious about Africanized Bees, their history and future? Are you interested in possible medicinal products of the Honey Bee? This event is for you! AFRICANIZED BEES PhD Entomologist Dewey Caron, author of the highly acclaimed 'Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping' and noted Africanized Bee researcher, comes to Central Oregon for a presentation on Apis mellifera…
Africanized Honey Bee Talk
The COBKA is welcoming Summer with an exciting multifaceted Seminar with PhD Entomologist Dewey Caron: Africanized Bees Apis mellifera scutellata - The African Bee: Dr. Caron wrote “Africanized honey bees in the Americas” in 2001, but has been greatly interested in the AHB since his time teaching in a cooperative Master’s program in entomology in Central America in…
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Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
June COBKA Meeting – Non-Langstroth Hives
Presentations by: Lynn Royce, Ph.D. (Director of Tree Hive Bees) and COBKA Members Clyde Dildine & Naomi Price We'll be discussing the many different types of hives, their management and lessons we have learned. Our Beginner's Corner will be held at 5:30 across the hall. Hope to see you all there! *You do not need…
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Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…
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Deadline: Register your project for the SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup
Do you have an idea for a cleanup or restoration project in your local neighborhood, park or waterway? SOLVE would love to support your project(s) with free supplies, statewide volunteer recruitment, and more as part of the 33rd Annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup. Part of the International Coastal Cleanup and National Public Lands Day, projects will…