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Support Our Work Through Central Oregon Gives
Make a difference in the Central Oregon community by giving an end-of-year gift to The Environmental Center! We have partnered with The Source’s Central Oregon Gives Campaign to bring you an exciting and convenient way to support our work at The Environmental Center. You can donate anytime between November 10th and December 31st 2021 through…
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Working in Indian Country
Health & Outdoors Partner, Barton Robison is happy to announce a three-course training series, “Working in Indian Country.” Designed specifically for non-tribal members, this series will help professionals working with indigenous and tribal communities understand the broader context of US-tribal relations, dig into how to craft a successful land acknowledgment, and glean helpful tips on culturally responsive ways to…
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Essential, a film premiere
Save the date for the premiere of ONDA's newest short film, Essential. Oregon’s high desert is an arid landscape, defined by the scarcity of water, but that does not mean that this vast landscape is without water. It means that every stream, creek, spring and river matters. Check back on Thursday, December 2 for a…
LCA’s Empowering Families Luncheon
Have lunch with LCA or connect virtually to empower Latino families in Central Oregon. The Latino Community Association invites the public back to the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for its annual Empowering Families Luncheon. Join to support their mission to empower immigrant families to thrive, to learn about their efforts to provide pandemic relief to…
Augmenting Tribal History/Shared History Curriculum with Project Learning Tree Activities
In this workshop, you will look at examples of how Project Learning Tree (PLT) activities can support students’ learning of the SB13 curriculum (Tribal History/Shared History Curriculum). Participants will explore how PLT activities can support the interconnectivity of traditional knowledge with scientific understanding. We will include a brief overview of the Tribes of Oregon, and…
Bend COTA Work Events
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…
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Cost effective HVAC solutions for new ORSC
Mitsubishi Performance Construction Team and Earth Advantage present a virtual lunch and learn session. Oregon has new single family residential building codes that improve energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. This creates challenges for builders and HVAC contractors. We will explore some cost effective solutions to meet the new Oregon codes in the…
Deschutes River Conservancy Home Waters Book Launch w/ Greg Botsford
WHAT IS HOME WATERS? Home Waters is a limited edition, high-quality coffee table-style book that tells the story of the Deschutes Basin's past, present, and future through art, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Pick up a previously ordered book or buy one at the event! Before they sell out!!
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Winter Wonderland Family Program
Gather your family and help kick off winter in SNSC's very own wonderland! SNCO will start out on a short nature hike to learn about the high desert’s winter animal residents. Then celebrate the season and help wildlife by making birdseed ornaments and garland. Last, but not least you’ll be able to share your love…
TREE HUNT
TREE HUNT
It's Tree Hunt time! Join the Land Trust for this fun, festive annual event! Search for the perfect holiday tree while helping restore the native forests of the Metolius Preserve. The Tree Hunt will be held at the Land Trust's Metolius Preserve North Trailhead, weather and pandemic permitting. Please check their website for updates as…
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Business and the Environment Forum-Less is More: A new mantra for water efficiency
If you share our concern about the future of water in Oregon, you won’t want to miss this upcoming Business and Environment Forum and Q&A. At this event, panelists will talk about water efficiency, share case studies of what's already working, and explore the potential of emerging innovations that can be applied in the manufacturing,…
Augmenting Tribal History/Shared History Curriculum with Project Learning Tree Activities
In this workshop, you will look at examples of how Project Learning Tree (PLT) activities can support students’ learning of the SB13 curriculum (Tribal History/Shared History Curriculum). Participants will explore how PLT activities can support the interconnectivity of traditional knowledge with scientific understanding. We will include a brief overview of the Tribes of Oregon, and…
Ice Skating Event for Teens
Come join Camp Fire for a fun evening of ice skating at the Pavilion! Whether you are a professional figure skater or have never even put skates on there is room for you at our event. This is an event planned by Camp Fire's Student Planning Committee (SPC) and is intended to give space for…
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Free virtual screening of “Who’s on Top?” LGBTQs Summit Mt. Hood!
"Who's on Top?" (narrated by George Takei) is a feature-length documentary which shines a spotlight on members of the LGBTQ+ community—including those with a range of mountaineering experience—who challenge stereotypes about gender and sexuality in the outdoor arena. This film tells a tender and adventurous story about members of Portland's LGBTQ+ community who challenge stereotypes…
How to Go Solar
In these free webinars, Solar Oregon will answer your questions about how solar energy systems work, share information about incentives available, and help you take the first step to add solar to your home or business. In addition, at each workshop, you will discuss one of three special topics: solar + storage, community solar, and…
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2021 – A Tipping Point Year?
Join Electrify Now for a roundtable discussion on the biggest topics and trends in clean energy and electrification from 2021. Their panel will discuss what they are excited about that has transpired this past year and whether they can see momentum building towards tipping points that will accelerate the world toward an equitable, clean energy…
Bend COTA Work Events
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…
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Bonfires, Bikes & Brews
Every other Friday this winter Good Bike Co will open their patio and strike up the fire cauldron. Bring your neighbors, family, and friends out to enjoy the warmth of community. Their bar hosts a rotating selection of some of the finest Oregon craft brews around. All are welcome. Pet friendly.
3 events,
Bend YP Social @ Silver Moon Brewing
This is it for 2021! A chance to get together one last time this year for a great YP Social. Silver Moon will be hosting Bend Young Professionals, and PrideStaff is providing an INCREDIBLE raffle prize. Register and bring your business card to enter to win a Patagonia Nano-Puff Jacket!
Virtual Lecture: Assessing Arctic Health with Gyrfalcons
As predators and arctic specialists, Gyrfalcons are excellent indicator species for how climate change may be impacting habitat and food webs in arctic environments. During this virtual lecture, Michaela Gustafson will share her work with the Peregrine Fund to identify what landscape features are important to Gyrfalcons as they choose nesting sites and how climate…
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Agriculture as Humanitarian Action: Addressing Immediate Needs and the Root Causes of Hunger
What comes to mind when you think of humanitarian actions? Chances are, it is not seeds and livestock. Yet, agriculture is among the most cost-effective humanitarian interventions -- saving livelihoods to save lives. Unfortunately, this is not reflected in our collective response to a number of major ongoing crises. Join for a policy discussion hosted…
“Getting Dollars to Rural: Strategies for Funding Rural Priorities”
Join Rural Development Initiatives for their next Community Conversations webinar. Federal, state, and philanthropic resources to rural communities are disproportionately low, so hard-won consensus on priorities is met with significant resource challenges. This webinar will raise awareness of rural needs for grant funding, venture capital, and technical assistance, and the system shifts required to make…
Lay of the Land and Levers for Change: Farming for Climate Resilience in Oregon
Get the highlights of OrCAN's new report: Lay of the Land and Levers for Change: Farming for Climate Resilience in Oregon 2021 and Beyond. Bring your lunch and your questions!
3 events,
Bend COTA Work Events
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…
Virtual Lecture: Astronomy Frontiers
Astronomy is always on the move, a constantly changing landscape of knowledge, mysteries, questions and answers. In this virtual lecture presented by Dr. Shane L. Larson, research professor of physics at Northwestern University, we’ll discuss the tapestry of astronomical technology and knowledge 30 years ago, examine how our perceptions of the Cosmos have changed dramatically…
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Teen Connects – Cookie & Ornament Decorating
Come out for some cookie & ornament decorating! Campfire will also be collecting toys for donations to those in need this holiday season. They will have cookies and ornaments ready to decorate.
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Bend COTA Work Events
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…
3 events,
Bend COTA Work Events
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…
Special Evening Program: NASA’s Lucy Mission
Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory's own JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador Paul Poncy for a special program on NASA’s LUCY Mission. Paul was in Florida at the historic launch of the probe. NASA’s Lucy mission is the first spacecraft launched to explore the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter.…