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Stories in the Garden at The Environmental Center w/ Deschutes Public Library
Stories in the Garden at The Environmental Center w/ Deschutes Public Library
This is an in-person program. Registration is required. This event is suggested for children ages Kindergarten and younger, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Children and families are invited to explore the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden at The Environmental Center. The event will begin with a nature-based story time, provided by Deschutes Public…
All About ADUs
All About ADUs
This half-day course is intended to help real estate and building professionals understand the basic planning and building regulations for ADU development in the City of Bend. Participants will gain critical information to help them to respond to increasing client demand for properties with ADU potential, as well as the opportunity to earn the 'ADU Specialist' professional…
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COZEE Happy Hour with Roost Development
COZEE Happy Hour with Roost Development
October COZEE Happy Hour with Roost Development Perry Brooks and Peter Grube from Roost Develpment will give us the low-down on how the first net-zero duplex in the historic district of Bend came to be including some crucial code changes to help make this project happen. Quick stats: The shell is a combo of Structurally…
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2023 Go Clean Energy Conference
2023 Go Clean Energy Conference
Go Clean Energy Conference: Get a Jackpot of incentives for Your Electrification Projects Whether you rent, own a home, or commercial building, cash and tax credits are coming your way from government incentives that will help you electrify. Learn from 25+ experts how to put your project together. Don't be left out of the funding…
2 events,
The West is Burning Film Screening – La Pine
The West is Burning Film Screening – La Pine
Discover Your Forest, in partnership with the Deschutes National Forest and the Upper Deschutes River Communities, is hosting a public screening of The West is Burning followed by a panel discussion with specialists in land management, forest/fire ecology, fire management, and adaptive communities. The free community event will be held at the La Pine Activity Center, 16450…
Climbing Film Tour 2023
Climbing Film Tour 2023
Introducing the Climbing Film Tour, formerly known as the Vertical Life Film Tour. Brace yourself for an even more thrilling and adrenaline-pumping experience, showcasing the most captivating Australian vertical adventures on the global stage. Get ready to be inspired by tales of courage, unsung heroes, and climbing icons, fueling your passion to conquer new heights…
3 events,
Grit Clinics X COTA
Join us in Bend, OR for a full day of MTB skills with Grit Clinics & a trail work party with the Women of COTA COTA and Grit Clinics are here for the same reason– Education and Empowerment. We invite you to join us for a weekend of tires and shovels on the trails. Further your mountain…
Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show
Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show
Celebrate the fantastic world of fungi with the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and the Central Oregon Mushroom Club Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 10am-3pm Coming October 7th from 10 am 3 pm join us as we celebrate our 7th annual Fungi Fest and Mushroom Show! This incredible event takes place at…
Puffy Grass to Benefit COTA
Puffy Grass to Benefit COTA
Come out to LOGE for their Puffy Grass event on October 7! The festivities kick off at 4pm and include live music, drinks, food trucks, a raffle, lawn games and more! Tickets are $20 and include 2 drink tickets and 1 raffle ticket. Click here to buy your tickets!
4 events,
Happy Hour in the Garden
Happy Hour in the Garden
Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…
Designing Accessible EV Charging Systems
Designing Accessible EV Charging Systems
In this webinar, you'll be joined by speakers to explore how to create EV charging systems that are accessible to all. Speakers will explore designing equitable and inclusive EV charging systems accessible.
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: October 10 & 11 Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native plants in a recent restoration area at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We have been working for several years to restore the native plant community in the Hindman Springs portion of the Preserve. Volunteers will help…
2 events,
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: October 10 & 11 Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native plants in a recent restoration area at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We have been working for several years to restore the native plant community in the Hindman Springs portion of the Preserve. Volunteers will help…
Fall Repair Café at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters(bilingüe)
Fall Repair Café at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters(bilingüe)
Join us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, October 11th, 5:30-7:30pm at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters with co-host Deschutes Public Library. Featuring a guest appearance from Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of iFixit and a leader in the Right to Repair movement. Kyle and the pro-repair coalition are working on a bill in…
1 event,
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: October 10 & 11 Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native plants in a recent restoration area at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We have been working for several years to restore the native plant community in the Hindman Springs portion of the Preserve. Volunteers will help…
1 event,
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Deschutes Land Trust Planting Parties
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: October 10 & 11 Roll up your sleeves and help the Deschutes Land Trust plant native plants in a recent restoration area at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. We have been working for several years to restore the native plant community in the Hindman Springs portion of the Preserve. Volunteers will help…
2 events,
2023 Lava Island Fish Rescue
Sign Up for Your Time Slot HERE! Every fall flows drop in the Upper Deschutes as water begins to be stored in Wickiup and Crane Prairie Reservoirs for irrigation use next summer. When this happens, fish residing in the Lava Island side channel of the Deschutes become stranded from the main stem of the river.…
Trail Love
Trail Love
Ideal weather conditions for trail maintenance have finally arrived, and we are stoked to invite you to our final Trail Love of the season! Join us as we gather from all over the community to spend a day improving our trails. We'll meet at 9am at Swampy Lakes Trailhead (note this meeting location is weather dependent and is subject…
2 events,
Connect Central Oregon Volunteer and Board Fair
Connect Central Oregon Volunteer and Board Fair
Connect Central Oregon invites you, your colleagues, and all OSU-Cascades students to our annual Volunteer and Board Fair on Monday, October 16th, from 4:45 to 6:30, at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center. Fifty organizations, from all over our region, will be offering a wide variety of volunteer and board service opportunities. Find more information about the Fair…
1 event,
Garden Educator Network School Garden Tour
Garden Educator Network School Garden Tour
Let’s get together! We’ll get a tour of the school garden at MA Lynch Elementary School in Redmond from new FoodCorps Service Member Kat Rains, and you’ll hear from Redmond School District’s own FoodCorps School Nutrition Service Member, Somer Eckhert. We’ll wrap up with a group share out of one thing that you did in…
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Locavore Fall Harvest Feast & Celebration
Locavore Fall Harvest Feast & Celebration
Please join us for the 5th Annual Fall Harvest Feast & Celebration which will tickle your palate and delight your senses. We are throwing in a little extra sizzle this year and curating a Halloween bash with all the fixin's to go down in history. GET TICKETS HERE Extroverts: This is your moment to shine.…
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Hands on Habitat – Beaver Works Volunteer Opportunity
Hands on Habitat – Beaver Works Volunteer Opportunity
This is a one-day project to plant beaver and other wildlife habitat in Tetherow Crossing Park in Redmond, Oregon Difficulty level: Easy/Medium Itinerary: Planting will take place between 9AM and 4PM on Saturday, October 21st. Tasks will include: Digging in somewhat-rocky soil, assessing survival, growth rate, and recruitment of existing plants, planting potted native riparian…
2 events,
The Outdoorist Oath Workshop
The Outdoorist Oath Workshop
The Outdoorist Oath workshop is an up to two-hour, ZERO-BS, interactive experience that teaches a model to approach allyship for planet, inclusion, and adventure. During the workshop, you’ll reflect and create a unique action plan to help you take action, unlearn, learn and be in community with other aligned outdoorists, culminating in the opportunity to…
Happy Hour in the Garden
Happy Hour in the Garden
Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…
2 events,
On the Ground in Greater Bend: Moving Together from Vision to Action
On the Ground in Greater Bend: Moving Together from Vision to Action
On the Ground in Greater Bend: Moving Together from Vision to Action Working with thousands of community members, Envision Bend has created the 2023 Bend Vision Plan (will be released next week!). Now, we want to build on our momentum and catalyze our community's vision into being. Moderated by former state senator Neil Bryant, this forum will…
OLCV Virtual Town Hall on the Environment with Senator Jeff Merkley
OLCV Virtual Town Hall on the Environment with Senator Jeff Merkley
Senator Jeff Merkley has been a champion of our conservation and environmental values in D.C., voicing our support for strong safeguards for the environment, pollinators, and public lands. During OLCV's Town Hall on the Environment with Senator Merkley, we'll celebrate his leadership and learn about the latest news on a broad range of environmental issues,…
1 event,
Central Oregon – Beer:Thirty! at Goodlife Brewing (rescheduled from 10/25)
Central Oregon – Beer:Thirty! at Goodlife Brewing (rescheduled from 10/25)
Join OOA's Central Oregon Chapter at Goodlife Brewing in Bend! We will be hearing from Oregon Adaptive Sports Equipment Manager, Jared Apjoke along with their Education and Training Manager Melodie Buell about what they do and how they impact the outdoor community. We will also hear from Geoff Babb inventor of AdvenChair that allows people…
2 events,
8th Annual Fall Energy Symposium – Benton County
The 8th Annual Fall Energy Symposium (Benton County) Register Now Nov. 2nd-3rd, 2023 | Benton County Sustainable Northwest, with support from Energy Trust of Oregon, Wy'East RC&D, Oregon Clean Power Co-op, and Wisewood Energy, is proud to host the 8th annual Fall Energy Symposium November 2nd-3rd, 2023. This year we will be taking in the…
2023 Sustainability Awards
2023 Sustainability Awards
Buy tickets here! Sustainability is supported by three interdependent pillars: a healthy environment, social equity, and economic vitality. We see sustainability as both an active process and an outcome to strive for. The Sustainability Awards is a way to celebrate businesses, organizations and individuals who are helping to shape sustainable communities that meet human needs equitably,…
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2024 Wild Desert Calendar Release Party
2024 Wild Desert Calendar Release Party
Join us in celebrating the release of ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar at Immersion Brewing Barrel Room! Meet photographers featured in the 2024 calendar and pick up desert tips and know-how. Calendars and drinks will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to all. We hope to see you there!