As the word gets out that solar is become more cost effective, it is becoming more and more common that homeowners, designers, and builders, are looking into options for pursuing solar on new construction projects. This workshop will go over how you can incorporate solar into your professional portfolio so you can offer it to…

This month's Slow Food High Desert potluck will showcase episodes of Julie Child's cooking show "The French Chef" and talking about cooking and food. Please bring a dish to share and personal place settings (plate and utensils). You don't have to be a Slow Food member to participate! Bring your friends and family and make…

February Nature Night with the Deschutes Land Trust Long considered an icon of the wild, wolves capture our imagination and spark controversy. Their return to the mountains, old-growth forests and wild coastlines of the Pacific Northwest renews age-old questions about the value of wildlands and wildlife. Join tracker, photographer, and author David Moskowitz for an…

Join Master Falconer and High Desert Museum Natural History Curator, John Goodell as he give us a closer look at the Northern Goshawk, it’s habitat, natural history and population status as one of the most secretive diurnal raptors in Central Oregon. John will be bringing a live goshawk to provide an up close and personal…

Come learn more about what’s up with Bend’s Sewer Collection System Master Plan from members of the citizen’s advisory committee (unofficially the “Poop Committee”) charged with developing a recommendation for the City Council. What might the plan look like, how much might it cost, and why is it important to environmental protection in Bend?  Advisory committee members…

Save The Date: Telluride MountainFilm on Tour February 27 & 28 at The Tower Theatre MountainFilm on Tour features the best films from the world-renowned film festival in Telluride, Colorado. MountainFilm is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth…