Week of Events
Bird Walk
Join Tom Lawler, expert local birder and nature photographer, to discover the rich bird habitats of Sunriver. With Tom’s keen eye and guidance, you will spot and learn to identify a variety of species found in the wetlands, meadows, and forests surrounding the Nature Center. Whether you are new to birding or an experienced birder,…
Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM: Making Compost
Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM: "Making Compost -1", Gardening: Get Good At It, between 9 and 9:30am.
Plants for Attracting Pollinators lunch and learn
Join the OSU Extension service for a lunch and learn series with the topic this week focused on plants for attracting pollinators and other beneficial insects. For more information about this event visit the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association's website.
Cascadia Green Building Council Meeting
This month's Steering Committee meeting will NOT be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The meeting has been moved instead to June 17th. We will still meet at the downtown Bend library in the Hutchinson Room on the 2nd floor from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. We would love for you to join us!
Becoming a Carbon Neutral City: Lancaster, CA Mayor Rex Parris to Speak in Bend
Rex Parris is the popular three-term mayor of Lancaster, California, where he has put his city well on the way towards becoming a carbon neutral, zero net energy community. Parris will be in Bend on June 18th and 19th for several presentations about how his city has successfully developed a proactive strategy to reduce its…
Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival
Organized by the East Cascades Audubon Society and started in 2011, the Dean Hall Woodpecker Festival is an opportunity to visit a beautiful area and enjoy our local birds. There are 11 nesting species of woodpeckers here and there is a good chance to see them all … as well as lots of other cool…
Introduction to EPS in Oregon: Earth Advantage Webinar Training
Be a part of the EPS vanguard and gain a competitive edge! EPS is a tool to assess a home's energy consumption, energy costs, and carbon footprint. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® contractors can use EPS to help homeowners determine how to lower their energy costs and increase the comfort of their home. Energy Trust…
Habitat Housing & Application Session
Bend Area Habitat to Hold Affordable Housing & Information Session In Bend Bend, OR – Bend Area Habitat for Humanity is looking for families and individuals to apply for their homeownership program in Bend. On Thursday, June 19 at 5:30 p.m., Bend Area Habitat for Humanity will offer a Housing & Information Session in Bend…
Birder’s Night
Birder’s Night So Much White: Is it Snow or Snow Geese Each spring over 200,000 Snow and Ross’s Geese migrate through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For the past sixteen years, Kelly Hazen has volunteered her time to study Ross’s and Snow Geese as they rest and feed at Malheur during their northbound migration. She…
Wildfire Discussion and Film
Deschutes County, City of Bend Fire Department, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Deschutes National Forest invite Central Oregon residents to a panel discussion and film on wildfire in our community in mid-June. The goal is to help people understand more about Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) wildfires, wildfire risks to our community and reducing those risks…
Pints & Politics
Looking Inward to Prevent Sprawl at Pints and Politics Join Oregon League of Conservation Voters and special guest, Moey Newbold, advocacy programs manager at Central Oregon Landwatch, to get the scoop on the Bend Central District (BCD) Initiative. The Bend Central District is the area east of downtown bounded roughly by Revere Avenue on the…
Capturing Skyline Forest
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Bob Woodward for a photographic journey in Skyline Forest. Grab your camera and lend a hand to document some of the historical sites in Skyline Forest. On this journey we’ll explore Bend’s early logging history by visiting and making record of a 1916 lumber mill. Registration is required and…
Central Oregon Wildflower Show
Join us July 1st & 2nd, 2017 for a fabulous, colorful weekend! The Central Oregon Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale exhibits hundreds of native wildflower species bursting with color. The show also provides a glimpse of Central Oregon's native grasses, shrubs, sages, fungi, mosses and lichen. Exciting lectures at SHARC, vendors, wildlife hikes, and…
Butterfly Walk at Metolius Preserve
Explore the delicate and beautiful world of butterflies with the Deschutes Land Trust and Amanda Egertson. We'll search the pine forests of the Preserve for swallowtails and pine whites while learning about the ecology and identification of these fluttery creatures. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event. For more information and…
Paulina Hike with Sierra Club
This will either be a hike up Paulina Creek, or a hike around Pualina Lake - we haven't decided. But either way, you'll have fun. Stay tuned. No dogs. For more information about this and other Central-Oregon Sierra Club adventures and to sign up, visitthe Juniper Group Sierra Club website.
Solstice Hike at Metolius Preserve
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and David Miller for a solstice hike near Camp Sherman. We'll hike through the ponderosa forests of the Metolius Preserve to celebrate the arrival of summer and search for seasonal blooms like rose, lupine, and scarlet gilia. Learn more about the diverse plant life of a Preserve that boasts lush…
Meet Your Farmer Dinner
The Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series is a wonderful way to really meet your local farmers! Meet Your Farmer dinners consist of a locally sourced, gourmet meal hosted by and prepared by rotating local restaurants. During dinner you will be treated to a presentation by the evening's featured farmer. About Wild Oregon Foods: Wild Oregon Foods…