Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Crow for a hike on the Lake Creek Trail at the Metolius Preserve. We'll hike through the Preserve’s ponderosa forests and follow Lake Creek on our way to Suttle Lake. Learn about the fascinating plant life of the Metolius region where the wetter plants of the western Cascades…

Join in this discussion through OSU Extension Service lunch and learn: Seed Saving, Gardening Clean-up and Cover Crops. Visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association website.

Join local birders every Wednesday for birding trips in Central Oregon. Meet at 7:00 AM at Nancy P’s at 1054 Milwaukee in Bend. The group car pools, sharing expenses for gas, and taking turns driving. Plans may vary due to weather or rare birds spotted prior to the meeting. To keep up to date on…

There’s a new gal in town—come meet our newly arrived Beyond Coal campaign field organizer, Victoria Leistman, at her kickoff meeting!  Did you know that 67% of Oregon’s electric power comes from coal plants located in other western states?  Knowing that coal plants throw tons and tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that will…

Central Oregon Seed Exchange Join the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance for a hands school garden tour, presentation, and group discussion with our farmer panel. Bring your seed questions! Saving seeds is important to our community and to our future. Come learn how you can save seeds from your own backyard. $10 fee includes…

Pine Mountain Sports Presents COTA Movie Night @ McMenamins, 9/18/14 Thursday, Sep 18, 2014 COTA MOVIE NIGHT @ McMENAMINS JANAPAR: Love on a Bike Old. St Francis School Theater – Bend, OR 9:00 p.m. | $5 per person, cash only | 21 & over 23-year-old Tom Allen sets off on the ultimate adventure: cycling around…

The Oregon Natural Desert Association, along with our Presenting Sponsor Patagonia, partners and supporters, is thrilled to bring the 2014 Wilderness Weekend to Bend, Oregon from September 19-20. Over the course of three days, we’ll celebrate the wonders of Wilderness, the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act and our incredible wild deserts. Oregon Natural Desert Association’s…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Jane Meissner for a walk back in time to explore the Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Picture life as a pioneer in Oregon, moving from the crowded Willamette Valley to the wide open spaces and unsettled lands of Central Oregon. Walk the route followed by wagon trains…

Join us September 19th to spend a day collecting and identifying aquatic insects with a staff member from DEQ. Aquatic insects are vital to the health of river systems. They serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. We will spend the day collecting and identifying these creatures. Please contact Darek Staab or Paul Burton, if you want…

JG Hike - Tumalo Creek Headwaters When Saturday, Sep 20, 2014 Where Skyliners Road, Bend, OR, United States (map) DescriptionExplore the land that supplies Bend with drinking water as we ramble through high mountain meadows and lakes taking in wild flowers and scenic vistas along the way. We’ll visit the springs that supply most of…

The Future of Food looks at unlabeled genetically engineered foods and the globalized food industry’s impact on human lives  Depending on BigAg to produce our food results in using more toxic chemicals and less nutritional food.  Sustainable farmers say the future of humanity is determined by the future of food.  Q&A afterwards. 2pm, Redmond Public…