Lose the jargon - Learn how to talk with clients about "energy" and "green"! 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM What Buyers Want Gain important insights into the latest consumer research about what people look for when making sustainable choices. Learn about the latest consumer research into buying behaviors Get an overview of green building certifications,…

Valuing the Sun - Appraising Residential Solar PV Systems Through this hands-on workshop you will gain valuation tools that can be integrated into real world practice.  The number of solar PV (photovoltaic) system installations has increased substantially while the costs have decreased dramatically. As solar PV becomes more common in the residential housing market, so…

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mike Putnam for a morning workshop on photographing wildflowers. Mike will share his tips and tricks as you hike around Whychus Canyon Preserve. Spring wildflowers should be in full bloom and you’ll hopefully be able to capture a wide variety of native flora. Mike Putnam is a Bend-based landscape…

Learn from OSU Master Gardeners™ how to transplant seedlings to grow for your garden. Part of class will be in OSU Extension Greenhouse.

Join Bend Area Habitat for an informative and interactive workshop meant to help you with your finances! Choose from one of the three times that it is offered. Space is limited- Reserve Your spot today! Wednesday, May 20th - 8-9am Tuesday, May 26th - 12-1pm Thursday, May 28th - 6-7pm How can I reach my financial goes?…

Come learn about EPA's Portfolio Manager software that allows businesses to baseline and track their energy usage for buildings. The High Desert Collaborative of the Cascadia Green Building Council is presenting this training and demo session.  

Four different chat sessions are scheduled throughout spring term to encourage discussion around various aspects of sustainability. This week's session is on compost in the works at COCC. Join us at Broken Top Bottle Shop! Brought to you by COCC Sustainability. Questions? Contact Emily Garland - egarland@cocc.edu. 

When Europeans arrived in North America more than 500 years ago, they brought with them different cultural customs which soon spread across the land, causing great loss of life and disruption of indigenous lives and cultures. Politically, the dominant European City-State model permeated the continent, and indigenous people were essentially forced to sign treaties that…

Great food and better people! Central Oregon Jobs with Justice invites you to attend their Fifth Annual Justice Awards Banquet; a celebration of hard work by labor, social justice, faith, environmental, community and other groups. For ticket prices and other information, contact: Dave Stranahan, david.stranahan@q.com or Bruce Morris, cosjcenter@gmail.com

North American Migratory Bird Count; 8am-2pm; Come join a group to identify and count birds, or lead a group if you are confident! At SNCO; FREE for all (Registration required: 541-593-4394)

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mary Yanalcanlin of East Cascades Audubon Society for a bird walk just for kids! With Mother’s Day on the horizon, explore the world of mamas and babies including the roles of mamas (and daddies!) and how they care and feed babies. Look for birds and nests while learning about…

Join Central Oregon LandWatch for a moderate to strenuous walk down into the scenic lower Whychus Creek Canyon to Alder Springs. We will check out the confluence of the creek with the thundering Deschutes River below a towering wedge of rimrock on this premier Central Oregon hike. Watch for wildflowers, raptors, songbirds, lizards, and rattlesnakes enjoying…