Week of Events
Happy Hour in the Garden
This year, Happy Hour in the Garden will run from March through October. Instead of weekly, this volunteer event will be on the *1st & 3rd Tuesdays*, kicking off Tuesday, March 1st. Stop by anytime between 4-6 on the following dates to help out in the garden and enjoy a bubbly beverage. Family friendly, no…
Wild Wednesday: George Wuerthner on Oregon Wilderness
Crow’s Feet Commons and Oregon Wild have teamed up to educate, and share tales of epic backcountry adventures told by members of our local community. As Bendites, a love for exploring mountains, rivers, deserts and other wild places is rooted in the core of our souls. Bend is a special place filled with people who…
Dirty Energy and Dirty Money
How money in politics skews the fight against climate change… and how we can fix it! Common Cause Oregon teamed up with environmental advocates to investigate how big money tried to block major clean energy reform in the Oregon legislature. And now we want to share our research with you. Find out: Which legislators accepted money…
Ochoco Forest Camp Group Campout
Lookout Mountain, old growth pines, old friends, new friends, homemade music around the campfire. .. the perfect weekend in the Ochoco Mountains! Join the Sierra Club and Oregon Wild on June 24-26 for a weekend camping trip to the heart of the Ochocos at Forest Camp, located in the center of the proposed National Recreation…
Composting, Vermiculture and Mason Bee Pollinators
Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
Managing Garden Pests in an Organic Garden
Want to learn more about gardening? Please join OSU Master Gardeners and OSU Staff at many of our offerings. All speakers share research based gardening information specific to Central Oregon. For a full schedule of “Gardening, Get Good At It!” please visit the website.
Gardening With Natives Workshop
Do you have questions about how to successfully garden with native plants? The Oregon Flora Project is here to help! Join the Oregon Flora Project (oregonflora.org) and Rick Martinson of Wintercreek Nursery for a workshop presenting ecological concepts, practical tips, and creative ideas for integrating uniquely Oregon plants into your garden and landscape.
Central Oregon Pride 2016
This is the time of year when Central Oregon’s LGBTQ community and its allies come together to celebrate at Drake Park in Bend, Oregon. The year’s festival will be on June 25th from 12-6pm. Educational workshop lineup: 12 pm- Unpacking Gender by Basic Rights Oregon 1 pm- In Their Shoes: Empowering Our Community to Support…
Happy Hour with 1000 Friends
We hope you'll join us this Saturday for an informal Happy Hour meet and greet! Come out for a fun evening and share what's important to you as Central Oregon continues to grow. Please let us know if you plan to come out for happy hour in Sisters on June 25th! Hear from regional partners that…
Africanized Honey Bee Talk
The COBKA is welcoming Summer with an exciting multifaceted Seminar with PhD Entomologist Dewey Caron: Africanized Bees Apis mellifera scutellata - The African Bee: Dr. Caron wrote “Africanized honey bees in the Americas” in 2001, but has been greatly interested in the AHB since his time teaching in a cooperative Master’s program in entomology in Central America in…
COBKA Summer Seminar – Killer Bees & Medicines of the Hive
Curious about Africanized Bees, their history and future? Are you interested in possible medicinal products of the Honey Bee? This event is for you! AFRICANIZED BEES PhD Entomologist Dewey Caron, author of the highly acclaimed 'Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping' and noted Africanized Bee researcher, comes to Central Oregon for a presentation on Apis mellifera…
Wednesday Birders
Wednesday Birders
Meet up with others in our intrepid group for local birding. We meet at Nancy P's Bakery on Newport Avenue just east of Newport Market in Bend. From there we depart on weekly half day or full day trips to venues in our area. Meet-up times are usually 7AM in the Spring and Summer and…