Join us in California for the 2016 Natural Areas Conference, which will explore strategies and tactics that resource and natural areas managers can employ to prepare for and respond to climate change. View our special Video Invitation from Conference Chair Hugh Safford for preview of coming attractions. The campus of the University of California-Davis will be…

Giant Coast Redwoods up close and up high as researcher Steve Sillett climbs 300+ foot trees and reveals a whole unexpected tree canopy ecosystem of huckleberries, salamanders, ferns and soil.  This film explores why we ardently care about these tallest and most magnificent trees, with amazing photography.  A retired Forest Ranger who participated in the filming will…

When:  Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where:  Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite:  Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…

Lecture by: Derick O'Neill, City of Boise It's not a matter of if 5-story buildings will dot Bend city streets, but when. In this second of a three-part lecture series focusing on the why's and how's of vertical development, you'll hear from a veteran with first-hand experience building a city UP in a region traditionally known for sprawl.…