What is the best diet for optimal health? Sally Fallon Morell will explain the principles of healthy traditional diets, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Weston A. Price. Learn about the need for animal fats, organ meats, fermented foods, bone broth and properly prepared grains. Sally is the founder of the international non-profit, Weston…

Gather around the campfire for this special dispatch of “Notes from the Field.” ONDA’s stewardship staff will regale you with stories about the people, places, and impact of restoration projects across Oregon’s high desert. Learn more about the community that is built through these trips to Oregon’s most stunning wild lands and leave inspired for…

Our local wilderness areas offer fantastic backcountry skiing right out our back door! Join Oregon Wild to learn what the Three Sisters Wilderness has to offer with a presentation of inspiring imagery and stories from local backcountry skier and avalanche instructor Lindsey Clark. On January 17th, Lindsey Clark will share her love of backcountry skiing in…

From the reality of climate change to its future implications, what must change so we can start mitigating, preventing the worst foreseeable tragedies? How can Agriculture provide solutions to climate change and ensure future food security? Feeding 9.5 billion people in 2050 depends on healthy, alive soil—and a 4% annual growth rate of soil carbon would…

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…

The Golden Eagle Camera on Whychus Creek with Jim Hammond ECAS members can be justifiably proud of sponsoring and bearing most of the cost of operating the only nest camera in the world providing on-line live viewing of nesting, raising and fledging of Golden Eagles in the wild.  Many individuals and groups have had and continue…

Join educators from the Environmental Center and High Desert Museum for two days of interactive, hands-on experiments. Teachers will gain knowledge and tools to teach 5th-8th grade students about climate science issues and solutions. Teachers will receive a curriculum, classroom kit and full unit plan aligned with NGSS standards. Substitute funding provided.

Join educators from the Environmental Center and High Desert Museum for two days of interactive, hands-on experiments. Teachers will gain knowledge and tools to teach 5th-8th grade students about climate science issues and solutions. Teachers will receive a curriculum, classroom kit and full unit plan aligned with NGSS standards. Substitute funding provided.

Anniversary event of the first Women's March. Get ready to take ACTION! 2018 will be an energized and fast paced year. A year ago, nearly 5,000 Central Oregonians marched to make a statement and feel the strength of our numbers!  This January 20th, we peacefully march again to remind ourselves of our commitment to making…

  Happy Healthy New Year! It’s a new year and we’re feeling wholesome. To kickstart a healthy 2018, please join us at the monthly VegNet community potluck. This is your chance to share your favorite whole-food, plant-based (no animal products, including honey) preparations. For this potluck, think whole, unrefined or minimally refined plants: fruits, vegetables,…