Week of Events
Backcountry Film Festival – Sisters
Join Discover Your Forest, the local non-profit partner of the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grasslands for the 15th Annual Backcountry Film Festival. Produced by the Winter Wildlands Alliance, Backcountry Film Festival is a renowned production featuring professional and grassroots filmmakers from all corners of the globe. With screenings in more…
Hart Mountain Revealed
The 2019 Bend High Desert Speaker Series continues with a presentation from ONDA’s own Hart-Sheldon Coordinator, Jeremy Austin. From unique wildlife and stunning night skies to opportunities for recreation and solitude, Hart Mountain is a high desert treasure worth exploring. Learn about what makes Hart Mountain so spectacular, get tips for planning your next adventure…
Know Less Waste
Know Less Waste explores how the stuff we buy, use and get rid of everyday, is impacting our world. From furniture to food, our purchasing decisions and behaviors are where we have the most impact, both positively and negatively. We all know the 3 R’s: Reduce Reuse and Recycle, but while most people focus on the 3rd R, – Recycling – it’s Reduce that is the most important.
Sly as a Fox: Montane Red Foxes in Central Oregon
The Sierra Nevada Red Fox is one of our most imperiled mammals, and recent field studies reveal Central Oregon’s wild places are habitat for these highly intelligent critters, often, quite surprisingly, at lower elevations than expected. Learn about the fox’s denning and foraging habits gathered from fresh GPS collaring data, remote motion-triggered cameras, and thousands…
Bend COTA Work Events
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…
A Plastic Ocean Movie
A highly acclaimed film winner of multiple awards! "Directors Choice: Sedona Film Festival 2017" "Best Environmental Film Sedona International Film Festival "2017 Best of Festival at Blue Ocean" The film charts a voyage for a blue whale and what is seen along the way. This film may change the way you feel about single use…
Mountainfilm on Tour
A fundraiser for The Environmental Center Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. We’re hosting two nights of films that will inspire you to create a better world, with different playlists each evening. MORE INFO about this event…
Mountainfilm on Tour
A fundraiser for The Environmental Center Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. We’re hosting two nights of films that will inspire you to create a better world, with different playlists each evening. MORE INFO about this event…