Week of Events
What can Indigenous Cultures Teach the Broader Public about Coping with the Climate Crisis?
Kari Marie Norgaard will share her learnings from nearly two decades of working with the Karuk tribe in Northern California’s Klamath Siskiyou region. Her new book, Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Colonialism, Nature and Social Action, describes the relevance of Indigenous fire science, and ethics of responsibilities for the broader public at this moment in time. What…
Food is What Connects Us: Immigration, Community & Activism
Dr. Amy Harper, Anthropology Professor at COCC discusses "Food is What Connects Us: Immigration, Community & Activism at the Dinner Table Much of the media coverage on global events today focuses on what divides us. Increasingly the rhetoric has become one of exclusion and protectionism. By focusing on a case study of neighborhood activists in…
Last Chance for the Deschutes: Tod Heisler Discusses What’s at Stake
Join LandWatch at Worthy Brewing to hear from Tod Heisler, Rivers Conservation Program Director, to learn about the threats to the Deschutes River Basin, the solutions proposed by the irrigation districts, and what we can all do to preserve the River for the next 30 years and beyond.
Leading on Climate: Local and state policies establish leadership on climate solutions
Please RSVP in advance! RSVP HERE Join us on Wednesday, October 30th to learn about the Clean Energy Jobs Bill (HB 2020) and Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) and hear from local climate advocates and POW (Protect Our Winters) athletes. We are at a critical juncture with climate policies that can establish leadership on climate solutions at the state…
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…
2020 Wild Desert Calendar Release Party
Celebrate the release of ONDA’s 2020 Wild Desert Calendar at the Deschutes Brewery Public House in Bend. Meet the photographers featured in this year’s calendar and enjoy a First Friday filled with food, drink, and stunning conservation photography from local artists and community members. This event is free and open to all, so invite a…