The Environmental Center

Youth Climate Ecochallenge: A Drawdown Solutions Race!
2020-04-15 - 2020-05-15 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
TEC would like to share an online educational opportunity – the Youth Climate Ecochallenge: A Drawdown Solutions Race. The challenge is presented by PAE and Ecochallenge.org and sponsored by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The challenge focuses on top solutions to reverse climate change. It features online learning and research, civic engagement, and community building for youth and their community. The challenge runs April 15th – May 15th.
The actions in the challenge connect to solutions highlighted in Drawdown, a project that maps, measures, models, and describes solutions to global warming that already exist. Participants track and share their progress in the Ecochallenge platform, earn points for taking action, and see the real-time impact of their actions. The combination of collective action, community-building, and friendly competition makes change a little easier — and a lot more fun.

Postponed: Women Build Week
2020-05-04, 2020-05-05, 2020-05-06, 2020-05-07, 2020-05-08
Bend-Redmond Habitat to Host Women Build Week May 4-8, 2020
Bend, OR – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is excited to host Women Build Week May 4-8, 2020 in the Redmond community. Women Build is a project where women and only women build and fund a house, together in May. This event brings women together to devote at least one day to building affordable housing in their local communities.
Bend-Redmond Habitat anticipates more than 100 women volunteering during the week; building and accomplishing a lot of necessary work on a home for a family in need of affordable housing in Redmond. Volunteers do not need any experience. Habitat will train on all aspects of the house building process. Types of construction for the build week could include framing, drywall, painting, and more.
Registration is now open for Women Build week for morning or afternoon shifts and are available for individuals or teams. The cost is $100/volunteer/shift. Lunch and a T-shirt will be provided. To sign up or for more details, https://bendredmondhabitat.org/womenbuild/
Speaking of T-shirts, Habitat has a T-shirt contest going on right now through March 15 to find the best artwork for the 2020 Women Build shirt. If interested in submitting a design idea, check out https://bendredmondhabitat.org/womenbuild/

About Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
Bend-Redmond Habitat builds strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership for families and individuals in Bend and Redmond. They are dedicated to changing lives by bringing people together to help make a difference in our communities through affordable housing. Since 1989, Bend-Redmond Habitat has built 152 homes and repaired 146 more, providing more than 1030 children and adults a safe, secure and healthy home. bendredmondhabitat.org 541.385.5387.
Both the Bend ReStore and the Redmond ReStore are home improvement resale centers that accept and sell a wide variety of building materials, appliances and home furnishings. All proceeds from the ReStores benefit Bend-Redmond Habitat’s mission. For more information, restorebend.org, 541.312.6709 and Redmond, 541.548.1406.

How to Protect Desert Rivers
2020-05-05
This is part of High Desert Academy digital event series.
Right now, ONDA has a remarkable opportunity to secure Wild and Scenic River status for our beloved desert rivers – if we all speak up! You’ll learn how to write an effective letter to the editor, use your social media to rally your river-loving friends, and more! Join ONDA’s Public Lands Coordinator Gena Goodman-Campbell for this live-streaming event from the comfort of your own home.

Bend COTA Work Events
2020-05-07
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 helped build and maintain the trails you love.
Please bring a hydration pack with water and a snack.
Be sure to bring appropriate layers to accommodate whatever the weather may be.
Questions? contact@cotamtb.com
All COTA trail work events require the following safety measures:
All participants are required to have the following protective clothing and equipment:

Sturdy shoes or boots
Gloves
Eye protection with clear or light colored lens
Long pants

Due to COTA’s insurance requirements and the inherent dangers of trail work, we must implement the following policy regarding children at work events:

For anyone 14 years of age or younger, we require one parent, guardian, or responsible adult for supervision of every four kids attending any COTA trail work events.
All minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian available to sign our waiver.

Anyone who arrives for a work event may be turned away if he/she cannot meet the above requirements.

Spring 2020 Fire Free Week
2020-05-09
Save the Dates: Spring 2020 FireFree Week!
May 9 – May 24, 7 am – 5 pm @ Knott Landfill
Gather all of your yard debris and bring it to Knott Landfill for a FREE yard debris drop off event! Cones and needles, branches and limbs! The material will get mulched and given a new life as compost or fill. Plus, you will be clearing out burnable material to reduce wildfire fuels near your home!
Also, you can help close the recycling loop by buying back some compost while you’re out there! Deschutes Recycling offers bulk or bagged compost in a variety of types.
Westside Collection Site – Discovery West/Brooks Resources
Weekends Only
May 9th-10th, 16th-17th and 23rd-24th
Crossing Drive at Skyliners Road – west of Miller
Elementary (Crosby Dr.), near the Tree Farm subdivision.
