Environmental Justice in Context: The Oregon Wildfires Parts 1 & 2
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Environmental Justice in Context: The Oregon Wildfires Parts 1 & 2
Join for a two-day community conversation about the Oregon wildfires from an environmental justice and disaster preparedness perspective. First day will be a webinar where you will be hearing from community members and organizers who have been supporting communities impacted from across the state due to the wildfires. They will be talking about the impacts the wildfires have…
Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Dr. Samantha Chisholm Hatfield (Siletz and Cherokee) will discuss some of the underlining elements of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Elder Esther Stutzman (Kalapuya and Coos) will share her experiences with TEK. The Traditional Ecological Knowledge Club will also share information about how they integrate TEK in research, life practices, and personal development, with an enriching…
VIRTUAL EVENT The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World
The single biggest threat of climate change is the collapse of food systems. Climate models show that crop production will decline sharply due to drought, heat, and flooding. Water supplies are in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the world’s population is expected to grow 30 percent by midcentury. How will we feed 9 billion people sustainably on a hotter, more populous planet?
2020 Making Energy Work Fall Resilience Symposium
This interactive and engaging online event will tackle emerging and long term strategies to advance community resilience through energy and natural resource solutions. Learn from and connect with state and local leaders who are driving clean energy solutions. This event will host candid conversations about resource needs and opportunities to foster greater energy resilience across…
Webinar: How to Really Help Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
In the last webinar of Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, Living with Wildlife Webinar Series, they'll review some of the common wildlife rehabilitation cases seen in Sunriver each year. Because sometimes doing nothing is the best answer, they'll discuss how to determine if an animal really needs help from a wildlife agency or rehabilitation facility.
How to Really Help Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
From a baby bird found out of the nest to injured squirrels, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory will review some of the common wildlife rehabilitation cases we see in Sunriver each year. Because sometimes doing nothing is the best answer, SNCR will discuss how to determine if an animal really needs help from a wildlife…
Native American Heritage Month Events
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, please join upcoming virtual events hosted by the Papalaxsimisha program. Nov 11: Honoring Veterans
Webcast: Wild & Scenic Rivers – The Art of Conservation
Ever wish you could capture the beauty of a wild forest stream and bring it into your daily life? Painter Robin Hostick offers a chance to do exactly that... turning discovery of beautiful rivers across Oregon into gorgeous oil-on-canvas paintings that capture each stream's unique nature. As Oregon Wild works to expand Wild & Scenic…
Transforming Food Loss into Commercial and Nutritional Products: Innovations, Collaborations for Creative Financing and Supportive Legal Approaches
Communities, businesses, governments and non-profits are developing creative mechanisms for purchasing and transforming “food loss” from harvest, slaughter and catch into foods and other products to support rural economies and the nutrition needs of consumers. The 2020 World Food Law Institute Symposium, co-sponsored with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, continues and…
Honoring Native American Heritage Month at COCC
“Responding to a Pandemic: An Indigenous Perspective,” is the focus of a talk on Thursday, Nov. 12, via Zoom: https://cocc.zoom.us/j/92847837717. Hear firsthand stories from presenters Emily Washines (from Yakama Nation, with Cree and Skokmish heritage) and Chuck Sams (of Cayuse, Walla Walla, Cocopah and Yankton Sioux heritage) of the different ways in which tribes have…
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…
How to Cost Effectively Build Zero Energy Homes (2-part series)
Eliminate barriers to ZE home construction and earn a 'Zero Energy Professional' designation Join EEBA and Earth Advantage for this two-part webinar series on affordable Zero Energy (ZE) home design and construction in Oregon. Learn how to eliminate common barriers to Zero Energy (ZE) home construction, benefit from the rapid trend towards ZE, and earn a 'Zero Energy Professional' designation. Zero…
How to Cost-Effectively Build Zero Energy Homes
Zero Energy (ZE) homes are a big part of the future of homebuilding business. While the materials and equipment to reach zero energy are available, designers and builders must create a bundle of energy-efficiency features that matches their climate, customers, and business constraints. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. This training will will lay out numerous…
5th Annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry
Fill Your Pantry is a community bulk buying event created so YOU can fill up your pantry, freezer, and root cellar full of great local products for the winter. Say bye-bye to busy holiday lines and produce that has traveled farther than you during holiday vacations, and say hello to a cupboard full of local…