Week of Events
Oregon’s African American History
Delve into the history of African Americans in Oregon, with a special emphasis on historic places, with Kim Moreland of Oregon Black Pioneers. Kimberly Stowers Moreland, MBA, MURP, is currently owner of Moreland Resource Consulting, LLC. She has over 25 years of public sector community development, economic development, and urban planning experience. She has dedicated…
Equitable, Safe & Green Transportation Discussion
350 Deschutes will be sending public comments to the Oregon Department of Transportation: • Do you use public transportation but want to improve access? • Would you like to use public transportation, bike, or carshare but don’t for whatever reason? • How can health & safety actions improve transportation, or green mobility options like walking…
Webinar: Why a Mega-Dairy Moratorium is Needed in Oregon
Mega-dairies play a major role in driving dairy farmers off the land across the country, including in Oregon. They over-produce and flood the market with cheap milk, while externalizing their environmental and social costs, making it hard for small dairy farmers to compete. Forty years ago, Oregon was home to more than 4,000 dairies, mostly…
Land and People: A Conversation with Dolores Huerta & Luis Valdez
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust, Dolores Huerta Foundation, Puente and Latino Outdoors in welcoming American civil rights leader and United Farmworkers cofounder Dolores Huerta for a conversation with founder of El Teatro Campesino and renowned American playwright Luis Valdez. In this special talk, Dolores and Luis will reflect on their long history in the Santa Clara Valley, their work in the struggles for social and environmental justice,…
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture – Canadian Perspectives on #SOFA2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and McGill University invite you to a special webinar on Overcoming water challenges in agriculture – Canadian Perspectives on #SOFA2020. Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture…
Oregon Climate Bills 2021
Join for a free online presentation where you’ll get to learn about legislative opportunities in the upcoming Oregon legislative session and get a behind the scenes look at what to expect this year. Panelists will provide a broad overview of the climate related bills under consideration and details on the key bills that the environmental community…
How to Go Solar
In these free webinars, Solar Oregon will answer your questions about how solar energy systems work, share information about incentives available, and help you take the first step to add solar to your home or business. In addition, at each workshop, you will discuss one of three special topics: solar + storage, community solar, and…
Webcast: Canines for Conservation
Join Oregon Wild and learn about the remarkable Rogue Detection Teams, rescued dogs and field researchers help scientists tackle important conservation concerns - like collecting data on endangered species through scat detection in remote locations.
Nature Night: A Closer Look at Microplastics
The Land Trust is pleased to bring back their annual Nature Night series this time in a virtual format! Nature Nights are monthly presentations on a nature-related topic held from January through March. Topics vary each year, but are given by experts in their field. This year Nature Nights will be held virtually.
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…
Two-Eyed Seeing: Navajo (Dine) Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars
Live Show Webinar: Join for an exciting session on Navajo (Dine) little known ancient astronomy! Learn how the Coyote created chaos as the Holy Beings were naming the stars. See how Navajo star knowledge is still used today, and what is the Navajo protocol for telling stories of the sky. With a focus on the…
The 3rd session of Building the Beloved Community
All are welcome to the 3rd part of the INCO event Building the Beloved Community. A space where you can discuss Race and the issues surrounding Race in our Community with a focus on listening with your heart and love of each other. CLICK on the link below to RSVP and receive the Zoom link