Celebrate Earth Day with film screening of Microplastic Madness
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Celebrate Earth Day with film screening of Microplastic Madness
The Environmental Center and Bendfilm are teaming up to bring you a free screening of Microplastic Madness. Followed by a live panel discussion. Microplastic Madness is an optimistic take on the local and global plastic pollution crisis as told through a refreshing urban youth point of view with an inspiring take action message. The live…
Emerald Earth Film Festival
Center for Environmental Futures presents: Emerald Earth 2021 Film Festival This year’s EEFF theme is “Toxins.” Once you register, you will be able to stream the films on demand! Here is the line-up: Painted Nails by Erica Jordan and Dianne Griffin East LA Interchange by Betsy Kalin Around Crab Orchard by Sarah Kanouse The EEFF is hosted by Center for…
Vigil for Daunte Wright
Join The Cenral Oregon Peacekeepers and Kerstin Arias this Sunday April 18th at the peace corner in Bend Oregon from 6pm-7pm to give a moment of remembering, a moment of silence and a moment of solidarity for Daunte Wright. Please bring a candle, dress warm, ASL provided and wear a mask.
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
In celebration of Earth Day, join Camp Fire for a discussion around the future of our planet and how we can inspire our kids to become stewards of the environment. By instilling a love of nature, we can give young people the agency and confidence to make a difference in the fight against climate change.
Stories from the Sagebrush Sea
Join ONDA for the final event in the 2021 High Desert Speaker Series as they take a virtual journey through the high desert with Ed Jahn, Executive Producer of “Oregon Field Guide,” Oregon Public Broadcasting’s flagship television series dedicated to exploring Oregon’s wonders. Ed’s team has crawled every backroad and landscape in Oregon with an…
What Happened Before the Big Bang? with Ethan Siegel
In the 1920’s, cosmologists theorized that the Universe originated from a hotter, denser state: this led to what we know today as the Big Bang. By extrapolating backwards to a variety of temperatures and times, we were able to predict a number of consequences of this scenario. But this extrapolation led to problems as well:…
Othering & Belonging Spring Summit 2021
Join the Othering & Belonging Institute on April 21 for a groundbreaking day of connection and big ideas for building a world based on belonging, justice, and care—for our communities, for our living planet, and for our future. Summit will feature special sessions with Toshi Reagon, john a. powell, Tokata Iron Eyes, Xiye Bastida, The Nile Project, Naomi…
Game Changers: Youth-led Action on Climate Change
Join Art Works for Change, the ISB Intersectional Activism club, and Beaverton City Library for a climate change-themed game night, featuring student art, poetry, and presentations from climate change organizations. This event is one of a series of interactive experiences to promote action on climate change, and is part of a new storytelling project that…
2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings
Representative Kropf would like to share important information and resources about Oregon's upcoming Budget Virtual Hearings. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will host the 2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings to receive public feedback on how the Legislature should balance the state budget and use federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Due…
Webcast: The Loneliest Polar Bear
Join author Kale Williams for a presentation on his work writing The Loneliest Polar Bear, exploring how polar bears became the poster children for climate change, how climate change is impacting the people living in the Arctic, and how the fate of polar bears is not theirs alone.
Harney County Migratory Bird Festival
Spend an amazing weekend witnessing the spectacular spring migration in the Harney Basin of Southeast Oregon. View thousands of migratory birds as they rest and feed in the open spaces of Oregon's high desert. Held annually in April in Harney County. The Harney County Migratory Bird Festival was first held in 1981 to celebrate the…
EVs – Cheaper than you think
An Earth Day webinar devoted to electric vehicles. Join the Electrify Coalition as we celebrate Earth Day with a discussion on electric vehicles. Transportation is the number 1 source of CO2 in the United States and we've got to rapidly electrify our rides if we want to reduce emissions. Electrify Now will spend this webinar…
Closing Bend’s Housing Gap
We all agree housing in Bend is a big challenge. Join New Deal Housing they introduce you to some new housing concepts designed to help Bend’s essential workers (teachers, nurses, public safety workers) live in the communities where they work. You really don’t want to miss this!
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…
2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings
Representative Kropf would like to share important information and resources about Oregon's upcoming Budget Virtual Hearings. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will host the 2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings to receive public feedback on how the Legislature should balance the state budget and use federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Due…
RiverFest 2021
Walking along the water has offered us solace from our lives at home or provided us a place to socialize safely. The river is such an important part of our lives, please join Deschutes River Conservancy in this opportunity to give back. Our rivers and streams need our help to flow in healthier ways. Help…
Womxn in Conservation: Skill Building Workshop
Join Central Oregon Womxn in Conservation on the Metolius River on to learn (or practice) your redd counting skills. Redband trout will be spawning, and the calm, clear waters of the Metolius River are the perfect place to learn. You will be getting in the water--and it’s cold, so you’ll need to bring your waders.…
Help Our Garden Grow!
The Environmental Center's garden staff will be spreading compost and giving away kids Grow Kits from Central Oregon Pediatric Associates (COPA) in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden.
Stop in to lend a hand, pick up a kit for your child, or both! Volunteers will be helping to spread compost.
Round Butte Overlook Park Clean Up
Round Butte needs your help this Earth Day. Please join SOLVE, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Discover Your Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland staff to clean up Round Butte. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter - both large and small - in several locations on the butte.
Virtual April Town Hall/Reunión Municipal Virtual de abril
Join Representative Kropf and Bend City Councilor Melanie Kebler for a town hall discussion about state and local issues. Live Spanish interpretation will be available. Únase al Representante Jason Kropf y la Concejala de la ciudad de Bend, Melanie Kebler, para una discusión en la reunión municipal sobre problemas estatales y locales. Habrá interpretación en…
2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings
Representative Kropf would like to share important information and resources about Oregon's upcoming Budget Virtual Hearings. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will host the 2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings to receive public feedback on how the Legislature should balance the state budget and use federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Due…
Teafly + Calypsa: Story of the Earth Guardians
Join us on Troy Field for a live storytelling session with The Earth Guardians- the larger than life creatures that lead The Environmental Center’s Earth Day Parade every year. This year, in lieu of a parade, you can join the Guardians on Troy Field for a fun, interactive story about the Earth Guardians origins told…
2021 Earth Day artwork by Madeline Magaña
Introducing the 2021 Earth Day artwork by Madeline Magaña! Madeline is 16 years young and a proud member of the Latinx community here in Bend, Oregon. She uses art to inspire others, and to express love for her culture and artistry. Madeline is a bilingual/bilateral student at Bend Senior High who enjoys painting, playing sports…