Know Underground: Soil Health Presentation at The Environmental Center
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, BendNo Man’s Land Film Festival’s “Diversify Our Outdoors”
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, BendWeek of Events
Know Underground: Soil Health Presentation at The Environmental Center
The soil beneath our feet is teeming with life. Join Garden Educator Denise Rowcroft at The Environmental Center's Learning Garden to get your hands dirty learning about soil. You'll discuss the four principles of creating and maintaining healthy soil, and you'll leave with hands-on practical ways to improve your garden or just protect the biodiversity…
No Man’s Land Film Festival’s “Diversify Our Outdoors”
Join our friends at Bend Film for their annual IndieWomen Appreciation screening of the No Man's Land Film Festival's "Diversify Our Outdoors" program on Sunday March 13th at 6pm The Tower Theatre.
Carbon Sequestration – An overview of carbon capture and storage solutions
Learn about many of the emerging ways to sequester carbon dioxide and how they will factor into our response to the climate crisis.
Unlocking the Power of the Grid: Oregon’s Next Big Energy Opportunity
How can we best harness all the clean and efficient energy needed to power our lives? What investments are needed to upgrade the aging power grid? Presenters at OEC’s next Business and Environment Forum will share how large-scale solutions (regional energy markets) and small-scale systems (local micro-grids and battery storage) are both needed for clean…
Regenerative Agriculture – Sequestering carbon in agricultural soil
Learn about new agricultural practices and technologies that have potential to rebuild depleted topsoil and store carbon in the soil.
Know Underground: Soil Health Presentation at The Environmental Center
The soil beneath our feet is teeming with life. Join Garden Educator Denise Rowcroft at The Environmental Center's Learning Garden to get your hands dirty learning about soil. You'll discuss the four principles of creating and maintaining healthy soil, and you'll leave with hands-on practical ways to improve your garden or just protect the biodiversity…
Happy Hour in the Garden
Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…
Water Use and Conservation
Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is coordinating a six-part informational speaker series about Whychus Creek and its watershed! They are working with natural resource partners to present an educational watershed series for community members to learn about the history, hydrology, habitat conditions, native fish, water conservation, stream restoration activities, and ways that YOU can become an…
Small Splendors, Vast Landscapes
Continuing ONDA’s High Desert Speaker Series, Ellen Bishop will present “Small Splendors, Vast Landscapes.” Oregon’s deserts offer serene and yet provocative landscapes that invite contemplation. Yet sometimes, in viewing their sweeping vistas, we overlook the details that provide insight to their origins. These micro views of a macro landscape tell stories of epic floods, volcanic…
Direct Air Capture – Pulling carbon out of the air
Learn about the emerging methods to pull CO2 directly from the air
Cancelled-All We Can Save Book Circle Bend, Oregon
Join for an in-person, self-organized book circle. Over 10-weeks this small group will create a safe and open space for climate conversations and read "All We Can Save: Truth, Courage & Solutions for the Climate Crisis" by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson. All We Can Save is an anthology of writings by 60…
Oceans – Sequestering carbon in the sea
Learn about the role oceans could play in removing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
March Green Drinks: ‘Whose Green Burial is it Anyway?’
Join us and The Peaceful Presence Project for Green Drinks to learn about Green Burial on the Green Day of the year--St Patrick's Day! Whose green burial is it anyway? Join us for an engaging discussion with four panelists about current body disposition options connected to green burial and human composting. Using the article ‘Whose Green Burial…
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…
On The Level’ Webinar Series
Join Earth Advantage & BetterBuiltNW for this three-part webinar series on envelope building science, installing exterior insulation, and ERV/HRV design best practices.
Climate-wise landscaping – Sequester at home
Learn to sequester CO2 at home with a master gardener
Celebremos en Comunidad la Primavera /Spring Community Celebrations
Celebrate our Community by joining us for activities, connections, music, and more at the Pavilion! Goodbye Winter & Hello Spring! ¡Celebremos en Comunidad esta Primavera! Nos despedimos del invierno y le damos la bienvenida a la primavera con actividades divertidas, recursos para familias, música y más en nuestro centro de recreación The Pavilion!
How to Go Solar
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…
Bonfires, Bikes & Brews
Bonfires, Bikes & Brews
Every other Friday this winter Good Bike Co will open their patio and strike up the fire cauldron. Bring your neighbors, family, and friends out to enjoy the warmth of community. Their bar hosts a rotating selection of some of the finest Oregon craft brews around. All are welcome. Pet friendly.