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SUMMARY:Rural Caucus & Strategy Session
DESCRIPTION:The Rural Caucus & Strategy Session will be on Saturday\, June 25th and Sunday\, June 26th\, 2022 in Redmond!\nRegister your group today for the early bird discount! The registration form is below! \nFor over 30 years\, small-town and rural organizers and community leaders from across Oregon have come together annually at the Rural Caucus & Strategy Session to set the direction and priorities for our rural human dignity movements in the upcoming year. Join to share stories about what your community has been working on\, connect with groups and community leaders from other parts of the state\, and make a plan together for the year ahead!
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/rural-caucus-strategy-session/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy|Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Prideville in Prineville
DESCRIPTION:Join your Prineville friends and neighbors in love and respect for our LGBTQ+ community. \nALL are Welcome!
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/prideville-in-prineville/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Inclusion
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SUMMARY:Summer on the Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join Seed to Table every Tuesday from June 28-August 16th for Summer on the Farm!\n\nThis is a time for kids and families to hang out at Seed to Table and engage with staff in different gardening and cooking activities.\nFree\, and open to all ages.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/summer-on-the-farm-2022-06-28/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garden|Youth Education
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SUMMARY:Tubeless 101 Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Learn why tubeless tires are superior to tubes and how to make the switch.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/tubeless-101-clinic/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Earth Advantage Middle Housing Zoning Updates for Bend & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the impacts of HB2001 & SB458 in Bend\, Oregon and all large cities in Oregon\nJoin us for this special edition 2-hour update webinar providing the latest in HB 2001 zoning changes for Bend and other larger housing markets.\nOregon House Bill 2001 was passed into law in 2019 thereby requiring Oregon cities with more than 2\,500 people to update their ADU codes to eliminate occupancy requirements and off-street parking requirements as of January 2020 (see map of affected cities). \nThis code update will go into effect in Bend on July 1st\, 2022. This class covers how these new residential zoning regulations under Oregon House Bill 2001 will dramatically change what can be done on residential properties\, including duplexes\, triplexes\, quadplexes\, townhouses and cottage clusters. \nSimultaneously\, Oregon Senate Bill 458 will be going into effect\, which allows for fee simple land divisions of middle housing. This will allow a lot to be divided into multiple smaller lots\, which will hopefully foster the creation of lower cost housing options in rapidly appreciating markets like Bend. \nThis training will address this legislative topic and provides an opportunity for attendees to consider how these zoning changes impact their development entitlements. There will be an opportunity to ask questions about these new regulations as well as market development feasibility variables. \n\nQ&A WITH SPECIAL GUESTS\nThe webinar will conclude with a 30-min Q&A session that will feature the primary webinar presenter\, Kol Peterson\, and the City of Bend’s Senior Planner\, Pauline Hardie\, and Jesse Russell\, owner of Hiatus Homes.  \nCourse Fee \n$25 | Regular Admission\n$15 | Earth Advantage Accredited Professionals (EA Brokers\, AGAs\, SHPs)\, EA Builders\, EA Builder sales staff\nNo cost | ADU Specialists \nQuestions? Please contact us at education@earthadvantage.org or (503) 968-7160 x65.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/earth-advantage-middle-housing-zoning-updates-for-bend-beyond/
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SUMMARY:Power Hour: Homegrown Renewables Series - Community-wide 100% Renewable Energy: Can we get there?
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event is now ALL virtual with no in-person event.\nRegister to attend virtually \nThe City of Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) calls for Bend to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2025. In the OR 2021 legislative session\, HB 2021\, also known as the 100% Clean For All bill\, passed which will allow communities to buy renewable energy from Pacific Power or PGE through a special rate structure and a long-term contract. Come learn what this means for meeting our renewable energy goals and how you can help support this work.  \nAt this event\, we will dig into what still needs to be done to finalize this program and how communities can step up to help shape this program to ensure that it meets their needs\, what kind of support there is to do just that\, and the kinds of local projects that green tariff programs could support.  \nMeet our speakers\nMark Gamba – Mayor of Milwaukie\, Oregon. \nErik Anderson\, Strategic Manager – Renewable Energy and Emerging Technologies\, Pacific Power \nDave Moldal\, Sr. Program Manager – Renewables\, Energy Trust of Oregon \nClay Deckert\, Incentives Analyst\, Energy Development Services\, Community Renewable Energy Grants Program\, Oregon Department of Energy \nJed Jorgensen\, Director – Energy Solutions\, Farmers Conservation Alliance \nField trip opportunity. Visit a micro hydro renewable energy site\, right here in Central Oregon!\nThursday\, June 30th\, 10:00 am @ Swalley Irrigation District’s Ponderosa Hydroelectric plant.  \n \nRegister for micro hydro tour
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/100renewable/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Homegrown Renewables: Micro Hydro
DESCRIPTION:The City of Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) calls for Bend to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2025. In the OR 2021 legislative session\, HB 2021\, also known as the 100% Clean For All bill\, passed which will allow communities to buy renewable energy from Pacific Power or PGE through a special rate structure and a long-term contract. Come learn what this means for meeting our renewable energy goals and you can help support this work.  \nCentral Oregon can and should be a leader in the local generation of renewable energy. We have rich resources to explore here in our backyard. As the community embarks on discussions around creating an energy plan for Deschutes County and as the City of Bend explores local generation opportunities to meet renewable energy goals laid out in the Community Climate Action Plan\, now is the time for us to come together and learn about the resources that are available in our community. This series will explore homegrown opportunities to produce renewable energy right here in Deschutes County and beyond.  \nWe will kick off this event by learning about irrigation modernization with three local irrigation districts. These projects not only save water\, they save energy and make renewable energy production a possibility for irrigation districts and rural communities. We’ll learn about modernization progress and renewable energy generation to date (spoiler: they are already producing A LOT of energy and more could be in the works) and what that could mean for our local energy and resiliency goals.  \nThese events are meant to be exploratory and not necessarily answer which sources of energy are the best for each community. Rather\, we want to see communities engage in robust dialogue about what is available so that when it comes to making energy plans\, we all have some foundational knowledge to work from. \n  \nRegister for the tour \nMeet our speakers  \nJer Camarata\, General Manager\, Swalley Irrigation District. Jer holds two degrees in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning\, a BLA and MLA with honors — regional resource planning\, GIS and database\, and land use were his acedemic focus. Jer has over twenty years experience in the water resource industry and has led two irrigation districts in Oregon — Swalley ID\, Bend and Farmers ID\, Hood River — taking responsibility for large-scale irrigation and hydropower infrastructure assets. \nAt Swalley\, Jer strives to achieve environmentally and economically sustainable energy and irrigation service for the common good. As Swalley’s executive officer\, he has charge of the staff\, oversees field and office operations\, proposes and manages budgets\, spearheads strategic planning efforts\, implements large-scale capital improvement projects\, and is responsible for implementing and interpreting policy as well as engaging in and executing District negotiations\, contracts\, and agreements. \nMarc Thalacker\, Manager\, Three Sisters Irrigation District. \nMarc has been the manager of Three Sisters Irrigation District since 1997. As a farmer in Central Oregon since 1988 he has firsthand experience in the needs of irrigators. At the beginning of his irrigation management career Marc saw the writing on the wall and started pre-emptive measures to restore water to the creek while maintaining\, and improving\, water distribution to TSID patrons. \nOver the last 25 years TSID has piped the district with HDPE pipe and installed the 700 kW Watson Hydroelectric facility\, which generated close to 3 MW in 2016. The 200 kW Micro-Hydro Demonstration Project was installed in 2018. The current project is a 300 kW McKenzie Hydroelectric facility which will be completed in 2022. \nMarc has been recognized for his work in conservation by various agencies and lauded by TSID patrons for his work in improving irrigation water distribution. His ultimate goal is to make TSID carbon neutral. Marc serves on several boards including Oregon Water Resources Congress and Family Farm Alliance and is actively involved in water and energy legislation. \nDoug Watson\, Director of Hydro\, Central Oregon Irrigation District. Doug is a Central Oregon native that recently parted ways with the United States Navy to pursue his career and opportunities within the Hydro community. He has a degree in renewable energy from Northwest Renewable Energy Institute. More geared towards wind/solar until introduced to hydroelectric generation to which he saw a better way to benefit and impact his community. He works continuously to keep both of COID’s Powerhouse facilities running at peak performance. Upholding the highest of standards for his facilities through FERC license and keeping Siphon Power project with LEHI certification. He manages all aspects from the business side of operations to maintenance. Doug also took on the roll of modernizing and upgrading the COID irrigation system via remote operations and controls giving water management features to piping projects and paving the way for the future operations. \n  \nRegister for the tour \nLearn more about renewable energy goals in Central Oregon\, the new green tariff program\, and how you can support these efforts\nWednesday\, June 29th\, 5:00-7:00 @ The Environmental Center or tune in virtually.  \n \nRegister
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/33649/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bend COTA Work Events
DESCRIPTION:When:  Thursday Aug 11\, Tuesday Aug 16\, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30\, 5:15 to Dusk \nWhere:  Meet at the old Ray’s parking lot\, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend \nWorksite:  Varies \nThere’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. \nPlease bring a hydration pack with water and a snack. \nBe sure to bring appropriate layers to accommodate whatever the weather may be. \nQuestions?  contact@cotamtb.com \nAll COTA trail work events require the following safety measures: \nAll participants are required to have the following protective clothing and equipment: \n\nSturdy shoes or boots\nGloves\nEye protection with clear or light colored lens\nLong pants\n\nDue to COTA’s insurance requirements and the inherent dangers of trail work\, we must implement the following policy regarding children at work events: \n\nFor 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.\nAll minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian available to sign our waiver.\n\nAnyone who arrives for a work event may be turned away if he/she cannot meet the above requirements.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/bend-cota-work-events-2016-08-11/
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