Week of Events
Gardening for Native Pollinators
Gardening for Native Pollinators
Pollinator Pathways and Moonfire and Sun Garden Center have teamed up to present a free class on gardening for pollinators. Registration is required and space is limited. Register by calling 541-638-6155 Moonfire and Sun Garden Center: 61944 27th St. Bend, OR 97702
Whychus Creek Watershed Speaker Series: Learn About Your Home Waters
Whychus Creek Watershed Speaker Series: Learn About Your Home Waters
Co-presented by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, a six-part informational speaker series about Whychus Creek and its watershed. Learn about Whychus Creek's history, hydrology, water quality, habitat conditions, native fish, recreation, conservation, and stream restoration. There are five classroom sessions and one full-day field trip. Field trip date will be determined during the series. Classroom…
Black Joy: A Strategy for Freedom, Healing, and Reckoning
Black Joy: A Strategy for Freedom, Healing, and Reckoning
As the author of the 2023 NAACP Image Award-winning book, Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts will present a blueprint for making space for Black joy in the world, workplace, the classroom, and our neighborhoods. She will highlight how this is a form of wellness and liberation work that can…
The Real Dirt on Soil!
The Real Dirt on Soil!
It’s ALL about soil! Soil is a critical part of the natural world that is perhaps the least understood. That’s why the Deschutes Land Trust and Oregon State University professor James Cassidy are teaming up to share the real dirt on soil! Join to gain a better understanding of soil and its fundamental importance to…
*RESCHEDULED* Film Screening-Blend: On Being Black in Bend
*RESCHEDULED* Film Screening-Blend: On Being Black in Bend
"Blend" is a documentary filmed and edited in Central Oregon that asks 10 Black Central Oregonians about their experiences living, working, and playing on the High Desert. Film creator Kenny Adams uses the film to explore and share uncensored lived experiences. COCC Bend Campus Hitchcock Auditorium-Pioneer 201
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Join us at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend for our annual fundraiser – Mountainfilm on Tour! Featuring unique films each night and a wide variety of raffle prizes, you are sure to leave with a renewed appreciation for the outdoors and incredible filmmaking. Visit our Mountainfilm on Tour webpage for film synopses and more information about the event.…
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend – An Annual Fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Join us at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend for our annual fundraiser - Mountainfilm on Tour! Featuring unique films each night and a wide variety of raffle prizes, you are sure to leave with a renewed appreciation for the outdoors and incredible filmmaking. Visit our Mountainfilm on Tour webpage for film synopses and…