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SUMMARY:Happy Hour in the Garden
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThis event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer and non-alcoholic beverages are provided for all who volunteer. Each event includes seasonal ongoing tasks as well as special projects as needed throughout the growing season. Volunteers are welcome to pop in for an hour or stay the whole time. No need to RSVP or commit ahead of time. (Pro tip – put the following dates in your phone calendar now – then when it pops up you can decide if it works out for you or not!) \nIn 2024\, Happy Hour in the Garden will once again run twice a month from March through October on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 4-6pm. This schedule throughout the extent of the growing season offers meaningful volunteer experiences for all who come\, and deeper care for the garden when it needs it.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/happy-hour-in-the-garden-4/2024-06-04/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Sustainability,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Eggshell Garden Starts at The Environmental Center's Happy Hour in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Make cute garden starts in eggshells and explore a garden! \nStop by the Environmental Center’s Happy Hour in the Garden to plant some eggshell starts\, and feel free to volunteer in the Environmental Center’s learning garden afterwards (optional). This is a family friendly event – no experience or tools necessary. Beer and bubbly will be provided! \nIn 1989\, The Environmental Center was born to inspire locals to live lighter on the planet. Their work began with a handful of people and a building in the center of Bend. Today\, they’ve grown to become a regional leader in environmental education\, engagement\, and action. Their team works alongside people of all ages\, local businesses\, and elected officials to create and advocate for meaningful\, lasting change. \nThrough unique programs and partnerships\, the Environmental Center engages as many people as possible in their mission: To embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/eggshell-garden-starts-at-the-environmental-centers-happy-hour-in-the-garden/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Garden,Volunteer,Youth Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240608
DTSTAMP:20260407T074447
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SUMMARY:Oregon Active Transportation Summit
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Oregon Active Transportation Summit\, Move Oregon Forward\, will ground our community of advocates\, organizers\, professionals\, and decision-makers in the shared belief that a better future is possible. Register today and join us June 5-7 at the Leftbank Annex in Portland\, OR. \nWho Should Attend?\nEach year\, hundreds of professionals and advocates from Oregon and SW Washington convene to discuss cutting edge transportation issues. Attendees include: state legislators; policy makers; local and national figures in the biking\, walking\, and active transportation movement; directors of transportation departments and community-based organizations; engineers and planners; land managers; business owners; health professionals; and community advocates. We hope you will join this wide array of leaders to share lessons and learn. Active transportation advocates and practitioners bring energy and passion for change to this event\, and the result is a powerful conference that advances our shared goals. \nWhat to Expect\nWe’re planning a myriad of presentations\, workshops\, and field trips to bring attendees together to problem-solve and build community in real time. Expect a full schedule of fun and interesting activities!
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/oregon-active-transportation-summit/
LOCATION:Leftbank Annex\, North Weidler Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97227\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lands,Social Justice,Sustainability,Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T140000
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SUMMARY:Greenwashing 2.0: Debunking Recycling Myths
DESCRIPTION:People often ask what really happens to their plastic recycling. Unfortunately\, it doesn’t matter where your discarded plastic is collected\, whether at the end of your driveway\, at your local recycling center\, or in a municipal recycling bin: Most plastic items collected as recycling are not actually “recycled.” Many people are now realizing that plastic is not designed to be recycled—it’s a false solution sold to us by corporations and governments. What’s more\, “plastic recycling” drives continued production and pollution of plastics and fossil fuels\, and their related injustices.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/greenwashing-2-0-debunking-recycling-myths/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Online event,Rethink Waste
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T173000
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SUMMARY:Free Home Energy Assessment Community Info Session
DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE! \nFind out if you qualify for discounts that may cover the full cost of energy efficiency home upgrades! Homeowners and renters are welcome. \nPlease join us on June 5th\, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm to learn about The Environmental Center’s brand new Free Home Energy Assessment Program! This new program could help you access free or low cost energy upgrades. Home upgrades like insulation\, efficient heating systems\, hybrid water heaters\, and new windows\, can increase the comfort of your home and save you money on your energy bills. This information session is a great opportunity to see if you qualify*\, ask questions\, chat with our program manager\, and sign up to participate. \nQualification criteria: \nYou identify as a person of color\, a person living with disabilities\, a rural resident\, or a person with low to moderate income \nAND \nYou are a homeowner or renter in a single-family home\, manufactured home\, or multifamily residence that is an attached side-by-side unit \nAND \nYou live in Oregon and heat your home with electricity or natural gas provided by Pacific Power or Cascade Natural Gas.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/free-home-energy-assessment-community-info-session/
LOCATION:The Environmental Center\, 16 NW Kansas Avenue\, Bend\, OR\, 97703
CATEGORIES:Climate,Energy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T201500
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SUMMARY:Line 3 Documentary: Stop New Gas Infrastructure in Central Oregon
DESCRIPTION:Join 350 Deschutes – We’re organizing to Stop the GTN Pipeline Gas Expansion. RSVP Now! \nSpeakers: \nRiccardo Waites: Executive\, Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly will discuss the effects of gas expansion on vulnerable communities. Will your neighborhood be affected? \nNora Harren\, 350 Deschutes\, will discuss the health and environmental impacts of the compressor stations in SunRiver\, and elsewhere. How can you protect yourself and your family? \nWatch the award winning documentary:  “LN3: Seven Teachings of the Ashinaabe Resistance\,” a powerful documentary that delves into the resilience and teachings of the Ashinaabe people in the face of pipeline development in their region. \nFollowing the screening\, we will engage in a panel discussion focusing on the impacts of the GTN Xpress pipeline project on Central Oregon communities and the environment. Our panelists will explore the environmental\, social\, and economic implications of the project and discuss Steps we  can take to stop the pipeline in our backyard. \nThis is more than just an event—it’s a call to action. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this vital conversation! \nRSVP Now: https://actionnetwork.org/events/line-3-documentary-stop-new-gas-infrastructure-in-central-oregon  \n$5 donation per family appreciated\, but not required.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/line-3-documentary-stop-new-gas-infrastructure-in-central-oregon/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Energy,Equity,Film,Public Lands,Racial Justice,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T140000
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SUMMARY:Discover Fish Migration and Conservation Efforts: A Guided Tour of Pelton Round Butte
DESCRIPTION:Come tour the Pelton Round Butte Fish Passage and Hatchery Facilities On this tour you’ll get to see juvenile steelhead making their way downstream to the ocean\, and adult Chinook that have recently returned to the hatchery. Come learn about collaborative efforts to reintroduce anadromous fish to the upper basin and restore the habitat that their survival depends upon. \nTour Leaders:\n– Bobby Brunoe\, CEO & Secretary/Treasurer of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the DRC Board Chair\n– Megan Hill\, Hydro Environmental Manager\, Portland General Electric \nSpace is limited to 50 tickets \nGET TICKETS
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/discover-fish-migration-and-conservation-efforts-a-guided-tour-of-pelton-round-butte/
LOCATION:Round Butte Overlook Park\, From Madras:  Jct. of Belmont Lane & Hwy. 97\, travel west on Belmont Lane for 6.8 miles to Mountain View Drive\, turn south onto Mountain View Drive for 1.7 miles to access road and sign to Round Butte Overlook Park.  Turn west onto signed access road for 0.8 mile to Round Butte Overlook Park.\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate,Science,Water
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Rooted by Lyanda Haupt @ UUFCO
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 7th\, Lyanda Haupt will speak at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 7pm. To purchase tickets\, click HERE.\nDeepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation\, “a path to the place where science and spirit meet” (Robin Wall Kimmerer). Award-winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt’s highly personal new book is a brilliant invitation to live with the earth in both simple and profound ways—from walking barefoot in the woods and reimagining our relationship with animals and trees\, to examining the very language we use to describe and think about nature. She invokes rootedness as a way of being in concert with the wilderness—and wildness—that sustains humans and all of life. \nIn the tradition of Rachel Carson\, Elizabeth Kolbert\, and Mary Oliver\, Haupt writes with urgency and grace\, reminding us that at the crossroads of science\, nature\, and spirit we find true hope. Each chapter provides tools for bringing our unique gifts to the fore and transforming our sense of belonging within the magic and wonder of the natural world. Lyanda Lynn Haupt is a naturalist\, ecophilosopher\, and author of Mozart’s Starling\, The Urban Bestiary\, Crow Planet\, Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent\, and Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds. Ms. Haupt is a winner of the Washington State Book Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. \nBooks will be available for purchase at the event.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/author-event-rooted-by-lyanda-haupt-uufco/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Fellowship\, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road\, Bend\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Science,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:Volunteer at Native Plant Giveaways
DESCRIPTION:June 1\, 9:00-12:00 PM at Caldera High School (60925 SE 15th St\, Bend) \nJune 8\, 9:00-1:00 PM at Hollinshead Park (1235 NE Jones Rd\, Bend) \nVolunteer to hand out plants or staff the info table by completing this form. We will give away plants to 560 households this year thanks to the City of Bend\, Wintercreek Nursery and Worthy Environmental. That means we need a lot of help! \nPlease note that there was a separate registration for plants and both dates are sold out.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/volunteer-at-native-plant-giveaways/2024-06-08/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Food,Garden,Volunteer
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