(Photo courtesy of The Environmental Center)
Mark Your Calendars for the 2023 Sustainability Awards!
We’re very excited to present FOUR awards this year to an outstanding cohort of green leaders! Come support the recipients while enjoying an evening of food, beverage, and a new short film featuring local youth. Learn more event details on our website.
Tickets are available now on a sliding scale price from $0-$25; please contribute what you can!
Program Updates
Garden Educator Network (GEN)
Are you a teacher or educator interested in garden-based education, but need some support? The GEN is for you!
We’re hosting a GEN garden tour tomorrow, October 18 from 4:30-6pm at M.A. Lynch Elementary in Redmond. Learn more and sign up for the GEN e-news list here!
In the news: Fall Repair Café in Sisters!
Last week, the Rethink Waste Project held their last Repair Café of the year in the community of Sisters.
Thank you all who came out and had something repaired, volunteered to fix something for someone, or just came to enjoy the DIY vibes! Check out KTVZ’s coverage of the evening here.
Thank you, Mt. Bachelor and season pass holders!
Thanks to purchasers of 23/24 passes, and a match from their Play Forever Fund, Mt. Bachelor raised $32.5k for three local non-profits during their season pass sales campaign!
We’re so grateful to receive $10.5k from this campaign to help sustain our programs, from garden education to Rethink Waste. The stoke is high!
OLCV’s Virtual Town Hall: October 26 from 12-1:15pm
Join the Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV)’s Town Hall on the Environment with Senator Jeff Merkley.
“We’ll […] learn about the latest news on a broad range of environmental issues, including addressing climate change, benefits for Oregon powered by climate investments of the IRA, plastic reduction, and [Merkley’s] work to support pollinator recovery.”
Event Picks
- Locavore Fall Harvest Feast and Celebration — Friday, October 20, 6-9pm. Please join us for the 5th Annual Fall Harvest Feast & Celebration which will tickle your palate and delight your senses. We are throwing in a little extra sizzle this year and curating a Halloween bash with all the fixin’s to go down in history.
- Hands on Habitat — Beaver Works Volunteer Opportunity — Saturday, October 21, 9am-4pm. This is a one-day project to plant beaver and other wildlife habitat in Tetherow Crossing Park in Redmond, Oregon. Volunteers will be part of the second stage of a multi-year project, as well as learn about beaver, wildlife habitat use, and riparian restoration.
- LAST Happy Hour in the Garden – Tuesday, October 24, 4-6pm. Join us as we put the Learning Garden “to bed” for the winter! No garden experience is necessary! Drinks provided by Boneyard Beer and Bigfoot Beverages.
- Beer:Thirty! with Oregon Outdoor Alliance’s Central Oregon Chapter — Wednesday, October 25, 5-7pm. Join OOA’s Central Oregon Chapter at Goodlife Brewing in Bend. We will be hearing from Oregon Adaptive Sports Equipment Manager, Jared Apjoke along with their Education and Training Manager Melodie Buell about what they do and how they impact the outdoor community. We will also hear from Geoff Babb inventor of AdvenChair that allows people with mobility challenges to experience the serenity and grandeur of wild places with family and friends.
- On the Ground in Greater Bend: Moving Together from Vision to Action — Thursday, October 26, 11:30am-1pm. Working with thousands of community members, Envision Bend has created the 2023 Bend Vision Plan (will be released next week!). Now, we want to build on our momentum and catalyze our community’s vision into being. Moderated by former state senator Neil Bryant, this forum will provide an overview of the four key plan focus areas — Building an Economy for Everyone, Guiding Our Growth & Development, Cultivating an Inclusive Community, and Ensuring a Safe, Healthy Environment — and then put YOU in the driver’s seat.
