(Photo | Courtesy of The Environmental Center)
Save the Date: The 21st Green Tour is September 24
This event occurs every other year and features a free tour of homes, businesses and other attractions that showcase sustainability in action in Central Oregon! Whether you are a green building industry professional, an efficiency aficionado, or are just seeking an educational and engaging community gathering, this event is for you!
We are currently seeking site hosts who would like to showcase their building and event sponsors who would like to be featured in the Green Building Directory. Reach out to lindsey@envirocenter.org to learn more.
Stay tuned for more updates and ways to get involved closer to the event.
Sign Up for Summer Camp!
After closing our lottery-style registration, we have a few spots remaining for each summer camp offering.
Eco Heroes Adventures is for 5th-6th graders only; Forest Explorers is open to grades first-fourth.
Registration open until the camp is filled OR one week before the camp starts.
Energy Updates
Community-Wide 100 Percent Renewable Energy: Can We Get There?
The next installment of our Power Hour: Homegrown Renewables series focuses on Oregon’s green tariff program with a hybrid presentation on June 29 from 5-7pm, then invites folks on a field trip on June 30 from 10-11am to see how this policy could work through a tour at the Swalley Irrigation District’s Ponderosa Hydroelectric plant.
Register for either event or both!
Learn More & Register to Attend
Action Alert
Final Push to Pass the Climate Friendly & Equitable Communities Rules
Despite more than 18 months of work and compromise, many opponents showed up at the last minute and pressured LCDC to take a bit more time… and the pressure worked. So now we have a bit more work to do!
Read the full story on our updated blog post.
We are asking you to weigh in one more time by July 1 (the new deadline LCDC has set for this final round of comments).
Our Picks
Happy Hour in the Garden — TODAY — Tuesday, June 21, 4-6pm
Join us in the garden! Volunteers will help Denise with planting, composting and general garden maintenance to prep for summer programming with youth! No gardening experience necessary. Beer provided by Boneyard Beer, non-alcoholic bubbly drinks also provided.
*note that Happy Hour in the Garden will move to the second and fourth Tuesdays in July and August.
Information on Portable Heat Pumps — Wednesday, June 22, 12-1:30pm
Join the Electrify Coalition as we review the available portable heat pumps just in time for summer in the northern hemisphere.
Midtown Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossings Project — Wednesday, June 22, 5-7pm
You are invited to an open house on June 22 to learn about the Midtown Crossings Feasibility Study. This study looks to find opportunities to improve east-west connectivity through safer walking and biking connections in the Central Core area of Bend.
Central Oregon Pride — Saturday, June 25, 12-5pm
OUT Central Oregon is happy to announce Central Oregon Pride 2022 on June 25 — a celebration of Pride in the diversity of our LGBTQ+ community and allies. Expanding on 15 years of celebrating Central Oregon Pride, presented by Human Dignity Coalition, OUT Central Oregon brings Central Oregon Pride 2022 to Bend with new energy, focus and commitment.
Prideville in Prineville — Sunday, June 26, 11am-4pm
Good Bike Co. Patio/Beer Garden will be open Sunday, June 26, 11am-4pm. Join your Prineville friends and neighbors in love and respect of our LGBTQ+ community.
