News and Events

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Sustainability Committee Meetings

First Winter term meeting will be held:

February 14th from 3-4pm in Coats Campus Center room 116.

Sustainability Trainings and Events 

  • Friday, April 19th The Clothing Connection Earth Day Fashion Show, save the date! Shows at 4:30 and 7:30 with food and shopping in between!
  • June 4-14th Sustainable Move out! Wickiup residents will move out by June 14th. Donate and shop our reuse store the 2 weeks before!
  • May Walk + Roll by Commute Options

Local Events

Check out local event calendars from these amazing organizations:

Deschutes Land Trust

The Environmental Center

Oregon Natural Desert Association

Deschutes River Conservancy

Discover Your Forest

OSU Extension Gardening resources

Past / Annual (upcoming) events

March

Worldwide Climate Action Teach-In Bend campus, Free, watch recordings of speakers and get the list of local organizations who can make it easy for you to take action in your life today. The biggest threat to our future is thinking that someone else will solve the climate crisis. Learn about local actions and get involved. Climate action is the theme, featuring a lineup of climate-focused talks and breakout sessions from the college and the community, including the city of Bend, the Environmental Center and Oregon State University-Cascades, The Nature Conservancy and more.   Modeled after the Worldwide event by Bard University.

Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference every March.

April

Earth Day The Clothing Connection Fashion Show celebrating reuse in honor of Earth Day. 

Arbor Day events

2023 lecture ~ Saving local trees from the American Hornet Moth ~ Did you know application of wood ash can save your trees?  Tree Campus USA Arbor Day Foundation event: American Hornet Moth pest control; specific to aspen, poplars and willow tree health.  Lecture by Bret Michalski. 

2022 tree planting ~ Family science night, planted 3 fruit trees in the garden.

May

Commute Options Walk + Roll Challenge every May, log trips and earn prizes. We have one event on campus each May as well

2023Bike Mayhem poster


Spring

Annual Pollinator Garden events! Stay tuned for future events. 

October

Commute Options Get There Challenge every October, join a team to log trips and earn prizes.

gettherechallenge

350Deschutes Go Clean Energy Conference every October is open to all COCC staff, faculty and students for free! GoCleanEnergy.org.