Ben Snyder, Nursery Manager for WinterCreek Nursery and Community Outreach for the High Desert Horticultural Center explains the First Annual Native Plant Garden Tour, and the benefits of adding native plants to any yard space.
The 2025 Sunriver Music Festival
Meagan Iverson, Executive Director for the Sunriver Music Festival, takes a look at the headline performers coming to the Festival August 2-13, education outreach, and reflects on the festival's 48-year history.
Volunteers in Medicine - Medical Care for Uninsured Working Adults
Kat Mastrangelo, Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine, explains the vital work of providing healthcare at no charge to working adults who lack insurance and the ability to pay for it themselves.
Nonprofit Vegetable Farming in Central Oregon's High Desert
Audrey Tehan, Founder and Executive Director for Seed to Table, the four-acre organic nonprofit farm located in Sisters, OR, talks about the transition into the summer growing season, its outreach efforts to teach students where their food comes from, and to oversee the Sisters Farmers Market. www.SeedtoTableOregon.org.
Oregon Wildland Protections vs Presidential Executive Orders
Presidential executive orders seek to unwind decades-long efforts to preserve Oregon's wildlands for biological diversity, ecological stability, recreational opportunities, and the economic benefits of tourism. The Oregon Natural Desert Association would like a word.
Mental Health Awareness Month with NAMI Central Oregon
Casey Munck, Programs Director for NAMI Central Oregon (National Alliance on Mental Illness), and Dave Mowry, Executive Director for the NAMI affiliate in Washington County, Oregon, discuss NAMI Walks at Bend's Pioneer Park and NAMI's free support programs. www.NAMIcentraloregon.org.
Think Wild - Bald Eagle Rehabilitation and Wildlife Baby Shower
Sally Compton, Executive Director for Think Wild, updates the status of two Bald Eagles, the Aquatic Mammal Enclosure, the Wildlife Baby Shower, and reflects on her recent recognition from the Bend Chamber and Cascade Business News. Info at www.ThinkWildCO.org.
CAMP - The Companion Animal Medical Project with Johanna Johnson-Weinberg
Johanna Johnson-Weinberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Campanion Animal Medical Project (CAMP), discusses the outsized need to provide vet care for the pets of unhoused persons, the importance of taking that care where those people and pets live, and efforts to expand the availability of CAMP's services through the efforts of a 12-year-old boy to raise funds for a second mobile clinic van.
Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project with Jacob Fritz
Jacob Fritz, Program Manager for the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project, explains the process and tradeoffs of preparing and conducting prescribed burns to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Deschutes Trails Coalition - West Bend Project, Cultus Lake, and Paulina Lake
Jana Johnson, Executive Director for the Deschutes Trails Coalition, talks about the breadth of "trail" projects (ground and water) that are maintained with more than 30 partner organizations.
Thrive Central Oregon - We Are Home Film Festival
Sarah Manke, Founder and Executive Director of Thrive Central Oregon, talks about the We Are Home Film Festival and explains the logistical and financial challenges of helping people connect with housing and essential services in a sanctuary state.
Deschutes County IDD Services Program
Paul Partridge, Program Manager for Deschutes County's Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) Services Program, shares the work that has now provided services to over 1,000 clients in Central Oregon.
Kids Center - Providing Critical Child Abuse Services in Central Oregon
Director of Marketing & Development Ginger Theis-Stevens and Development Specialist Barbara Vella explain Kids Center's role in addressing child abuse in Central Oregon.
Oregon Adaptive Sports - Recreational opportunites for anyone with a disability
Pat Addabbo, Executive Director of Oregon Adaptive Sports, explains the wide variety of year-round athletic opportunities from snow sports to summer mountain biking for athletes with disabilities.
Deschutes Land Trust - Conservation and Monarch Butterfly Habitat
Jana Hemphill, Community Engagement Manager for the Deschutes Land Trust, talks about the Land Trust's projects and ways that the community can support their conservation work.
Roundhouse Foundation - Spring Grant Applications
Chaney Coman, Grants Manager for the Roundhouse Foundation, explains the Spring Open Call Cycle for grant applications of up to $30,000 and the other grant programs that RHF supports.
Think Wild - Winter Events and Spring Habitat Restoration
Molly Honea, Development and Communications Coordinator for Think Wild, shares TW's mission, services, advice for handling wildlife that may be injured, orphaned, or in conflict with humans. Also, get an update on the river otter rescue from last summer and the pending construction of a marine mammal treatment and rehabilitation enclosure.
2024 Gains and Setbacks: Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands
Ryan Houston, Executive Director for the Oregon Natural Desert Association, discusses improving protections for Oregon's wildlands in 2024 and an overview of the challenges ahead in 2025.
Documentary Film - No Place to Grow Old: The Rise of Senior Homlessness
Donna Burklo, Executive Director for Central Oregon Villages, talks about their collaborative efforts to provide stable shelter with other Central Oregon nonprofits, and the upcoming documentary screening February 5 at OSU-Cascades in partnership with the Council on Aging of Central Oregon.
COCC's 2025 Season of Nonviolence
COCC's Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series Coordinator, Charlotte Gilbride, and the Dean of Equity and Well-Being, Christy Walker, talk about the 2025 Season of Nonviolence presentations, the history of the Chandler Lecture Series, and the state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Central Oregon Community College.