The Environmental Center organizes Bend’s annual Earth Day Fair & Celebration – a colorful celebration of the natural world and our vibrant community. Come see us at the HDHC booth and grab a complimentary plant!

Learn the basics of native plant landscaping in Central Oregon! We will discuss the elements of soils, plants, communities, and techniques for creating water-wise native landscapes for humans and other creatures.

Learn from local experts how to help pollinators, compost, roll up seed bombs, grow vegetables in our climate, create paints from your garden, and more!

Join us for the first annual HDHC Native Plant Garden Tour! Tour a variety of Bend area residential and commercial gardens. Get inspired and learn about native plants as beautiful, functional, and ecologically friendly additions to urban landscapes!

Join us for family friendly fun as we catch, count, and document the diversity of bees, butterflies, moths, ants, beetles, flies, and other wonderful creatures that enjoy the ecological oasis of HDHC’s WinterCreek Nursery!

Native plants are a great way to save water and increase pollinator habitat in your garden. Understanding the basic botany and ecology of native plants in central Oregon is important to designing and creating sustainable and efficient landscapes in our challenging climate.

Join Ben Snyder, the Vice President of the Central Oregon Chapter of the Native Plant Society and manager of WinterCreek Nursery in a lively discussion of central Oregon natives and how their characteristics can contribute to significant benefits in landscapes and gardens.

Come catch, count, and document the nightlife at HDHC’s WinterCreek Nursery! As a follow-up to our July daytime bioblitz, we’ll see who else is lurking in the shadows…

Learn about the unique requirements of native plants, and how to maintain a garden as a healthy little ecosystem.

Instructor: Rick Martinson