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Events Calendar
If you would like to post an event, please email us at info@corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org
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calendar is emailed at the beginning of each month.
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1st Wednesday each month from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Northwest Earth Institute Volunteer Meeting. New Morning Bakery, "under the art work, south wall." Join us for updates, celebration and humor. All are welcome!
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Saturday, May 3, 7:30-9:30am. "Buy Local First Breakfast" at Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 23rd Street. Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for children ($2 coupon available at the CEC). Questions: Barbara Ross, 752-3605.
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Sunday, May 4, 10-3. "Essential Seed Savign Techniques
for Home and Small Farm" with instructor: Carol Deppe, Ph.D.,
geneticist, plant breeder, advocate for sustainable agriculture and farm-based
research, and author of Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's
and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving. Food Security begins
with the saving of seeds. Learn: When to pick and what to pick; Problems
with possible crossing; The range of post harvest cleaning and preparation
practices; Storage strategies; Planting for seed production; Reliable
sources when things don't work out. Cost: $30/at the door, college students/$25,
bring lunch, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER through www.sunbowfarm.org.
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May 4th, 10am to 3pm. Open House at the Hesthavn Nature Center on Oak Creek Drive--just before the entrance to McDonald Forest. There will be displays, refreshments, tours on the new trails, and art and play activities for the young or young at heart. Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center will have a live bird presentation starting at noon.
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Tuesday, May 6, 7-9pm. "5% Solution Action Meeting." The first 5% Solution Action Meeting will be held on May 6th, from 7 – 9 p.m. Join us on May 6th to become a part of this local effort to build a more sustainable community. The meeting will be held at the Friends of Straub Environmental Center, 1320 A St. NE, Salem, OR. Oregon PeaceWork's 5% Solution Project makes it possible for you to systematically do something about global WARMING and global WARRING by addressing a main cause of both: our addiction to oil. For more information about the 5% Solution to the Climate Crisis, please visit http://oregonpeaceworks.web.aplus.net/site/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3110&Itemid=241.
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Thursday May 8th, 7-8pm. "Willamette River Slideshow." Join Willamette Riverkeeper for a photographic journey on the Willamette River, from its headwaters to confluence. Enjoy a free evening slideshow. Learn about work being done to protect and improve this amazing river system, and find out how you can get involved. This event is free and will meet at the Corvallis Library 645 NW Monroe. RSVP by contacting amy@willamette-riverkeeper.org. Learn more about Willamette Riverkeeper at www.willamette-riverkeeper.org.
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Friday, May 9, 10am-noon. "Proposed Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting." The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has proposed Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting rules that require certain sources to report greenhouse gas emissions to DEQ. The rules are needed to gain a better understanding of the sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon, and to track progress toward meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. We invite you to join us in these discussions. If you would like more information on climate change in Oregon, please visit the DEQ website http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/climate/index.htm. You can also visit the Oregon Department of Energy's Climate Change website at http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/GBLWRM/Portal.shtml.
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May 9-10. "Portland VegFest Spotlights Eco-Friendly Cuisine." Take a bite out of global warming at the 4th annual Portland VegFest, sponsored by Northwest VEG. What’s on the menu? Green living, better health, and animal protection—all through dietary awareness! This event features nationally renowned authors and activists, acclaimed chefs, and over 60 commercial exhibitors and non-profit groups offering FREE, delicious food samples and information on nutrition, cooking, and environmental sustainability. You’ll enjoy live cooking demonstrations, learn about the environmental hazards of animal agriculture, and find out how to improve your family’s health and reduce your ecological footprint through simple lifestyle changes. Got questions? Be sure to visit our “Ask the Experts” table or, better yet, drop in on VEG 101, a fun series of classes. For complete event information, visit www.portlandvegfest.org.
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Tuesday, May 13, 10-11am. "2008 Green Real Estate Guide: How to Find the Space, How to Make the Case." Join Sustainable Industries for a free one-hour Web conference focused on the West Coast's fast-growing green real estate market. Two industry experts discuss the hottest trends in the green real estate market, including the components of a green lease agreement. Before joining the Webinar, download your FREE copy of the Sustainable Industries' "2008 Green Real Estate Guide," the most comprehensive listing of commercial green real estate projects on the West Coast. The "2008 Green Real Estate Guide" will be available for download March 24 at www.sustainableindustries.com/resources. To register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/501057824.
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Tuesday, May 13, 7pm. "Connecting Faith with Sustainability" at New Morning Bakery. Everyone is welcome to this meeting of faiths, 219 SW 2nd Street. Sponsored by Northwest Earth Institute, Maureen Beezhold, 752-3517 or cnwei(at)peak.org.
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Friday, May 16, 6-8pm. "Farms Feed Everyone: A Benefit Dinner Toward a Vibrant and Equitable Food System" at the First United Methodist Church Community Center, 1165 NW Monroe. Farms Feed Everyone will be an evening devoted to building our food system equitably. Feast on a local dinner prepared by Intaba Liff-Anderson and graduates of her low-income cooking class while enjoying Creole music by Gumbo, presentations, door prizes and a silent auction. Donation $12-$49, sliding scale. RSVP: 757-1988 x. 107 or thatsmyfarmer(at)gmail.com. Sponsored by: Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Interfaith Food and Farms Partnership.
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Sunday, May 18, 10am-3pm. "In the Spirit of the Garden" with instructor Harry MacCormack. Cost: $30/at the door, college students/$25, bring lunch, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER through www.sunbowfarm.org.
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Sunday, May 18, 3-5pm. "Rainwater Collection Workshop." Free to attend, but please register first with First Alternative Co-op, 753-3115, x.0. Workshop held at the South Co-op, 1007 SE 3rd Street.
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Sunday, May 25, 10am-3pm. "Weeds: The Toughest Limiting Factor in an Organic, Biologically Based Agriculture" with instructor Harry MacCormack. Cost: $30/at the door, college students/$25, bring lunch, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER through www.sunbowfarm.org.
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Tuesday, May 27, 1-5pm. "Green products for
Paving, Roofs, and Walls" presented by the Green Builders
Institute. Free, sponsored by MSS Engineering. The seminar will be
presented by the Green Builders Institute. Please RSVP Lori Stephens
at info@broadleafarchitecture.com if you plan to attend. Location
will be determined by attendance.
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Friday, May 30, 7pm. "Reviving Biodiversity in Corvallis." This month's film: "Old Growth Forests of the Coastal Range" by Ken Van Dehey. Showing at Westminster House, 101 NW 23rd and Monroe. Contact: Dave Eckert, decekrt(at)willamettewatershed.com. Sponsored by the Marys Peak Group of the Sierra Club.
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Saturday, May 31, 10am-2pm. Youth Garden Project Work Party at Starker Arts Park, off 45th, just north of Country Club Drive. Contact: Pami at ygp(at)corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org.
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Sunday, June 1, 10am-3pm. "Fall and Winter Organic
Gardening" with instructor Harry MacCormack. Cost: $30/at
the door, college students/$25, bring lunch, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER through
www.sunbowfarm.org.
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Sunday, June 1, 9am. "Run for the Hills"
starting at the Benton County Fairgrounds. A family-friendly event:
short kids run, 2-mile walk, and 8K trail run, with proceeds to benefit
local trail maintenance. Cost $10-$15, register by May 23. Contact:
gltrunforthehills.com
or stephens(at)bwbslaw.com. Sponsored by Greenbelt Land Trust.
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Saturday, June 7, 7:30-9:30am. "Buy Local First Breakfast" at Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 23rd Street. Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for children ($2 coupon available at the CEC). Questions: Barbara Ross, 752-3605.
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If you would like to post an event, please email us at info<at>corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org.
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