Events

Friday 5/17

Farm Volunteer Day: Work with the organization on its farm; 1-3 p.m.; sign up; Seed To Table Farm, E. Black Butte Avenue and N. Dee Wright Street, Sisters; seedtotableoregon.org or 541-201-0152.

Saturday 5/18

2024 Selco Pole Pedal Paddle: Competitors will compete in different disciplines in this multi-sport relay, spectators welcome, there will be vendors at the finish the park; 9:15 a.m.; Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia St., Bend; pppbend.com or 541-389-7275.

Bird Walk: Deschutes Land Trust and Amy Sanchez will lead a spring bird walk; 9 a.m.-noon.; free RSVP; Paulina Creek Preserve, Deschutes; deschuteslandtrust.org.

NAMIWalks Central Oregon: Walk 5K for mental health community awareness, free to walk and supports NAMI’s mental health education, advocacy and free support groups in Central Oregon; 9-11 a.m.; free; Pioneer Park, 1525 NW Hill St., Bend; namiwalks.org or 541-389-7275.

Volunteer Project Day — Sawyer Park: Projects will include litter clean up, closing social trails using on-site materials such as logs and rocks, planting bunch grasses and other native plants; free; Sawyer Park, 62999 O.B. Riley Road, Bend; bendparksandrec.org or 541-389-7275.

Sunday 5/19

Bend Butte Babes: Hike with the group, all ages, all activity levels; 11 a.m.; free; Pilot Butte State Park, Pilot Butte State Park trailhead, Bend; facebook.com/groups/bendbuttebabes.

Community Run with Wander Run Club: Run with others every Sunday morning, all paces, all bodies; 8-10 a.m.; free; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; instagram.com/wander_run_club or 541-389-7275.

Sunriver Pétanque Club: In Pétanque, players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 1-4 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.

Tuesday 5/21

Group Bike Ride — Mountain Bike: Sisters Park & Recreation District and Blazin Saddles have partnered to host a series of group rides throughout the spring and summer months; 5:30-8 p.m.; free; Blazin’ Saddles, 413 W. Hood Ave., Sisters; sistersrecreation.com or 541-719-1213.

Rimrock Spring trail wildflower trip: Hike Rimrock Springs trail through high desert juniper and sagebrush reaching a wetland oasis, doubling the wildflower possibilities, 2-mile trail, mostly flat, no dogs allowed; 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m.; free; Rimrock Spring trail, U.S. Highway 26, approximately nine miles southeast of Madras and approximately 18 miles northwest of Prineville, Madras; facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064362862013.

Wednesday 5/22

Bird Walk: Deschutes Land Trust, Kara Jakse and Coleen Pidgeon will lead a spring bird walk; 8-11 p.m.; free, RSVP; Priday Ranch, Deschutes; deschuteslandtrust.org.

Thursday 5/23

Group Bike Ride — Gravel Bike: Sisters Park & Recreation District has partnered with Blazin’ Saddles to host a series of group rides throughout the spring and summer; 5:30-8 p.m.; free; Blazin’ Saddles, 413 W. Hood Ave., Sisters; sistersrecreation.com or 541-719-1213.

Sunriver Pétanque Club: In Pétanque, players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 1-4 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.