Explore calendar Oct. 12-18: Trail Camera Community Science; Salmon Walk

Published 12:15 am Saturday, October 12, 2024

Saturday 10/12

Central Oregon Falls Colors Photo Workshop: Enjoy the beauty of the Central Oregon Cascades and photograph pristine river scenes and lakes with towering mountains during Central Oregon’s beautiful autumn season; 5:45 a.m.; Cascade Center of Photography, 390 SW Columbia St., Suite 110, Bend; ccophoto.com or 541-241-2266.

Fungi Fest and Mushroom Show: There will be a display of mushrooms native to the region, lectures, demos, vendors and more; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free; Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road, Sunriver; fungifest.snco.org or 541-728-1011.

Ochoco Preserve Tour: Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Michelle McSwain for a fall tour of Ochoco Preserve, an easy 1- to 2-mile hike on paved and gravel trails; 1-3 p.m.; free register online; Ochoco Preserve, Prineville; deschuteslandtrust.org or 541-330-0017.

Trail Camera Community Science: Learn how to use a trail camera, good places to set one up and how you can help biologists by uploading your images to iNaturalist, participants can check out a trail camera to use at home; 10 a.m.-noon; $20 for one camera, members receive 20% discount; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; highdesertmuseum.org or 541-382-4754.

Sunday 10/13

Beaver Works Beaver Walk: Learn to identify beaver evidence, understand the critical role that beavers play in our ecosystem and more; 3-5 p.m.; free; Shevlin Park — Aspen Hall Parking Lot, 18920 NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend; thinkwildco.org.

Central Oregon Fall Colors Photo Workshop: Enjoy the beauty of the Central Oregon Cascades and photograph pristine river scenes and lakes with towering mountains during Central Oregon’s beautiful autumn season; 6:30 a.m.; Cascade Center of Photography, 390 SW Columbia St., Suite 110, Bend; ccophoto.com or 541-241-2266.

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 or 541-389-7275.

NFL Brunch: Watch the game with food and drinks available for purchase; 10 a.m.; Mill Works Pub, 330140 SW Powerhouse Dr, Bend; facebook.com/events/1282018816111483.

Sunriver Pétanque Club: 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; 1-3 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Central Oregon: Support Alzheimer’s care and research by joining in the fundraiser; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; free register online; Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia St, Bend; act.alz.org.

Monday 10/14

Monday Night Football: $3 pints, featuring a different brewery (and sometimes cidery) every week and swag giveaways, six big screen TVs (2 outside), game sound on; 5 p.m.; free; River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend; riversplacebend.com.

Thursday 10/17

Salmon Walk: Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Megan Hill for a salmon walk along Spring Creek near the Metolius River; 1-3 p.m.; free; Spring Creek, near Camp Sherman, Camp Sherman; deschuteslandtrust.org

Sunriver Pétanque Club: 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; 1-3 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.

Friday 10/18

Paulina Creek Preserve Tour: Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Leslie Olson for a fall tour of Paulina Creek Preserve; 9 a.m.-noon; free; Paulina Creek Preserve, near La Pine, La Pine; deschuteslandtrust.org.

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