Invasive Species Cook-off Canceled: October 2021 Sustainability Events Calendar
Michel Wiman
From: Annette Mills <ami...@willamettewatershed.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 4:39 PM
Subject: October 2021 Sustainability Events Calendar
To: <sustainable-cor...@googlegroups.com>
Dear Friends of Sustainability,
It’s October! Please take a look at this month’s Sustainability Events Calendar (attached and pasted below), and forward this message to your organization and to anyone you know who may be interested. All events are also listed at Upcoming Community Events | Corvallis Sustainability Coalition (sustainablecorvallis.org).
Thank you for helping to spread the word about these great opportunities to connect with our community!
Annette
Annette Mills, Facilitator/Director
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS CALENDAR
October 2021
Events for people who want to learn about and get involved with efforts to make
Corvallis and Benton County sustainable communities
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, or FRIDAY (1 - 3 pm or 7 - 9 pm) You choose date and time!
HOME RETROFIT CLINIC
Nancy Evenson, a retired architect, is offering free home retrofit clinics to help people move along the path toward increased energy efficiency. During a personalized 2-hour session, Nancy will analyze your home’s current use of energy and help you identify the most important upgrades and the incentives that help you get there. To learn more about the retrofit clinics, email retr...@evensonarchitecture.com or visit sustainablecorvallis.org/action-teams/housing/retrofit/
Contact: retr...@evensonarchitecture.com
Sponsor: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Housing Action Team
OCT 1 – OCT 31
FARM TO TABLE MONTH
Savor the bounty of autumn – and support our local food system! Order meals from participating restaurants, learn about your food producers on Facebook & Instagram, and purchase local food items directly from producers. Check out sustainablecorvallis.org for a list of participating restaurants and food producers. RSVP to the Facebook Event and follow along on Instagram (@sustainablecorvallis) to meet local food producers and local restaurant owners passionate about local food!
Contact: in...@sustainablecorvallis.org, 541-230-1237
Sponsors: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Food Action Team, Corvallis Farmers’ Market, First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op
OCT 1 - NOV 1
EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER
Make your way to the Gathering Together Farm Stand and purchase a handmade ceramic bowl to support the OSU campus food pantry and Fresh & Local, First! in their fight against food insecurity. Bowls are priced at $20 and come with a $5 coupon for the Farm Stand itself.
At Gathering Together Farm Stand 25159 Grange Hall Rd, Philomath
Contact: Sarah.Cu...@oregonstate.edu
Sponsor: Food in Culture and Social Justice Program at Oregon State University and Gathering Together Farm
OCT 4 – 17
GET THERE CHALLENGE
It’s coming… the Get There Challenge starts October 4-17! Unlock fun and skill-building achievements—plus, log transportation options trips and remote work days for your chance to win prizes. Challenge yourself, and help make Oregon an even better place to live, work, and play. Learn more and sign up at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.
Contact: Lindsey....@corvallisoregon.gov
Sponsor: Oregon Department of Transportation and City of Corvallis Active Transportation Group
MON, OCT 4 (7 pm)
GARDENING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
Presentation by author, garden professors blogger, WSU extension and professor, and arborist Dr. Linda Chalker Scott
Free to members; non-member $5 donation
Contact: www.corvalliseveninggardenclub.org
Sponsor: Corvallis Evening Garden Club
OCT 10 – 31 TO SHOP ONLINE
SUN, NOV 14 TO SHOP AT THE EVENT
CORVALLIS FILL YOUR PANTRY
Ten Rivers Food Web invites you to our once a year pop-up market. Support smaller growers and buy locally grown and processed bulk goods such as dried beans, produce, grains, meats, preserves and more!
At Peoria Gardens, 32355 Peoria Road SW, Albany
Contact/info: tenriversfoodweb.org or email fillyourpan...@gmail.com
Sponsored by Ten Rivers Food Web and Peoria Gardens
TUES, OCT 12 (7:00 pm)
PESTICIDES AND OTHER BIOCIDES: BALANCING BENEFITS AND RISKS
Join us to learn about a recent study by the League of Women Voters of Oregon about this important topic, and hear from a panel of experts about the use and impacts of pesticides and other biocides. Whether we use them or not, these pervasive chemicals affect all of us. Don’t miss this eye-opening discussion!
Go to https://lwv.corvallis.or.us/events/ for Zoom link and further details.
Contact: Annette Mills, 541-230-1237
Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Corvallis
WED, OCT 13 (7:00 – 8:30 pm)
FIRE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL: AN INDIGENOUS FIRE CHRONOLOGY FOR WESTERN OREGON
A webinar presentation with David Harrelson (Cultural Resources Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde), Dustin Hawks (Cultural Resource Fire Protection Specialist, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde) and Amanda Rau (Asst. Professor (Willamette Valley/Cascades Regional Fire Specialist, Oregon State University Extension Service).
To register for the free webinar, go to the link provided by Corvallis-Benton Pubic County Library: https://bit.ly/champinefu1
Contact: Dave Eckert, dec...@willamettewatershed.com
Sponsors: Marys Peak Group Sierra Club, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, Spring Creek Project, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Community Inclusion Action Team
SUN, OCT 17 (5:00 pm)
GREEN FUTURE: A WEBSITE BY AND FOR KIDS
Two Corvallis middle schoolers have created a special website to inspire young people to work toward sustainability and zero waste, and to speak out about climate change. This special online presentation will feature Hazel and Cate as they tell kids and adults alike what motivated them and how their website came into being. For the Zoom link, go to Education Action Team | Corvallis Sustainability Coalition (sustainablecorvallis.org)
Contact: in...@sustainablecorvallis.org
Sponsor: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Education Action Team
THURS, OCT 21 (7:30 pm)
AUDUBON PROGRAM: SEEING NATURE
Online presentation by Julie Corbett, PhD
Open to the public; meeting starts at 7 pm; presentation starts at 7:30 pm
Contact: audubon....@gmail.com
Sponsor: Audubon Society of Corvallis
SUN, OCT 24 (4:00 – 8:00 pm)
CANCELED: INVASIVE SPECIES COOK-OFF
Join us for an event to remember, with dinner that raises awareness of the perils of invasive plants. Each year is more fun than the last, with live music, food and beverages. This year, the Cook-off Contest will have professional chefs cooking up invasive species and vying for the People’s Choice award.
Tickets available at https://appliedeco.org/get-involved/invasive-species-cookoff/
At Common Fields Food Truck Pod & Tap Room, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis.
Contact: in...@appliedeco.org
Sponsor: Institute for Applied Ecology
THURS, OCT 28 (7:00 pm PDT)
PANEL DISCUSSION: CLIMATE CHANGE & THE ARTS
Discussion led by scientist and artist Dr. Dominique Bachelet.
Part of What Will Nature Do? Exhibition Project @ The Arts Center Sept 30 – Nov 13, 2021, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis
Contact: hes...@theartscenter.net | FMI: www.theartscenter.net/
Sponsor: Windermere Willamette Valley Property Management & The Arts Center
SAT, OCT 30 (2:00 – 4:30 PM, Raffle Drawing at 4:00 pm)
NEW ROOF/STABILIZATION CELEBRATION AND QUILT RAFFLE DRAWING
Party and celebrate the new roof on the Willamette Community and Grange Hall – Now safe for community use!
Music, Building Tours, Games, Raffle, Food available from Hiatt Farm - FREE
Willamette Community and Grange Hall, 27555 Greenberry Rd. (Corner of 99W and Greenberry Rd.)
Contact: 541-609-8335
Sponsor: Willamette Grange #52
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https://sustainablecorvallis.org/about/our-partners/
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