Discover Your Northwest - Central Oregon

08/19/2026

Mark your calendar, the National Park Service is turning 110 on August 25th!!

🎉 All park entrance fees are waived on August 25th to celebrate!
🎈visit your park's website to learn about fun events happening
🎂Feed the rangers cake, not the wildlife 😜🥳

08/13/2026

Join us at Olympic National Park for Beach 4 Tidepool Walks this weekend! 🪸

Meet a Ranger at the Beach 4 parking area and discover the amazing diversity of tidepool organisms.🦞🐚🌊

This walk includes a 0.25-mile trail, taking a staircase (~125 steps) down the bluff, navigating down a large rock, and walking across the beach to the tidepools.

📆 August 12,15,16
⏰ 9:00a -10:00a
💲Free!

Learn more 👇 👇
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=6C0DA9A7-A82A-CDA8-F1E42DF5EBC49D8E

08/12/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMOKEY: On Sunday in Bend, Central Oregonians were invited to join Smokey Bear for his 82nd birthday. The event was full of fun, but the message behind it was serious. Link in comments for the full report.

08/12/2026

Thanks for joining us!!

Smokey Bear celebrated his 82nd birthday Sunday at the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station, bringing families and forest rangers together for a day of fun and wildfire prevention.

08/06/2026

See you Sunday in Bend!

08/05/2026

Our longtime partners and friends at NatureConnect Central Oregon just launched their Youth Nature Access Fund to help get more kids outside and connecting with nature. 🌿

🚌 This fund will help to provide field trip opportunities, camp scholarships, transportation to outdoor learning experiences and more!

❤️ Thanks to NatureConnect Central Oregon our Project S.N.O.W. program at Mt. Bachelor sees over 3,200 students across Central Oregon every winter providing educational experiences out in the snow. Without funding and support from Nature Connect, these types of free programs don't happen!

Support the fund today 👇👇👇👇
https://natureconnectco.org/ynaf/

08/04/2026

Join us to celebrate our dear friend Smokey for their 82nd birthday!! 🐻 🔥 🚒 🎈

📍 Cascade Welcome Station, Bend Oregon
📆 August 9, 11a-1p
🎯 Activities for the whole family!
🧁 Cupcakes served at 12p until the run out!
🔥 This is a free event with no reservations required!

See you there 🫡 🎂

08/03/2026

Our longtime partners and friends at Nature Connect just launched their Youth Nature Access Fund to help get more kids outside and connecting with nature. This fund will help to provide field trip opportunities, camp scholarships, transportation to outdoor learning experiences and more!

A great example of this support is our Project S.N.O.W. program at Mt. Bachelor which sees over 3,200 students across Central Oregon every winter providing educational experiences out in the snow. Without funding and support from Nature Connect, these types of free programs don't happen!

Support the fund today 👇👇👇👇
https://natureconnectco.org/ynaf/

08/03/2026

We are proud to support the Museum at Warm Springs and its membership drive! 🌱

Over the years, we have partnered with the Museum and local educators on meaningful programs that connect students with science, Indigenous knowledge, gardening, natural resources, and cultural traditions. These experiences have included the Museum’s Seeds of Discovery program, school gardens and pollinator habitats, and hands-on learning with Indigenous natural resource professionals.

Membership helps the Museum continue serving as a vital place for cultural preservation, education, and community connection. We encourage you to join us in supporting its important work.

👉For details on benefits and to join: Visit The Museum’s website at https://www.museumatwarmsprings.org/ and click “Join”

MuseumAtWarmSprings

07/31/2026

Our friends at Nature Connect just launched their Youth Nature Access Fund

The Youth Nature Access Fund gives our community one simple way to support trusted Central Oregon organizations working together to ensure more children have meaningful experiences in nature. Donate today!

Every childhood needs nature. Every child deserves the chance to grow up with a meaningful connection to nature. Together, we’re helping make that possible. The Youth Nature Access Fund gives our community one simple way to support trusted Central Oregon organizations working together to ensure ...