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  • Winter Nights Series Kickoff

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    It’s spacious, warm and wondrous inside the High Desert Museum! Join us after hours to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a safe night out. Rimrock Café will be open for folks to grab a brew or bite. The Museum store, Silver Sage Trading, will also be open. Every Thursday, December 2 – February 24 […]

    $3 – $12
  • Natural History Pub: The Changing Glaciers of Oregon and the American West

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    The glaciers in Oregon are rapidly changing, like most in the rest of the world. Join Portland State glaciologist, Andrew Fountain, to learn about glacier changes in Oregon and the western U.S. and how they may relate to glaciers elsewhere, including Greenland and Antarctica. This Natural History Pub is taking place at the High Desert […]

    FREE and registration is required
  • High Desert Museum Members’ Annual Meeting

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Museum Members, please join us online! Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D., will talk about what’s next for the Museum. Wildlife staff will also offer insight into animals in the Museum’s care. This is a virtual event and when registered, you will receive an email with login instructions by Wednesday, December 8 at 12:00 pm.

    FREE for Museum Members
  • Natural History Pub Forest Insects of Central Oregon: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    McMenamins 700 NW Bond St.

    Central Oregon is home to a diverse array of forest insects. Many are highly beneficial to the habitats in which they live, while others have eruptive outbreaks that can significantly impact forest health. Join U.S. Forest Service entomologist Dr. Robbie Flowers to learn more about the tiny inhabitants with whom we share the High Desert.

  • Carrying Messages: Virtual Panel Discussion

    Join us for a virtual panel discussion with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel, Lydia Jennings and Ardis Clark, three of the individuals featured in our exhibition Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening. The panelists will share some of the meanings running holds in their lives and the ways that it connects […]

  • Natural History Pub For the Love of Dark Skies: Good for People, Ecosystems and the Economy

    McMenamins 700 NW Bond St.

    Central Oregon sits on the edge of the largest intact area of pristine dark skies in the Lower 48—a vanishing natural resource. Join Mary Coolidge of Portland Audubon and a board member of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Oregon Chapter and Dr. Bill Kowalik, board chair of the IDA Oregon Chapter, to learn about ecological […]

  • Imagine a World – Biosphere 2 Presentation by Mark Nelson, Ph.D.

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Mark Nelson, Ph.D., was one of an eight-person “Biospherian” crew that sealed itself into the self-contained Biosphere 2, an eco-laboratory featured in the exhibit Imagine a World. Today, he is chairman of the Institute of Ecotechnics, head of Wastewater Gardens International and has worked for several decades in scientific fields such as bioregenerative space life […]

  • Imagine a World – Biosphere 2 Presentation by Mark Nelson, Ph.D.

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Mark Nelson, Ph.D., was one of an eight-person “Biospherian” crew that sealed itself into the self-contained Biosphere 2, an eco-laboratory featured in the exhibit Imagine a World. Today, he is chairman of the Institute of Ecotechnics, head of Wastewater Gardens International and has worked for several decades in scientific fields such as bioregenerative space life […]

  • Roping on the Ranch with Antonio Huerta

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Charros are the embodiment of a tradition that stretches back more than 500 years and helped unite the country in the years following the Mexican Revolution. Meet the real deal at the 1904 Miller Ranch! Antonio Huerta, a charro, will perform roping techniques and share the rich heritage of Mexican people with Museum visitors. See […]

  • Roping on the Ranch with Antonio Huerta

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Charros are the embodiment of a tradition that stretches back more than 500 years and helped unite the country in the years following the Mexican Revolution. Meet the real deal at the 1904 Miller Ranch! Antonio Huerta, a charro, will perform roping techniques and share the rich heritage of Mexican people with Museum visitors. See […]