Central Oregon Conservation Summit

Surfrider-Newport Chapter

If you love to recreate come learn from experts how we can ensure we have great places to play for years to come.

COCC Campus Center

The Surfrider Foundation and representatives from OSU-Cascades Natural Resources Department, COCC-Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Center and Latino Outdoors are organizing the first Central Oregon Conservation Summit. The hope of this Summit is to connect everyday citizens, conservationists, recreationalists, researchers and volunteers in Central Oregon around the biggest challenges facing our region as population and climate change amplify. We hope to highlight leading researchers, scientists, activists, activities and organizations working to dwarf climate change and other environmental challenges and connect with potential concerned citizens, recreationalists and volunteers to look for ways to collaborate. We hope for this to be an avenue to catalyze involvement in conservation by connecting people to organizations and participate in a clean-up at Sparks Lake the headwaters of the Deschutes River. All funds generated from this event, through sponsorship, ticket sales and donations, will help fund the event and research on algae blooms throughout the region in an effort to mitigate this problem which is critical to water conservation. Hear from amazing experts across our region, participate in fun activities, meet local non-profits making a difference in our region, all attendees will receive a one year membership to Surfrider, conference t-shirt, Surfrider bag, morning and afternoon snack, lunch and great outdoor swag from local outdoor organizations, like HydroFlask and REI! Drinks from 10 Barrel and humm! Thanks to early support from Bend Outrigger Canoe Club, HydroFlask, REI, OSU, COCC, Patagonia Bend, Pine Mountain Sports, and Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe. If you are traveling to Central Oregonian for this conference consider signing the <a href="https://www.visitbend.com/the-bend-pledge/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bend Pledge</a>, making a donation at <a href="https://www.pledgewild.com/bend-or" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pledge for the Wild</a> and great resources for your stay with <a href="https://www.visitbend.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visit Bend</a>. Big Thanks to COCC for providing Sign Language interpreters to ensure all attends accessibility needs are met and we are providing a fully inclusive event!

<a href="https://newport.surfrider.org/news-fund-raisers/central-oregon-conservation-summit-balancing-recreation-conservation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more on our webpage about the speakers, sponsors and event!</a>Agenda: September 28th at Central Oregon Community College Willie Hall9-10am                             Registration and morning snack10am-10:45am               Opening and Keynote (Ken Meidell)10:45am-11:15am          Tribal Stewardship (Tiyana Casey)11:15-11:45am                 Accessibility in Recreation &amp; Conservation (Ashley Schahfer)11:45-12:15pm                Wildlife Conservation, Passages &amp; Human Conflict (Lauri Turner)12:15-1pm                        Lunch, Live Music by Lousea Lassen1pm-2pm                         User Conflict in the Outdoors Panel (Gena Goodman-Campbell, Kolleen Miller, Kim McCarrel, Zavi Borja, Danielle MacBain and Lara Jensen)2pm-3pm                         Climate Change Panel (Pam Hardy, Bryce Kellogg, Alex Enna and Bob Madden )3pm-4pm                         Responsible Tourism Panel (Damon Runberg, Kevney Dugan, Krystal Marie Collins, Lisa Machnik, Kim Kinney and Rick Boatner)4pm-4:30pm                  Importance of Youth in Conservation Activism (Julia Alvarado and Sydney Dedrick)4:30-4:45pm                  Closing4:45pm-6:30pm            Summit Closing Reception- Conservation Organization BingoDay 2: Sparks Lake Clean-up September 29, 2019Meet 8:30am        At Miller Park (55 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR) to carpool to Sparks Lake board bus at 8:45am.9am-noon               Clean-up at Sparks Lake12:30-2pm              Closing BBQ OUTSIDE at Miller Park (food and drinks included)All Summit attendees will receive a vegetarian, gluten free lunch as part of registration fee to be environmentally supportive. The COCC cafeteria will be open if you want other options at your own costs. Due to shirts having to be ordered there will be small, medium, large and XL shirts first come first serve on sizes.

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