Recommended Community Events

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

February 28 through March 3, School of Law, University of Oregon, Eugene

The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gathering for environmentalists worldwide, and is distinguished as the oldest and largest of its kind. The Conference historically unites more than 3,000 activists, attorneys, students, scientists, and concerned citizens from over 50 countries around the globe to share their experience and expertise. The Conference is organized solely by the volunteers of Land Air Water (LAW), a student environmental law society, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water (FLAW), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

The four-day Conference includes over 125 panels, workshops, and multi-media presentations addressing a broad spectrum of environmental law and advocacy. Topics include: forest protection and ecological restoration, grazing and mining reform, labor and human rights, air and water pollution, Native American treaty rights, globalization and "free" trade, environmental justice, corporate responsibility, marine wilderness, international environmental law, water rights and dam removal, oil and gas litigation, genetic engineering, and urban growth.

For more information and how to register, go to their web site: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference.

Earth Day in Bend

April 20, Outside the Environmental Center on Kansas Street, Bend

Every year we have a table at the Environmental Center Earth Day celebration. It usually runs from 1100 to 1600, so we're looking for members who would like to take a shift hosting our table and displays. And if you're not into that, stop by and chat for a bit. See you there.