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Conference: Workshop, Tours, and Fun Activities
In addition to the great sessions offered at Sustainable Oregon 2012, we have a fabulous lineup of workshops, tours, and other fun activities to maximize your time in Bend.
Looking for a quick summary of the conference schedule? Check out the CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE.
Want more details? Check out the FULL AGENDA with session descriptions.
Want to learn more about speakers and moderators? Check out the CONFERENCE BIOS.
Green Procurement and Eco-Labels Workshop
Thursday, June 7
10:00am-12:00pm
$30/person
What is environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) and why is it important? Find out by joining Stacey Foreman, Sustainable Procurement Coordinator for the City of Portland, for a pre-conference workshop Thursday, June 7, 10am-12pm.
You’ll leave this educational workshop armed with the knowledge of how to put an EPP policy and specs together, how to track green purchases and their environmental benefits, and what resources are available to make EPP easier.
The workshop will focus on product categories that have recycling/waste prevention considerations, and will include case studies of state and local government EPP efforts. Additionally, you’ll learn about the wide variety of eco-labels, the role they play in EPP, and tips to avoid getting “greenwashed.”
To register for the Green Procurement Workshop, sign up on your registration form.
Tours
Compost Tour SOLD OUT
Thursday, June 7
8:30am-12:30pm
$30/person
Learn about how the Newport Market grocery store has established food preservation hierarchies and how they are able to maximize their potential to recycle and compost. Newport Market recently received an ORRA award for their Leadership in Composting. Get a first hand look at St. Charles Hospital's food waste collection and their best recycling system. Here you'll learn about their successes and ongoing challenges. Lastly, get an overview of compost production from the collection of food scraps to selling the final product at Deschutes Recycling.
Brew Bus Tour
Thursday, June 7
6:30pm-10:00pm
$45/person
Take a bus tour of Bend's three finest breweries! Learn about mash tun and fermentation tanks at Deschutes Brewery, Cascade Lakes, and Silver Moon. Enjoy complimentary beer samples at each brewery and delicious appetizers at one of them.
To register for the Compost or Brew Bus Tours, sign up on your registration form.
Fun Activities
Cave Exploration
Thursday, June 7
8:45am–12:15pm
$55/person
8:45am Depart Seventh Mountain Resort for some cave exploration before the conference begins.
9:15am Scattered around the sage-covered High Desert lie ancient caves, buried by the volcanic upheavals in centuries known to past peoples. We’ll discover the hidden underground world of these large, cool caverns in a way that’s safe and fascinating! Leading very small groups with headlamps for all, guides will provide in-depth interpretation on the formation of the lava tubes, the wildlife habitat inside the caves, and the many uses of the caves over time from Native American dwellings to cold storage for early Bend residents. Central Oregon’s caves are delicate ecosystems that few have experienced in this way.
12:15pm Return to the resort.
Note: The caves are cool, so wear layers, including long pants and jackets. Wear closed-toe shoes. A water bottle is good to have as well as a camera.
Cost: $55/person. Includes transportation, guide, helmet, and headlamps.
Canoeing the High Cascade Lakes
Saturday, June 9
2:30pm–6:00pm
$55/person
2:30pm Depart Bend for a trip into the heart of the Cascade Mountain Range.
3:00pm Put in our canoes on Hosmer Lake, a stunning marsh-lined lake which provides habitat for waterfowl, otters, and eagles. Our paddle will take us across glassy waters to the north end of the lake to experience the solitude of the forest and Quinn Creek.
5:15pm Pull our boats off the lake and head back to Bend.
6:00pm Arrive at Seventh Mountain Resort.
Cost: $55/person. Includes transportation, guide, canoes, and gear.
Starlight Canoe Journey
Saturday, June 9
8:00pm–Midnight
$65/person
8:00pm Depart Seventh Mountain Resort under the glowing light of a sinking sun.
8:30pm Arrive at one of our high Cascade lakes in the heart of the Cascade Range, drop in the canoes, and away we go for an absolutely serene and stunning paddle. An incredible reality about our earth is that it is rarely dark outside. Even at night in the remoteness of the Cascade Range, the stars punctuate the darkness providing nice illumination, particularly on a lake surface! During our journey we’ll pull out and share dessert and a hot drink with everyone while the night sky unfurls.
12:00am Return to Bend
Cost: $65 per person. Includes transportation, guide, canoes, dessert, and hot drink.
To register for the Cave Exploration, Canoeing the High Cascade Lakes, or the Starlight Canoe Journey, call Wanderlust Tours at 800-962-2862 and mention you are with AOR to get the special rate.
Rafting
Daily Two-Hour Excursions Leaving Five Times a Day
$35/person
Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting and kayaking in Central Oregon. Located where Bend Meets Bachelor, Seventh Mountain River Company takes adventurers of all skill levels out to meet the legendary Deschutes River head on.
To sign up for rafting, book your trip online or call 541-693-9124.
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