Knott Landfill Installs New Web Cams
The Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste has installed new webcams at Knott Landfill that allow customers to view inbound and outbound traffic queues.
“Customers can now check online to see how busy we are before they leave home,” said Department Director Timm Schimke. “With spring cleanups underway, we’re consistently busy, and want to make it easier for customers to know when they may experience a wait.”
Customers can view current activity by visiting www.deschutes.org/
Prescribed burn planned Friday on High Desert Museum property
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Prescribed burn
On 40-50 acres of forest; museum will be closed for the day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The High Desert Museum and Deschutes National Forest are coordinating to conduct a prescribed burn Friday on the museum s property. If weather conditions remain favorable, firefighters will ignite the burn in the morning and the museum will be closed for the day, planning to reopen Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
The burn will likely end at about 5:00 p.m., depending upon conditions. Smoke may linger in the area for up to a week but will begin to dissipate after ignitions are complete.
Detail of Fall in Blue Meadow by jasna guy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are essential to thriving High Desert ecosystems and agriculture. Yet their numbers are declining. A new High Desert Museum exhibit offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about the art, intricacy and importance of pollination.
Visual artist jasna guy and entomologist Lincoln Best bring their reverence for pollinators and the plants on which they depend in
In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination. The exhibit opens on Saturday, May 22.
In Time’s Hum dives into the world of pollinators, with a focus on the flowers essential to their survival. guy is a British Columbia-based artist who also sees herself as an educator and citizen scientist. Her practice includes close observation of pollination ecology and the exploration of the floral resources that pollinators require–nectar and pollen. For the past six years, guy’s mixed media artwork has focused on
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Kids Curate, an exhibition created by fifth-grade students from R.E. Jewell Elementary School in Bend, opens Friday, May 7 at the High Desert Museum. Kids Curate is a year-long program that integrates art and science into existing school curriculum and culminates in an exhibition at the museum, this year on display through June 6.
Museum curators work with a different Central Oregon school every year in both the classroom and through field trips to produce an exhibition. The program integrates art, science, history and writing, giving students an opportunity to learn about arts and culture career possibilities while simultaneously exploring the natural world.
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