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Chris Miller
Posted inOutside
Drip, Drip, Drip
Where does Bend’s water go? Keeping your yard “green”
For our Sustainability Issue, the Source reached out to Michael Buettner, the City of Bend Water District’s water conservation program manager, to see where most of our water goes. Buettner said 60 percent of all residential water use is landscape irrigation, or in laymen’s terms, watering the grass. “We have really sandy/pumice soils here that […]
Posted inCulture
What is Xeriscaping?
Defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary, xeriscape means, “a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions.” According to the City of Bend’s waterwisetips, it means focusing on efficient irrigation practices and grouping plants together with the same water requirements, with an emphasis on conserving all […]
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Are You Really Recycling?
Just because you throw it in the Blue Bin doesn’t mean it won’t end up in the landfill
Take a drive around Bend every other Thursday—or whatever day recycling happens in your hood—and you’ll see it: streets lined with the big Blue recycling bins, overstuffed like it’s the 26th of December, plastic bags blowing down the street from the spring winds. Curbside recycling got its start in Oregon in 1983 in reaction—ironically—to a […]
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Nuisance Trapping?
A longtime homeowner in the Skyliners neighborhood is concerned about trapping in the area and the potential safety risks for dogs and kids
Update: Wildlife Services confirmed on 4/18 the traps and signs in the area along Tumalo Creek have been removed. Chris Morrison has lived near the Skyliners neighborhood—minus a few years for college—since 1976. In the fall of 2017, while on one of his almost daily hikes with his golden retriever, Sunny, and his wife, Diana, […]
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Ice Sports to end Friday
The Pavilion will let the ice melt in preparation for summer activities
Ice skaters and hockey players, this is your last week of the season, as Bend Park and Recreation District is closing down the Pavilion’s ice rink Friday, April 9. The Pavilion is offering $6 end-of-season rates until Friday at 7 pm, when the ice will melt in preparation for summer activities. The ice traditionally comes […]
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Urban Renewal for Central Bend?
A movement toward tax increment financing and an urban renewal area to help grow the city’s central district
According to Portland State University’s Population Resource Center, Bend’s population is predicted to be over 130,000 by 2035, and nearly 200,000 by the year 2065. In a town that’s roughly 33 square miles, the challenge is already apparent these days: where to house all the people? Expanding the Urban Growth Boundary—approved by the Oregon Department […]
Posted inBend Nest
Heading South
Adventure to Ashland and beyond
Looking for an interesting get-away for the whole family? Recently, my wife and I took a road trip with our six-year-old son and the grandparents to Ashland, where the grownups attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and found some exciting outdoor and cultural experiences along the way. There are about as many ways to get to […]
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Your pets are cute, and dirty too
Here’s what to do about it
Spring is here and along with all the other spring cleaning items, it’s time to clean Fido and Mitten’s areas as well. Don’t worry, it’s not that bad. Check out these eight tips for pet owners, courtesy of Bend Pet Express. Sanitize your pet’s food storage areas. Oils from pet food left in storage containers […]
