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The Nature of Bend
Farm to Table Events
• June 11th. Longtable at Rainshadow with special guest Chef Jeff from Spork.
• July 16th Longtable at Rainshadow.
• August 11th Guided bike tour from Bend, dinner, concert, sleepover and breakfast
at Rainshadow
• August 20th Longtable at Rainshadow
• September 15th Longtable at Rainshadow
More Farm to Table Events will be posted on MeetUp/BendHealthGuide this Summer!
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BEND HEALTH GUIDE | Spring 2018
By LeeAnnKreigh
This guide has been great fun when finding strange
things in Bend parks. I was at Shevlin Park with a
group of students who found what looked like a large
worm, but not quite. Thanks to the book we found out
it was a rubber boa! I had no idea there were rela-
tives of the boa constrictor in Bend. I love the scav-
enger hunt guides in the back, which could make a
quick hike turn into a mystery hike, great for keep-
ing kids engaged. One of the biggest surprises I’ve
had leading students and campers in Bend is flowers
in sagebrush deserts. In a wonderful un-developed
part of Pine Nursery park, we stumbled upon the
Green-Banded Mariposa Lily. These beautiful, pur-
ple Lilies seem to grow in dust. I was shocked to see
anything other than sagebrush and juniper, we found
dozens of these lilies reminding me of an Easter egg
hunt on a 90 degree day in July. This book is filled
with over 350 plants and animals of Bend, native leg-
ends and fun facts. It’s like having a Naturalist on the
trail with you as a great resource guide for exploring
Central Oregon.
Reviewed by William Sweigert, Teacher & Gobi Wild
Camp Leade r.
bendhealthguide.com | BEND HEALTH GUIDE
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