The Deschutes Land Trust has been the proud presenter of Nature Nights since 2011! Nature Nights are monthly presentations on a nature-related topic held from January through March. Topics vary each year, but are given by experts in their field. All Nature Nights are free and usually start at 7pm at the Tower Theatre in Bend. Tickets are required and registration generally opens a month prior to each talk.

2025 Nature Nights

• January 29: Save the date!
• February 24: Save the date!
• March 12: Save the date!

Past Nature Nights

2024 Nature Nights

• January 24: The Remarkable Native Bees of Central Oregon with Andony Melathopoulos
• February 21: The Real Dirt on Soil! with James Cassidy
• March 20: An Introduction to the Klamath Tribes with Gabriann Hall

2023 Nature Nights

• January 25: Fungi in the Forest with Ariel Cowan
• February 21: A History of Trees—Fire, Old-Growth, and Forest Restoration in Central Oregon with Dr. James Johnston
• March 22: Wild Horses, Wolves, and Other Wildlife of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation with Austin L. Smith, Jr.

2022 Nature Nights

• January 26: A Low-to-No Snow Future with Dr. Alan Rhoades and Dr. Erica Siirila-Woodburn
• March 2: Is Climate Anxiety Bad for the Planet? with Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray
• March 30: American Pikas and Climate Change with Dr. Matt Shinderman

2021 Nature Nights

• January 27: A Closer Look at Microplastics with Dr. Susanne Brander
• February 17: The Importance of Insects with Dr. Tara Cornelisse
• March 17: Restoration and Reciprocity with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

2020 Nature Nights

• January 29: Long Memory of the Land with Elizabeth Woody
• February 26: The Dignity of Rivers with Dr. Colin Thorne
  
• **CANCELED** March 31: A Closer Look at Microplastics with Dr. Susanne Brander

2019 Nature Nights

• January 30: Magnificent Monarchs with Amanda Egertson
• March 20: Living in the Human Age with Dennis Dimick
• April 16: Recreation for Everyone with Dr. Ashley D'Antonio

2018 Nature Nights

• January 31: Wildlife and Recreation with Brock McCormick
• February 28: The Beauty of Bats with Tom Rodhouse and Michael Durham
• March 20: The Era of Megafires with Dr. Paul Hessburg

2017 Nature Nights

• January 31: My Life on Trails with trails specialist John Shubert
• February 22: The Oregon Spotted Frog with biologist Jay Bowerman
• March 22: Behind the Scenes with Black Bears with biologist Dana Sanchez
• September 28: Coming Home to Central Oregon with author John Elder

2016 Nature Nights

• January 27: Salmon in the Deschutes with Don Ratliff
• February 24: Lichens—The Extreme Fungi with Daphne Stone
• March 30: Cougar Conservation in the 21st Century with Rick Hopkins

2015 Nature Nights

• January 28: Geology of Central Oregon’s Cascades with Daniele McKay
• February 25: An Obsession with Odonata—Oregon’s dragonflies and damselflies with Celeste Searles Mazzacano
• March 18: Beavers, Wolves, Fire and Logging—Preparing for climate change with new partners, new strategies with Suzanne Fouty

2014 Nature Nights

• January 16: The Crooked River Caldera with geologist Carrie Gordon
• February 19: Wolves in the Land of Salmon with tracker David Moskowitz
• March 19: Central Oregon Wildflowers with field guide author Mark Turner
• April 16: Attracting Native Pollinators with ecologist Mace Vaughan

2013 Nature Nights

• January 30: Pole Creek Fire Recovery with ecologist Maret Pajutee
• February 27: Stories from Oregon Field Guide with OPB producer Jeff Douglas
• March 27: A Natural History of Butterflies with THE butterfly guy Robert Pyle

2012 Nature Nights

• January 24: Wolf Recovery in Oregon with biologist John Stephenson
• February 21: Climate Change and Oregon—Building Resiliency with Kathie Dello
• March 20: Three Sisters and Whychus Creek—A Geologic Past and Present with Ellen Bishop Morris

2011 Nature Nights

• January 25: Tracking Central Oregon Wildlife in Winter with Larry Berrin
• February 24: Forest Fire Ecology East of the Cascades with fire ecologist Amy Waltz
• March 24: Wildflowers of Central Oregon with ecologist Maret Pajutee