MAR 1 – 26 (Various times)
TARWEED FOLK SCHOOL SPRING CLASSES
A range of half-day, full-day, multi-day, and multi-week practical arts and place-based skills classes taught by local educators and members of our Willamette Valley communities. Classes in weaving, natural dye, woodworking fiber arts, and more! Costs range from $55 to $180, with scholarships available to all. View classes and register at tarweedfolkschool.com.
At Wade Hardware, 400 SW 2nd Street
Contact: info@tarweedfolkschool.com
Sponsor: Tarweed Folk School
THURS, MAR 5 (6 pm)
GREENBELT LAND TRUST ANNUAL MEETING
Enjoy light refreshments and conversation and hear from Greenbelt staff and board about Greenbelt’s eventful year in 2025 and look ahead to 2026.
At 1st Presbyterian (Dennis Hall Community Center), 114 SW 8th Street, Corvallis.
Contact: mbenotsch@greenbeltlandtrust.org
Sponsor: Greenbelt Land Trust
THURS, MAR 5 (5:30 – 7:30 pm; Talk starts at 6 pm)
TAP TALK: GENERATIONAL BRAINSTORM
In this free public presentation on Win-Win Solutions, listen to women in different stages of life describe their ideal future and what is needed to achieve it, followed by a discussion on how the strengths of our communities can help decision making, inform adaptation strategies, and foster equitable actions.
At Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd Street
Contact: 500WSCorvallis@gmail.com
Sponsor: 500 Women Scientists Corvallis
THURS. MAR 5 (6 – 8 pm)
BINGO
Enjoy a delicious dinner at the Greenberry Tavern and play BINGO! $10.00 per pack (3 cards per page), plus a Blackout card ($1.00 each). Proceeds support the Willamette Community and Grange Hall restoration project.
At Greenberry Tavern, 29974 OR-99W (Corner of 99W and Greenberry Rd.)
Contact: 541-609-8335, willamettegrange@gmail.com
Sponsor: Willamette Grange #52
FRI, MAR 6; TUES, MAR 10; THUR, MAR 12; WED, MAR 25; SAT, MAR 28 (12 – 1 pm)
OSU CAMPUS ARBORETUM TREE WALK
Help OSU support Linn Benton Food Share by joining Dan Blanchard, Curator of Living Plant Collections, and Instructor in the Department of Horticulture, on a tree and campus landscape history walk in the OSU Campus Arboretum. Requested donation of $5 or more per person, with all proceeds to benefit Linn Benton Food Share. Each walk is limited to 30 people. Register at OSU CAMPUS ARBORETUM TREE WALK. See details at campusarb.oregonstate.edu or Instagram (@osucampusarboretum).
Tour begins on quad side of OSU Memorial Union, 2501 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis
Contact: Dan Blanchard, William.blanchard@oregonstate.edu, 541-737-9259
Sponsor: OSU Campus Arboretum
SAT, MAR 7 (9:30 am – 12 noon)
PUBLIC SEED LIBRARY POP-UP PLANT CLINIC: COOL SEASON CROPS AND FLOWERS & HERBS TO START INDOORS NOW
Benton County Master Gardeners will help you plan your garden, select seeds right for you and your growingconditions, improve your harvest and your garden ecosystem too. Bring your vegetable garden questions and take home free seeds! It’s time to start cool season crops, flowers and herbs indoors, to cold stratify seeds that need a cold period to germinate, and to direct sow peas and greens when your soil is workable and warmed up adequately. Details at Learn more at www.bentonmg.org/public-seed-library-resources.
At Corvallis Public Library’s historic Belluschi Wing, 645 NW Monroe Ave.
Contact: CorvallisPublicSeedLibrary@gmail.com
Sponsors: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and Corvallis-Benton County Library
SAT, MAR 7 (12 noon – 4 pm)
WILD4NATURE
Bring your budding young naturalists for a wild afternoon with several local environmental organizations. Learn about forests, birds, the hidden world of soil, and more. Families will each take home a nature activity.
At Avery Park (Townsend Shelter)
Contact: education@chintiminiwildlife.org
Sponsors: Chintimini Wildlife Center, Mid-Willamette Bird Alliance, Corvallis Environmental Center, Starker Forests, Inc, Benton Soil and Water Conservation District, and City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation.
SAT, MAR 7 (5 – 7 pm)
20TH ANNUAL OSU EMPTY BOWLS
Join us for a simple and delicious meal (soup, bread, and dessert, served in a souvenir ceramic bowl guaranteed for the first 150 attendees) and silent auction benefiting OSU campus food pantry and local non-profit, Fresh & Local, First! Cost: Sliding scale $5 – $20, kids 5 and under eat free
At McNary Dining Center, 1300 SW Jefferson Way
Contact: sarah.cunningham@oregonstate.edu
Sponsors: OSU Anthropology, Food in Culture and Social Justice, and University Housing and Dining Services
SUN, MAR 8 (3 – 5 pm)
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS: FAITH AND DOUBT
Strengthening the unity in our community. Our host is Sandi Bean, Bahai Faith. Donations happily accepted.
At Meadowlark Clubhouse, 277 NW Conifer Blvd.
Contact: CorvallisInterfaithNet@gmail.com
Sponsor: Corvallis Interfaith Network
THURS, MAR 12 (Fair 5 – 7 pm, Town Hall 7 – 9 pm)
SUSTAINABILITY FAIR & TOWN HALL
Don’t miss our community’s sustainability event of the year, featuring more than 60 exhibitors, local food, and live music by the Nick Rivard/Ben Woodman Jazz Guitar Duo – all free of charge! This year’s Town Hall keynote speaker is Andrew Millison, whose impactful stories of land regeneration around the world have over 100 million video views on his popular YouTube channel. The title of his Town Hall presentation is “Global Resilience Efforts: Lessons for Corvallis”. Register for the Town Hall here. (Not required for the Fair)
At OSU’s CH2MHILL Alumni Center, 725 SW 26th Street
Contact: info@sustainablecorvallis.org
Sponsors: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and many more listed at sustainablecorvallis.org!
FRI, MAR 13 (4 – 6 pm)
SAFE HAPPY HOUR ON 2ND FRIDAYS
Join SAFE Corvallis on the second Friday of the month for a gathering of people who care about safe transit, biking and walking. Relax and enjoy the late afternoon. Discuss transportation safety advocacy and more! Please note that our Happy Hour location has moved to Laughing Planet! Find us upstairs.
At Laughing Planet, 127 NW 2nd Street, Corvallis
Contact: wendy.bikes.byrne@gmail.com
Sponsor: Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Corvallis
SAT, MAR 14 (8 am – 12 noon)
MWBA (AUDUBON) SECOND SATURDAY FIELD TRIP: Led by Duncan Evered & Caryn Stoess.
Registration required
At Willamette Park; meet at Willamette Park Shelter, east end of SE Goodnight Ave.
Contact: SecondSaturday@mwbirdalliance.org
Sponsor: Mid-Willamette Bird Alliance (previously Audubon Society of Corvallis)
SAT, MAR 14 (10:15 – 11:45 am)
2026 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH LOCAL LAWMAKERS
State legislators will bring us up to date on current legislative action, and there will be time for audience questions. Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, Sen. Dick Anderson, Rep. Sarah Finger McDonald, Rep. David Gomberg, and Rep. Shelly Boshart-Davis have been invited to participate. To attend virtually, find the Zoom link at lwvcorvallis.org/events.
At Benton County’s Kalapuya Building, 4500 SW Research Way
Contact: Connie Bozarth, conboz@comcast.net
Sponsors: League of Women Voters of Corvallis and Benton County
SAT, MAR 14 (7 – 10 pm)
THE NETTLES & CUCANANDY PRESENT A BENEFIT SHOW
Hear two Corvallis Celtic bands in a benefit show for the Corvallis Celtic Festival (July 16-19). $5 – $10 suggested donation, but all are welcome!
At Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis
Contact: bethbrown15@gmail.com
Sponsor: Corvallis Folklore Society
MON, MAR 16 (6 – 8 pm)
BENTON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING
Join us to meet our staff and board, hear about program updates and accomplishments, and learn what’s coming next at your soil and water conservation district. Free and open to all. Featuring keynote presentation by Michael Rhoades, Chair of the Mid-Valley Prescribed Burn Association Steering Committee.
At Corvallis Community Center (Ballroom), 2601 NW Tyler Ave.
Contact: office@bentonswcd.org
Sponsor: Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
WED, MAR 18 (6:30 – 8:00 pm)
SHELTERING OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION – ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS?
Join us for a community conversation on homelessness in Benton County as local leaders discuss progress, challenges, and what comes next.Presentations by Maria Gonzales (Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center), Jacky Lee (1000 Friends of Oregon), and Rebecca Taylor (Benton County Coordinated Homeless Response Office).
At Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Avenue
Contact: lwvcorvallis.org
Sponsors: League of Women Voters of Corvallis and Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
WED, MAR 18 (7 pm)
A KALAPUYA LEGACY: OAK SAVANNAS AND PRAIRIES ON OSU LANDS (2026 FRENKEL SERIES)
The theme for this year’s series is Listening to the Land. Dr. Dennis Albert, OSU researcher, will help us understand how our local Oregon White Oaks and native herbaceous species on OSU lands reveal Kalapuya ancestral culture and how that relates to current conditions.
To register, click on cbcpl.net/Frenkel1.
Contact: Dave Eckert, deckert@willamettewatershed.com
Sponsors: Marys Peak Group Sierra Club, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, and Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Water Action Team
THURS, MAR 19 (4 – 8 pm)
INVISIBLE
Reception featuring art by Debi Lyn Friedlander
At Art in the Valley Cooperative Gallery, 209 SW Second Street, Corvallis
Contact: 541-745-8908
Sponsor: Art in the Valley Cooperative Gallery
THURS, MAR 19 (5:30 – 7:30 pm)
ECOLOGY TAP TALK
Learn about research being conducted in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest from three OSU students: Ashley Weissenfels on thermal regimes, Meagan White on microbial decomposition, and Emelia Ferguson on macroinvertebrate emergence. A portion of food/beverage sales benefits Marys River Watershed Council.
At Common Fields Truck Pod and Taproom, 545 SW 3rd Street
Contact: nina@mrwc.org
Sponsor: Marys River Watershed Council
THURS, MARCH 19 (7 – 8:30 pm)
MWBA (AUDUBON) PROGRAM
“Ten Mile Creek Sanctuary” Speaker: Paul Engelmeyer, Ten Mile Sanctuary Manager. Social gathering & refreshments 6:30-7pm; business meeting & special raffle 7-7:20pm; presentation 7:20-8:30pm. Online option also available. Open to the public, all ages welcome.
At Chandler Ballroom, Corvallis Community Center (C3), 2601 NW Tyler Ave, Corvallis.
Contact: audubon.corvallis@gmail.com
Sponsor: Mid-Willamette Bird Alliance (previously Audubon Society of Corvallis)
SAT, MAR 21 (9:30 am – 12 noon):
PUBLIC SEED LIBRARY POP-UP PLANT CLINIC: COOL SEASON CROPS AND FLOWERS & HERBS TO START INDOORS NOW
Benton County Master Gardeners will help you plan your garden, select seeds right for you and your growing conditions, improve your harvest and your garden ecosystem. Bring your vegetable garden questions and take home free seeds! Learn more at www.bentonmg.org/public-seed-library-resources.
At Corvallis Public Library’s historic Belluschi Wing, 645 NW Monroe Ave.
Contact: CorvallisPublicSeedLibrary@gmail.com
Sponsors: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and Corvallis-Benton County Library
SAT, MAR 21 (7 – 8:30 pm)
DANCE PLANET
Listen and move to music from around the world and across the decades. First 30 minutes will feature live music by Celtic favorites The Nettles, followed by an hour of global grooves from DJ Geo. Admission to this family-friendly event is a suggested donation of $5 to $15. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to local environmental organizations.
At the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, 2945 NW Circle Blvd.
Contact: georgebeekman@gmail.com
Sponsor: Dance Planet
WEDNESDAYS, MAR 25 through APR 29 (6:00 – 8:00 pm)
COMMUNICATE FOR A CHANGE
Join trainer Anna Cassilly for this six-week course to improve your ability to communicate in a conflict. Whether at home, work, or in the community, excellent communication skills help you prevent conflicts and work through those that do arise with greater ease. Cost: $60 – $120. This is a benefit for the South Corvallis Food Bank. Work exchange and scholarships available.
At CoHo Ecovillage, 1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr., Corvallis
Contact: anna@growingpeace.net, 541-301-7993, www.growingpeace.net/trainings
Sponsor: Growing Peace
WED, MAR 25 (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
CORVALLIS GREEN DRINKS
Join Green Drinks Corvallis on the last Wednesday of the month for an informal meet-up of people who are environmentally-minded. What Green Drinks is: a casual, fun gathering of people who want to hang out with their favorite “green” folks and meet new ones. What Green Drinks is not: a meeting with an agenda, a stuffy networking event, or a place to circulate announcements. Event is free; participants pay for their food and drinks. Invite a friend!
At Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St.
Contact: johnispedaling1@gmail.com
Sponsor: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
THURS, MAR 26 (5:30 – 7:30 pm; Talk starts at 6 pm)
WASTED FOOD, WARMING PLANET: THE CLIMATE COST WE DON’T SEE
Join us for a dynamic presentation by Jeanette Hardison, the founder and director of the Sustainability Coalition’s “No Food Left Behind” program. Learn about the connection between wasted food and climate change, how to keep good food from going to waste – and how you can save money in the process!
At Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd Street
Contact: amills@willamettewatershed.com
Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Corvallis
FRI-SUN, MAR 27-29
THREE-DAY FIELD TRIP TO THE ROGUE VALLEY, OREGON
Registration & deposit required.
$100 deposit required with registration. Total trip costs shared by participants (van rental, gas, lodging, shared meals, & ticket to Oregon Shakespeare Festival performance); drivers receive a discount for their participation.
Contact: Ray Drapek, raydrapek@gmail.com
Sponsor: Mid-Willamette Bird Alliance (previously Audubon Society of Corvallis)
SAT, MAR 28 (12 noon – 3 pm)
NO KINGS III
A peaceful demonstration, from OSU to the Courthouse. Join us at noon at OSU for a march along Madison Ave, meet us at Central Park for music and art, or go directly to the Courthouse. Details at mobilize.us/s/CJ2zFR; indivisiblebc.org/no-kings-iii-location-and-schedule
At McNary Field, 250 SW Campus Way; Central Park, 650 NW Monroe Ave; Benton County Courthouse, 120 NW 4th St, Corvallis
Contact: indivisible.bc.or@gmail.com
Sponsor: Indivisible Benton County
SUN, MAR 29 (11 am – 3 pm)
PROPAGATION FAIR
Affordable rootstock and grafting, free quality scion, free seed swap, free and affordable live plants.
At Willamette Community and Grange Hall, 27555 Greenberry Rd. (Corner of 99W and Greenberry Rd.)
Contact: 541-609-8335, see Facebook Event
Sponsor: Willamette Grange #52
TUES, MAR 31 (10 am – 1 pm)
JAMMIN’ FOR THE HUNGRY
Making and processing jam, in a licensed kitchen, that will be distributed to local food banks. Learn how to make low sugar jams and get a sample to take home. Come join us in the fun of making jams!
At 1166 NW Jackson, the kitchen in the Corvallis First United Methodist Community Center
Contact: jammin@corvallisfumc.org (Contact us to confirm in case of last-minute changes.)
Sponsor: Corvallis First United Methodist Church in partnership with Jammin’ for the Hungry