Meet Jon Matye, USFS special agent

BAKER CITY – The public is invited to the 6:30 p.m. Friday EOMA meeting at Baker City City Hall for a chance to meet Jon Matye and hear about his approach to law enforcement on the forest. Matye worked on the Wallowa-Whitman previously and is familiar with this part of Eastern Oregon. He has had an impressive career that includes successful arson and criminal investigations.

PFLAG reschedules meeting for June 11

The June meeting of Union County PFLAG will not be this week. Instead, the group will meet Thursday of next week, June 11, at 6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 902 Fourth St., La Grande. Attendees are asked to park in the lot on I Avenue and come in through the office entrance.

This month’s social night will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 19 at Bear Mountain Pizza.

Bumblebee field trip scheduled Saturday

Join the Blue Mountains Conservancy Saturday for a presentation and field trip to learn about bumblebees.

“Bumblebees: Conservation and Appreciation,” presented by wildlife biologist Laura Navarrete, will teach how to help with bumblebee conservation. Following the presentation participants will learn how to identify the most common bumblebees as the group surveys a nearby site for these furry pollinators.

Participants will meet at 1 p.m. in the Cook Memorial Library community room in La Grande.