Willow Bend celebrates 30 years of environmental education in northern Arizona!
May 31 — Help us celebrate all day with demonstrations on rainwater harvesting, solar cooking, and tours of our passive-solar straw-bale building. We’ll showcase how we’re decreasing our carbon footprint and offer suggestions and encouragement for you to do the same. Family and children’s activities will include scavenger hunts, nature walks into Sinclair Wash, music, storytelling, and more!
Schedule of Activities
| Time | Event | Leader / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:45 am | Willow Bend building tour | |
| Family walk | Jack Welch | |
| 10:00–10:45 am | Opening ceremony | |
| 10:45–11:00 am | APS ribbon cutting for new solar system | |
| 11:00–11:45 am | Composting workshop | Tammy Bishop, City of Flagstaff |
| Children’s gardening activity | ||
| 12:00–12:45 pm | Music with Second Childhood | |
| 1:00–1:45 pm | Rainwater harvesting | Ellen Ryan, City of Flagstaff |
| Family wash walk | ||
| 2:00–2:45 pm | Cisterns and edible gardens | Derek Snyder, Willow Bend |
| Build your own solar oven | ||
| 3:00–3:45 pm | Photovoltaic system workshop | Jim Corning, Prometheus Solar |
| Family wash walk |
Ongoing Family Activities
Scavenger hunts, Willow Bend Discovery Room, NOLS veggie oil bus, solar oven s’mores, climbing wall, face
Adult Activities
Solar building tour, biofuels information, rainwater harvesting and garden info