Adult Workshop: Birding 101, June 4th 3PM-7PM

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center 703 E Sawmill Rd. , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

The workshop will cover basic birding skills using sight, sounds, behavior and habitat, review birding ethics, demonstrate a number of birding research methods, and provide opportunities for involvement with local citizen science birding efforts. During the first part of the workshop participants will learn the basics of bird identification, how to properly use binoculars, how […]

$10 – $15

Downtown Geology, June 6th 1PM

Mountain Sports Flagstaff 24 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Through generous funding from Mountain Sports Flagstaff and 1% for the Planet, Willow Bend will be offering guided Downtown Geology Tours again during the summer! Tour is FREE and will be limited to 20 participants so online or in store sign-up is highly recommended. Walk in-spots will be available on a first come first serve […]

FREE

Picture Canyon Tour: Family Picnic

Picture Canyon Picture Canyon Trail , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Willow Bend, in partnership with the Open Space Program within the City of Flagstaff’s Sustainability Section, will be leading FREE guided tours to Picture Canyon during the spring and summer. Tours typically last last 2-3 hours and, in addition to the tours theme (changes each month), cover basic history, ecology, geology, and archeology of Picture […]

FREE

Grant Writing Workshop

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center 703 E Sawmill Rd. , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center and Coconino County Conservation District for a grant writing workshop designed to help environmental educators and non-profit professionals search, craft, and present superior grant applications.   Workshop covers grant writing fundamentals while offering an insiders perspective on what funders and review panelists are looking for in a grant application. […]

Summer Bug Camp

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center 703 E Sawmill Rd. , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

If creepy crawlers fascinate your child, then NAU's summer bug camp is an ideal summer activity. Camp is hosted by the  Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity in partnership with Willow Bend. Campers will learn about insect natural history and biodiversity through a series of fun project and activities. Campers collect insects and create their […]

Downtown Geology, June 19th 1PM

Mountain Sports Flagstaff 24 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Through generous funding from Mountain Sports Flagstaff and 1% for the Planet, Willow Bend will be offering guided Downtown Geology Tours again during the summer! Tour is FREE and will be limited to 20 participants so online or in store sign-up is highly recommended. Walk in-spots will be available on a first come first serve […]

FREE

New Fiscal Year Begins Today!

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center 703 E Sawmill Rd. , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Today is the first day of our new fiscal year! Each year we strive to do more, engage more, serve more, and get outside more!  But with ever-decreasing funding for education, we depend on partners like you. Our major source of funding comes from members and supporters who understand the importance of instilling wonder and love for […]

Science Saturday: It’s a Bug’s Life

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center 703 E Sawmill Rd. , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Join Willow Bend and NAU Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research for a creepy crawly Science Saturday. We will have hundreds of arthropod samples on display, including butterflies and native bees plus fun activities, build own super bug, view insects  under a microscope, play the pollinator game, make insect hotels, and learn about native plants […]

FREE

Downtown Geology Tour, July 7th 1PM

Mountain Sports Flagstaff 24 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Through generous funding from Mountain Sports Flagstaff and 1% for the Planet, Willow Bend will be offering guided Downtown Geology Tours again during the summer! Tour is FREE and will be limited to 20 participants so online or in store sign-up is highly recommended. Walk in-spots will be available on a first come first serve […]

FREE

Recycling Center Tour

Materials Recovery Facility 1800 E Butler Ave , Flagstaff , AZ, United States

Join us for our monthly recycling center tours at 3pm on the first Friday of every month. Meet us at the facility at 1800 E. Butler Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (at the northeast corner of Butler and Babbitt) at 3pm. Tour lasts 1 hour. No need to sign up, tour is offered on a first […]

FREE