In partnership with the Flagstaff Festival of Science and the County Sustainable Building Program we are excited to co-host the 2021 Sustainable Building Tour – Carbon Neutrality Strategies. Pick your packet and map at Willow Bend and check out a variety of homes and properties that feature ways to reduce the building’s carbon footprint. The […]
EVENT IS SOLD OUT AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Join retired Kaibab National Forest archaeologist Neil Weintraub for a 1.5 mile round trip hike to the Keyhole Sink Native American petroglyphs that are about 1000 years ago. Along the way you will learn about the forest's rich cultural history and about the importance of ongoing […]
Learn skills for self-reliant sewing with Tasha Miller Griffith from Threaded Together. We will show you how to repair seams, sew on buttons, and make simple sturdy patches—all with just a needle and thread! Bring anything made of fabric that you would like to fix, or practice with our scraps. Begin your hand-stitched mending journey […]
Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, in partnership with the City of Flagstaff Sustainability Section, for a family focused workshop all about worms! Explore the world of red wigglers as we cover worm anatomy, ecology, diet, and discuss how vermicompost is made. Participants will learn how to build and maintain their own worm compost bin, […]
Have you ever been interested in making your own wine/mead but have been stymied on how to start? Learn about the basics of making wine and mead from wine-making hobbyist, Mike Dechter. Mike will go over the basic process for turning fruits, flowers, or even vegetables into wine or mead. The class will focus on […]
Join Willow Bend and come make fun holiday gifts out of reusable and natural materials and learn about alternative gift wrapping. We will be making pine cone and tree cookie ornaments, collage gift cards and gift labels, T-shirt bags, magazine necklaces and more. Materials and supplies will be provided (while supplies last).
Herbalist Mike Masek from The Forager's Path School of Botanical Studies is back just in time for winter and the holidays, to lead the annual Salve Making Workshop. This workshop shows you how to make unique and useful gifts for friends, family and yourself! The workshop will focus on two salve making processes. One method uses resin […]
Marina Xoc Castillo de Vasquez will be leading a unique pine needle basket making workshop. From the highlands of Huehuetenango in Guatemala, Marina in has been making baskets her entire life and is looking forward to passing down the knowledge and skill. Workshop will cover different types of baskets, materials needed for basket making, collecting […]
Join us for our first 2022 Science Saturday celebrating winter with special guests from the Jones Benally Family, an internationally acclaimed Diné (Navajo) performing group. Traditional Diné winter stories and games, hot chocolate, and hands-on activities including snow art, animal winter adaptations and more. Event is free and open to the public. *We are following […]
Join Willow Bend local expert, Geoffrey Gross, for a Basics of Wildlife Tracking workshop. Geoffrey will teach participants about basic animal tracking through a fun hands-on presentation and guided hike around Sawmill Park, the Rio de Flags and the FUTS trail below Willow Bend (weather permitting). Cost is $15 for the general public or $1o […]
