Arbor Day Celebration and Volunteer Kick Off Event

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

Celebrate National Arbor Day and the start of the planting season! Join the Friends of the Willow Bend Gardens for our first spring volunteer weekend event. Activities include pruning, weeding, general maintenance and cleaning, seed prep and more! Get your hands dirty, spend the day outside, meet new people, earn volunteer hours, have fun, and […]

Science Saturday: Fires and Forests

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

Join Willow Bend and the Rocky Mountain Research Station to learn about fire ecology in Flagstaff, as part of National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. Learn about plant and animal fire adaptations, fire management, and fire safety through displays and hands-on activities.

Adult Workshop: DIY Kombucha

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

Ecologist Mike Dechter is back to teach you how to brew kombucha and you will get to take home your very own kombucha starter kit. There will also be a tasting of various kombucha flavors to inspire your own brews. Registration opens April 1st. Cost: $20/general public, $15/Willow Bend members.

Family Science: Amazing Arthropods

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

Join Willow Bend and Northern Arizona University's Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research for a creepy, crawly and super exciting Amazing Arthropod event. Families will learn all about these amazing little creatures, and get to meet tarantulas, cockroaches, mealworms and a millipede! A short educational presentation will be followed by observations of live animals, and a […]

Science Saturday: Birds of a Feather

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

Join Willow Bend, the Rocky Mountain Research Station, and Jay’s Bird Barn to celebrate the birds of Flagstaff! Learn what an ornithologist does, see what tools are used for avian research, practice your bird calls, and more! Science Saturday is an event held on the first Saturday of every month from 9am-1pm. Each month is […]

2019 Geology Rocks Summer Tours

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 […]

Recycling Center Tour

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

Join us for our free monthly recycling center tour! Learn what can and what can’t be recycled in Flagstaff, follow items as they travel on the conveyor belt, see the mountain of glass, ask questions, and get some answers. Tour is free and open to the public through generous support from the City of Flagstaff […]

Kestrel Nest Box Building Volunteer Event

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

Please join us for the kickoff event for the *Flagstaff Kestrel Project! Volunteer to help build nesting boxes for American kestrels, a threatened species of falcon. No experience necessary. Come learn about local bird conservation issues and what you can do to help! Materials will be provided, but please bring a hammer,screwdriver, and/or power drill […]

2019 Geology Rocks Summer Tours

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 […]

Picture Canyon Community Tours

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. Spring/Summer 2019 Tour Dates* (tours subject to change, please check our website or FB page for changes and weather notices) Saturday, May 25th 9-11:30AM Thursday, […]