Join Willow Bend at MNA and learn about these amazing animals and their role in composting by looking at real, live earthworms! We will also learn how you can set up a worm composting bin at home. STEAM Second Saturday programs are included with admission and appropriate for families with kids of all ages.
The 2nd Annual Flagstaff Youth Climate Summit will be held on April 16, 2019 at The Arboretum at Flagstaff. The Summit has expanded into a collaborative event with the Arboretum and Willow Bend Environmental Education Center and will feature three challenges: the Climate Action Challenge, the KidWind Challenge, and the Solar Structure Challenge. Each challenge […]
This Earth Day, join Willow Bend on a FREE walk through of the Materials Recovery Facility (Recycling Center) to learn more about recycling. The tour is usually offered every first Friday of the month (except holidays) on Earth Day, during the Flagstaff Science Festival, or by appointment. Note: Groups of 12 or more people must […]
Come celebrate Earth Day at Bushmaster Park! This event will be held on Saturday April 20, 2019 at Bushmaster Park from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, with a community cleanup from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. Willow Bend will be tabling there, so come say hello!
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
