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POSTPONED: Art of Science: Basket Weaving

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

****THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED**** This art workshop will focus on applying and understanding Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Indigenous Science) and making Pine Needle Baskets. Participants will learn about Traditional Ecological Knowledge from Chad Hamill, NAU's Vice President for Native American Initiatives. The presentation will be followed by a short walk around the pines at Willow […]

$35 – $45

Volunteer Day -Habitat Enhancement

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

Join The Friends of the Willow Bend Gardens on for a fun and meaningful day enhancing wildlife habitat in the gardens. Assemble bat boxes, plant pollinator friendly flowers, put up bird feeders and more.For more information, e-mail Susan Lamb at susan@susanlamb.net, call the office (928) 779-1745 or join us anytime during the morning.

FREE

Recycling Center Tour

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

Join us for a tour of the Materials Recovery Facility (Recycling Center) and learn all about recycling in Flagstaff. This is the last tour of the year! FREE reusable bags for participants. Thanks to support from the City of Flagstaff, we offer these public MRF tours free of charge. For groups of 12 or more […]

First Friday at Mountain Sports

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

Join us as we celebrate First Friday and the Downtown Geology Tours kick-off at Mountain Sports Flagstaff. As a 1% for the Planet Program partner, Willow Bend will be receiving 10% of sales that evening. So come out, sign-up for FREE tours, buy high quality outdoor clothing, enter the raffle, and support our environmental education […]

FREE

Science Saturday: Plant Power!

What can we make out of plants? Why are they so important to the environment? Find out at this Science Saturday with hands-on activities and games all about plants!

FREE

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, from tarantulas to beetles, and have an opportunity to see real, live bugs up close! A Short educational presentation will be followed by observations […]

$5

Downtown Geology Tour

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 Environmental Education Center offers FREE guided Downtown Geology Tours twice a month, June-August! The 1 hour walking tours are based on local Flagstaff author, Marie Jackson’s Stone Landmark’s book. An exclusive and unique opportunity for the community to explore downtown like […]

Picture Canyon Community Tour: Family Picnic

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

Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center staff on a FREE community tour of Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve. Free and open to the public! This tour is a family-focused hike and picnic. Please bring your own lunch. Meet at the main Picture Canyon Trailhead parking area off of El Paso Flagstaff Road. Dress according […]

REGISTRATION CLOSED: Adult Workshop: Medicinal Plant Walk + Making Elderberry Elixir

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

Registration Closed: Join Mike Masek, director of The Forager’s Path School of Botanical Studies, for a tour of the Willow Bend gardens, emphasizing edible and medicinal possibilities of our native flora. After the walk, we will meet indoors to learn how to make an elderberry elixir. Each person will take home a sample of the […]

Artisanal Masonry Workshop with Alan Ash

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

Dates: June 26 - 28 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Master Stone Artisan Alan Ash (http://thestonemason.com/) is joining us at Willow Bend Gardens for a 3 day stone building workshop! Learn all the skills you'll need to do your own by practicing on a 90-foot retaining wall for the Hummingbird Garden at Willow Bend! More info and […]