The community is invited to join Willow Bend, the city’s Community Design and Redevelopment Department, and Council for the dedication of the Outdoor Classroom at Frances Short Pond. The classroom is located next to the Veit cabin and both will be used for environmental education. Join us for short speeches, light refreshments, and a tour […]
Join Willow Bend, Local First AZ, and local businesses who are leading the charge in environmental sustainability for the Flagstaff Green Business mixer! This gathering of business owners and organizations serves to foster a sense of community among those that are incorporating eco-friendly practices into their operations, and to provide inspiration to those that would […]
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 […]
Join us for this annual multi partner volunteer event on Saturday, October 28th at 8am-12pm. This year's effort will focus on restoration of the Willow Bend habitat gardens, the butterfly way station, and Sinclair wash. volunteers efforts will include invasive weed removal, native grasses and shrub planting, slope stabilization, installing bird feeders, rock removal and […]
Herbalist, forager, and author, John Slattery is back for a hands on workshop that will take participants through all the steps of processing acorns for food. Participants will then learn how to find, choose, and process acorns, make acorn flour, and prepare acorns for cooking. Finally everyone will enjoy a delicious acorn treat to wrap […]
Herbalist, forager, and author, John Slattery is back for a hands on workshop that will take participants through all the steps of processing acorns for food. Workshop will begin with a walk through an oak grove as John presents the history of oaks in the ancient world, highlighting why oaks were so important and highly […]
Join Willow Bend, Arizona Game and Fish and Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center for a furry, feathery, fun, fact-filled evening! Learn all about Arizona's magnificent Wildlife. How do animals adapt to life in the desert? How do they survive the colder Northern Arizona winter? What do they eat? How do they find shelter? and more...This event is […]
Join us for our monthly tour of the Materials Recovery Facility (Recycling Center) and learn about the “behind the scenes” of recycling. Thanks to support from the City of Flagstaff, we offer these public MRF tours free of charge. Tour is offered on a first come first serve basis. No need to RSVP. For groups […]
Join us as we celebrate First Friday at Mountain Sports Flagstaff. As a 1% for the Planet Program partner, Willow Bend will be receiving a percentages of sales that evening. So come out, buy high quality outdoor clothing and support our environmental education programs. Willow Bend staff and volunteers will be tabling at Mountain Sports […]
Willow Bend will be leading a Picture Canyon and Frances Short Pond teacher workshop. Workshop will focus on two of Flagstaff's most exciting open spaces and outdoor classrooms. Participants will explore both locations and learn engaging and educational hands on activities and in-class program ideas, review available teacher resources and kits, learn how to conduct […]
