Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center and Coconino County Conservation District for a grant writing workshop designed to help environmental educators and non-profit professionals search, craft, and present superior grant applications.   Workshop covers grant writing fundamentals while offering an insiders perspective on what funders and review panelists are looking for in a grant application. […]

If creepy crawlers fascinate your child, then NAU's summer bug camp is an ideal summer activity. Camp is hosted by the  Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity in partnership with Willow Bend. Campers will learn about insect natural history and biodiversity through a series of fun project and activities. Campers collect insects and create their […]

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 […]

Today is the first day of our new fiscal year! Each year we strive to do more, engage more, serve more, and get outside more!  But with ever-decreasing funding for education, we depend on partners like you. Our major source of funding comes from members and supporters who understand the importance of instilling wonder and love for […]

July 1st marks the beginning of our fiscal year. Each year we serve over 18,000 children, their teachers, family members and the community. But with ever-decreasing funding for education, we depend on partners like you. Our major source of funding comes from members and supporters who understand the importance of instilling wonder and love for the […]

Join us for an exciting event featuring David Wilson, world renowned stone artist from Perth Scotland. Wilson is traveling the world with the support of a prestigious grant from The Queen of England and the Winston Churchill Award giving stone art presentations. He will be creating a Stone Arch at Willow Bend with Pieter Schaafsma. […]

If creepy crawlers fascinate your child, then NAU's summer bug camp is an ideal summer activity. Camp is hosted by the  Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity in partnership with Willow Bend. Campers will learn about insect natural history and biodiversity through a series of fun project and activities. Campers collect insects and create their […]