Happy Holidays from Willow Bend! And wow, what a year it’s been. Thanks to your support we were able to serve over 18,000 students and community members. Willow Bend is Flagstaff and Coconino County’s only year-round full-time environmental education center. With ever-decreasing funding for education, we depend on partners like you. Our major source of […]
Willow Bend in partnership with The Forager's Path will be hosting a winter salve making workshop. Two salve making processes will be demonstrated. Both are effective and easily made at home. One salve is made from the resin of our local pinon tree. The other process can be used with a wide variety of herbal flowers […]
Join us for a fun hands on Science Saturday that is all about...water! More info coming soon!
POSTPONED to February 18th! Due to snow accumulation the Basic Wildlife Tracking workshop planned for Saturday has been postponed. Participants who signed up for the original January 28th date, your spot is secured. Join Willow Bend and the Arboretum at Flagstaff for our 3rd Annual "Basic Wildlife Tracking" workshop. Lynne Nemeth, Executive Director of the […]
Join Willow Bend and special guests, the Jones Benally Family, for a hands on interactive event celebrating winter! Traditional Diné winter stories and games, snow experiments and displays, winter art, and more! Hot chocolate and a warm fire place will be provided. Event Schedule: 9-11:30am: Wildlife winter adaptation display, hands on wildlife tracks in snow […]
Join Willow Bend and local artists for the opening of our Winter Tales art exhibition on Saturday, February 4th between 9am-1pm during our Science Saturday event. The exhibition focuses on and celebrates winter and includes photographs and paintings from local artists including Tom Bean, Ken Walters, Julia Williams, Rachel Wilson, and Pieter Schaafsma. The event […]
Plan ahead for spring planting! Learn what native plants attract birds, bats, bees, butterflies, and other animals, and why. Hear some fun and often unbelievable partnership stories, dissect flowers and discover what parts are especially important for pollinators, and learn important tips to apply in your garden or flower pots. Have your questions about pollinators […]
Join Willow Bend and the Arboretum at Flagstaff for our 3rd Annual "Basic Wildlife Tracking" workshop*. Lynne Nemeth, Executive Director of the Arboretum at Flagstaff, will teach participants about basic animal tracking through a fun hands on presentation and guided hike around Sawmill Park, the Rio de Flags and the FUTS trail below Willow Bend […]
Mark your calendars! Bald Eagles are back at Willow Bend for our Annual Eagle Celebration held in partnership with Arizona Game and Fish, Liberty Wildlife, and Arizona Watchable Wildlife Experience. We will be offering an early morning outdoor bird watching field trip led by wildlife biologists, a presentation and LIVE eagle visit designed for families […]
Join Willow Bend, Prometheus Solar, and Arizona Wind for Schools for a Science Saturday that is all about renewable energy! Hands on activities, wind and solar experts, and an art exhibition. Design and build your own wind turbine, play with solar powered devices, create "sun" art, generate your own energy with our "power" bike, enjoy […]
