Learn how to make healthy, natural, and delicious soda and beer using the power of fermentation! Ecologist Mike Dechter will teach you how to make refreshing natural beverages including tepache, ginger beer, manzanita cider and water kefir soda. Taste the drinks being demonstrated, and go home with written instructions for making natural soda and beers […]
Roll up your sleeves and join the "Friends of the Willow Bend Gardens" group for a volunteer effort to clean-up the gardens and pond. We will be removing trash and invasive plants, replanting, cleaning the pond, placing new bird feeders and more. Join us anytime throughout the day. Bring a sack lunch and join us […]
Join us on tour of Flagstaff's Materials Recovery Facility (Recycling Center) to learn more about the “behind the scenes” of recycling. Tour will include an overview of what can and can't be recycled in Flagstaff and a walk though of the recycling center. Thanks to support from the City of Flagstaff Sustainability Section, public tours are […]
Come Celebrate Fish and watersheds and get your hands wet! LIVE fish, interactive watershed models, games, and fun activities! This celebration is held in conjunction with Colorado River Days Flagstaff and is a collaborative effort between Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, Friends of the Rio de Flag, The Sierra Club, Arizona Trail Association, The United […]
Join us for a guided tour of Picture Canyon! Tour lasts between 2-3 hours and covers some of the history, ecology, geology, and archaeology of Picture Canyon. The 3-mile loop will offer viewing, photography, and educational opportunities and will cover iconic sites along the way including Flagstaff’s only waterfall, Northern Sinagua petroglyphs and dwelling sites, and […]
Come learn the basics for successful canning. History, tools and supplies, and safety practices. See the process unfold and learn new recipes and techniques in this hands on workshop taught by Master Gardener, Willa McAuliffe. Held in partnership with Foodlink’s Sustainable and Local Food Workshop Series. Cost $25/participant or $20 for Willow Bend and Foodlink […]
Willow Bend will be leading an outdoor, Rio de Flag and open space focused teacher workshop. The workshop will include a visit to Picture Canyon and Frances Short Pond. The workshop will include a visit to both locations, as well as ideas for in-class activities. Workshop is currently only open for teachers partnering with Willow […]
The art of stone balancing involves working with different stones and their surface to get them to balance on one another in intriguing ways. The event will include experienced stone balancers as well as opportunities for the general public to observe, learn, and participate. Back West is an annual weekend long stone balancing event held […]
Visit the Willow Bend table during the Festival of Science Science in the Park event. We will have our 3D Terrain Model as well as fun hands on activities! For more information about the Festival of Science visit: www.scifest.org.
In celebration of the Flagstaff Festival of Science, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, and the Friends of the Rio de Flag will be organizing a BioBlitz at Frances Short Pond. A BioBlitz is an opportunity for students, teachers, and the general public to work in collaboration with biologists, naturalists, and scientists […]
