Students (Pre-K)

Questing is a natural history scavenger hunt designed to connect people with the history and culture of a particular area.

Stop by Willow Bend Mondays-Fridays from 9:00AM - 4:00PM to take part in this exciting, informative adventure!

Enjoy amazing artwork made by Flagstaff students & purchase arts & crafts by local artists!

Every month a different school will be featured, with an exhibit showcasing a particular theme and medium, and if possible, a small performance by the featured school! 

A recycled art activity will be provided by Willow Bend for any interested visitors, as will snacks.

On the first Friday of each month, meet on the corner of E. Butler Ave. and S. Babbitt Dr. for a behind-the-scenes green tour of recycling in our community!

Join Willow Bend and other Flagstaff organizations for a fun day celebrating our Earth! For a full listing of the day’s events offered by the City of Flagstaff, visit www.flagstaff.az.gov

The NAU Blue Key Honor Society invites you to participate in a 8k Fun Run/5k Walk benefiting Willow Bend!  The run/walk will begin and end at the turf fields on the southern end of the NAU campus, across from the forestry building.  FREE for kids under 10 with a registered adult.

Pre-Registration Discount:
Students $8.00
Adults/Faculty $15.00
Group of 10 Students: $75.00
Group of 5 Adults $70.00
Pre-Registration Ends Saturday March 12, 2011.

Regular Prices:
Students: $10.00
Adults/Faculty $20.00

The University of Arizona's Santa Rita Experimental Range is an outdoor laboratory for ecological and land management discoveries.  The facility has lodging to support research and educational uses.

Focus Wild Arizona is the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s award-winning environmental education program. Not only does it  promote a sense of awareness and stewardship of the world around us, but also uses the environment as a context for learning science, social studies, math and language arts.

Focus Wild Arizona is free and available to teachers throughout Arizona. Some of the resources available right now from the website:

The 110 acre Riparian Preserve offers students access to a wide variety of environmental studies. Our unique setting provides opportunities to participate in fun and educational experiences not possible in the classroom.

All activities at the Preserve are correlated to the current Arizona State Standards and are cross-curricular in their approach.