Little Sprouts is a parent/child class for children from birth through age 5 to learn about and explore the natural world together. Dress for the weather, as most of the program is held outside. Held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month and occasional Saturdays. $10/child, $5/ member child (adults are free)

Wednesday, September 21, 12pm-2pm (presentation starts at 12:30pm) Cost: $10 ($5 for River Bend members), Open to all ages. Learn all about native prairie plants, then join Matt out in the prairie at River Bend to collect prairie seeds for future use at River Bend.

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands, held annually on the fourth Saturday in September. The next day is September 24, 2022, from 9 am-12 pm. Free, all ages. River Bend Nature Center is unique in that the land is owned by the City of Faribault which has…