River Bend Nature Center

Summer Camp Meadowlarks (K-2nd) Pond Hoppers
2022-06-12 - 2022-06-14 | MINNESOTA
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached information packet including the River Bend liability form and health form. Two weeks before the camp, you will receive an additional reminder email. Meadowlarks are children entering Kindergarten through second grade in Fall of 2022.
June 13-14 Pond hoppers!
Visit River Bend’s ponds during this two-day camp. Explore what lives in the ponds, what they eat, and how they survive. Go on adventures and don’t be afraid to get messy!

Summer Camp Meadowlarks (K-2nd) What's the Bzzzz on Pollinators?
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-16
Meadowlarks-Entering Kindergarten through 2nd Grade in Fall 2022
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached information packet including the River Bend liability form and health form. Two weeks before the camp, you will receive an additional reminder email.
June 15-16 What’s the Bzzzz on Pollinators?
Join us as we discover what pollinators are and why they are important. Where do they live? What do they do? How can we help?

Great River Greening- Wild Parsnip Pull
2022-06-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Great River Greening- Wild Parsnip Pull
Thursday, June 16, 7 pm- 9 pm
Volunteers will work to remove wild parsnip plants to help protect the dwarf trout lily that makes its home at the nature center.
General Information
These are family-friendly events. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to attend. No previous knowledge or experience is necessary, we will provide the tools and training required.
We will have light snacks and extra water available, however, please bring your own reusable water bottle and any additional snacks or lunch items you may need.
Ensuring the safety of our volunteers is our highest priority. It is important that event participants wear close-toed shoes and long sleeves to protect against ticks and scratchy brush. We recommend dressing for the weather, layers are key. We will hold the event rain or shine.
Once you have registered via GivePulse, organizers from Great River Greening will approve your registration and you will receive confirmation. You will continue to receive event reminders as the event nears. If you have further questions, please contact Amy at volunteer@greatrivergreening.org. If the event has reached capacity, please add your name to the waitlist and you will be automatically registered if space becomes available.

Build Your Own Pollinator Sanctuary
2022-06-23 13:30 - 15:30
Build Your Own Pollinator Sanctuary
Cost: $40/members, $65/nonmembers
Thursday, June 23, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Pollinators are important players in our everyday lives whether we know it or not. Without them, we wouldn’t have half the food resources we do. As more land is developed, they lose their habitat, but you can help! Create a sanctuary of native plants that will provide them food, water, and shelter and bring you everlasting beauty, enjoyment, and satisfaction of knowing you are doing your part in keeping these pollinators around. Join Naturalist Katy to learn how simple it can be. The program will include a presentation, a tour of River Bend’s prairie, a take-home guidebook, and a perennial plant. Pre-registration is required. Masks are required inside the interpretive center.

Summer Camp Herons (3rd-5th grade) Birds of a Feather
2022-06-26 - 2022-06-28
Herons-entering 3rd through 5th Grade in Fall 2022
June 27-28 Birds of A Feather
How do birds fly? How do they build their nests? Join us as we explore the world of birds. In addition to educational activities, there will also be plenty of time to search for the many birds that call River Bend home.
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached information packet including the River Bend liability form and health form. Two weeks before the camp, you will receive an additional reminder email. These forms can also be found here.

Summer Camp- Herons (3rd-5th grade) Archery Camp
2022-06-28 - 2022-06-30
Herons-entering 3rd through 5th Grade in Fall 2022
June 29-30 Archery Camp
Learn the basics of archery at River Bend Nature Center. Learners will explore the history of archery, how humans have used archery for survival and will get to hone their skills with a bow and arrow over two days. Archery equipment is provided, but students may bring their bow and arrow on day two of the camp if applicable.
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached information packet including the River Bend liability form and health form. Two weeks before the camp, you will receive an additional reminder email. These forms can also be found here.

Meadowlarks& Herons (K-5) Survival Camp
2022-07-06 04:00 - 11:00
Join River Bend Naturalists as we explore how living things survive! We will explore what plants and animals need to survive and their adaptations. We will then discover what humans would need to survive in the wild. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day.

Summer Camp Meadowlarks (K-2nd) Dinosaur Discovery
2022-07-10 - 2022-07-12
Meadowlarks-entering Kindergarten through 2nd Grade in Fall 2022
July 11-12 Dinosaur Discovery
Travel back in time as we explore the wonderful world of dinosaurs! When did they roam, what did they look like, what did they eat? Explore all of this and more as we have a roaring good time!
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached information packet including the River Bend liability form and health form. Two weeks before the camp, you will receive an additional reminder email.
