Little Sprouts: Baby Animals! Cost: $10/child, $5/member-child, adults attend free Monday, April 28, 2025,  9:30 - 11:00 am It's spring time and that means baby animals are being born. Join us for a cute adventure as we learn about baby animals! A portion of this class may be held outside. Please dress for the weather. Register Here

Maple Syrup Fun Run 50K Trail Run Saturday, May 3, 2025 Registration/Check-in: 6:00-6:45am 50K Run Start: 7:00am  Registration Fee: $80; Pre-register by March 31: $65 Register Here Registration fee includes a race t-shirt and an admission to our Pancake Brunch. Race t-shirts are only guaranteed to participants that pre-register by 4pm on Sunday, April 13.  Additional…

Maple Syrup Fun Run 25K Trail Run Saturday, May 3, 2025 Registration/Check-in: 6:00-6:45am 50K Run Start: 7:00am  Registration Fee: $65  Pre-register by March 31: $50 Register Here Registration fee includes a race t-shirt and an admission to our Pancake Brunch. Race t-shirts are only guaranteed to participants that pre-register by 4pm on Sunday, April 13.  Additional shirts…

Maple Syrup Fun Run One-Mile Walk Saturday, May 3, 2025 Registration/Check-in: 7:30-8:15am Walk Start: 8:40am - Not chip timed Registration Fee: $40 Pre-register by March 31: $30 Register Here Registration fee includes a race t-shirt and an admission to our Pancake Brunch. Race t-shirts are only guaranteed to participants that pre-register by 4pm on Sunday, April…

Stewardship Saturday: Invasive Species Removal Teens +. Cost: Free Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00 am-2:00 pm Learn about invasive plants and how River Bend is controlling them. Then help us to remove them! The specific species being mitigated will depend on the seasonality. Register Here

Little Sprouts: Mud & Worms Cost: $10/child, $5/member Monday, May 12, 2025,  9:30am-11am Dive into the world of mud and get a bit dirty while having fun learning about worms! Dress for the weather, as a portion of the class will be outside. Register Here

Homeschool: Water Cycle and Spring Ephemerals ages 5-12. Cost: $10/person, $5/member Monday, May 12, 2025,  1-3pm Water is vital to surviving. In this class we'll learn about how water cycles through the planet and the different forms it can take. Then, we'll get outside and discover what Spring Ephemerals are and where they live at…

Boy Scout Badge Day: Birds Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:00 - 1:30 pm Cost: $10/person Grades: 5th - 12th Learn all about Birds while fulfilling your badge requirements at River Bend! *Note some specific requirements are more time-consuming than what can be done during this program, it is up to the scout/scout leader to help…

Little Sprouts: What's in the Water? Cost: $10/child, $5/member Monday, May 19, 2025,  9:30am-11am Now that winter has passed and the ice is melting, what lives in the water? It's spring time and ponds are filled with living creatures! Let's explore what lives in the water. A portion of this class may be held outside.…

Lunch & Learn: Big Woods Cost: $10 ($5 for River Bend members). Wednesday, May 21, 12:00-2:00pm, Speaker begins at 12:30 pm, Bring your own lunch. Join us and guest speaker, Andy Wendt, as he discusses the Big Woods ecosystem at Nerstrand State Park. Register Here

Stewardship Saturday: Native Plant Communities Info Session Teens +. Cost: Free Saturday, May 31, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 am Come learn about the importance of native plant communities and how River Bend intends to use citizen science to create a database of native plant communities found onsite. Then leave with the knowledge needed to volunteer at…

Family Painting: Spring Flowers All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12:30 - 2:00 pm Join artist Kate Langlais for a fun, free family painting program. Learn about spring flowers that bloom at River Bend, then try to paint them! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from…