MN Master Naturalist Instructor Training Ages 18+ recommended Cost: $75, includes course materials Friday, September 5, 2025, - In Person, at RBNC 9:00am-4:00pm Friday, September 26, 2025 - Online 9:00am-4:00pm Are you already a master naturalist? Want to teach the Master Naturalist course at your place of work or help places teach it? Register to…

Bagels & Birds All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, September 6, 2025, 10:00 am-11:00 am Join us on the first Saturday each month.  Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching wildlife from the comfort of the Interpretive Center through our Windows on the Wild viewing area. Bagels provided by The Inn at Shattuck. Register…

Story Time with a Naturalist: Orwin the Painted Turtle All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, September 6, 2025, 11:00 am-12:00 pm Storytime includes a short story and coloring activity. Register Here

Sweet Reads Book Club - A Book of Hope by Jane Goodall Teens and Adults. Cost: Free Saturday, September 6, 2025, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Come gather for an enlightening discussion about environmental-related books with eco-conscience individuals while enjoying refreshments in the interpretive center. Register Here

Little Sprouts: Prairie Pollinators Morning Class Cost: $10/child, $5/member child, adults attend for free. Monday, September 8, 2025,  9:30am-11am Pollinators love flowers and trees. They help us grow food to eat. Join us as we explore different pollinators found in the prairie! A portion of this class may be held outside. Please dress for the weather.…

Homeschool: Intro to Insects Cost: $20/child, $10/member child Grades: K-5th Monday, September 8, 2025,  1:00pm-3:00pm Topic: Intro to Insects Students will learn about our most diverse group of animals…Insects! Activities will include sweep netting and pond dipping to learn all about insects. Register Here

Little Sprouts: Prairie Pollinators Evening Class Cost: $10/child, $5/member child, adults attend for free. Monday, September 8, 2025,  5:00pm-6:30pm Pollinators love flowers and trees. They help us grow food to eat. Join us as we explore different pollinators found in the prairie! A portion of this class may be held outside. Please dress for the weather.…

Lunch & Learn: Life of a Fish Squeezer Cost: Per Non-Member $10, RBNC Members $5 Wednesday, September 17, 12:00-2:00pm, Speaker begins at 12:30 pm, bring your own lunch. Come take a walk through a year in the life of fisheries scientists, Tyler Fellows with Waterville Fisheries. How does a person become a fishery scientist? What types of…

Little Sprouts: Terrific Turtles & Fabulous Frogs Cost: $10/child, $5/member child, adults attend for free. Saturday, September 20, 2025,  10:30am-12pm River Bend is home to many different turtles and frogs. They are all terrific and fabulous! Join us as we learn about the species that call River Bend home. A portion of this class may be…

Little Sprouts: Terrific Turtles & Fabulous Frogs Cost: $10/child, $5/member child, adults attend for free. Monday, September 22, 2025,  9:30am-11am River Bend is home to many different turtles and frogs. They are all terrific and fabulous! Join us as we learn about the species that call River Bend home. A portion of this class may be…

Homeschool: Intro to Monarch Butterflies Cost: $20/child, $10/member child Grades: K-5th Monday, September 22, 2025,  1:00pm-3:00pm Topic: Monarch Butterflies Come join us as we learn about the life cycle of a Monarch Butterfly.  As Monarchs begin their journey back to their wintering grounds, students will also participate in a survey to count specimens at RBNC.…

Little Sprouts: Terrific Turtles & Fabulous Frogs Cost: $10/child, $5/member child, adults attend for free. Monday, September 22, 2025,  5:00pm-6:30pm River Bend is home to many different turtles and frogs. They are all terrific and fabulous! Join us as we learn about the species that call River Bend home. A portion of this class may be…

MN Master Naturalist Instructor Training Part Two of MN Training Class Friday, September 26, 2025 - Online 9:00am-4:00pm    

National Public Lands Day Cost: Free Ages 10+ recommended Saturday, September 27, 2025,  9:00am-12:00pm National Public Lands Day Help River Bend Nature Center control invasive buckthorn and learn about different and new management techniques! Register through U of M . Registration Link to Come

Bagels & Birds All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10:00 am-11:00 am Join us on the first Saturday each month.  Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching wildlife from the comfort of the Interpretive Center through our Windows on the Wild viewing area. Bagels provided by The Inn at Shattuck. Register…

Storytime with a Naturalist: Wilbur, the Hognose Snake All ages. Cost: Free Saturday, October 4, 2025, 11:00 am-12:00 pm Storytime includes a short story and coloring activity. Register Here

Sweet Reads Book Club - The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Teens and Adults. Cost: Free Saturday, October 4, 2025, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Come gather for an enlightening discussion about environmental-related books with eco-conscience individuals while enjoying refreshments in the interpretive center. Register Here