River Bend Nature Center

Lunch & Learn: Energy Conservation with Xcel Energy
2023-04-19 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | MINNESOTA
Lunch & Learn: Energy Conservation at Home with Anna Thill from Xcel Energy
Wednesday, April 19, 12:00-2:00pm
Cost: $10/person, $5/member
Learn all about ways you can be more eco-conscious by conserving energy (and usually money!) at home.

Earth Day Celebration!
2023-04-22 11:00 - 14:30
Earth Day Celebration – Call to Action!
Saturday, April 22, 11:00-2:30pm
Cost: Free! for all ages

Celebrate Earth Day at River Bend Nature Center and enjoy a fun day of filled with wildflowers and earth friendly activities! Come for all or part of the planned activities.
11:00-12:00 Wildflower Hike with trash pick up
12:00-12:30 Lunch break – pack a lunch and enjoy each other’s company!
12:30-1:30 Stewardship Activity Invasive Species Removal (Outside) What can be recycled? (Inside)
1:30-2:30 Stewardship Activity Invasive Species Removal (Outside) What is Composting? (Inside)

Earth Day, Family Day!
2023-04-23 11:00 - 14:30
Earth Day Celebration – Family Day!
Sunday, April 23, 11:00-2:30pm
Cost: Free! for all ages

Celebrate Earth Day at River Bend Nature Center and enjoy a fun day of filled with wildflowers and earth friendly activities! Come for all or part of the planned activities.
11:00-12:00 Wildflower Hike with trash clean up (Outside)
12:00-12:30 Lunch break – pack a lunch and enjoy each other’s company!
12:30-1:30 Kids/Family Story with activity (Inside)
1:30-2:30 Take home wildflower project (Inside)

Forest Therapy Walk
2023-04-23 13:00 - 15:30
Forest Therapy Walk
Sunday, April 23, 1:00-3:30pm
Cost: $60/person, $50/member (Guided by Jerad Morey, ANFT-Certified)

Improved mental health. Lower stress levels. Heightened immune response. Deep gratitude. A renewed connection with creation and Creator. Through a series of invitations designed to boost your senses and evoke discovery, the ANFT-certified Jerad Morey will guide you on a Forest Therapy Walk. Past participants have called their experience “transformative,” “meaningful,” and “spiritual” and reported feelings of refreshment, relaxation, and peace.
A Forest Therapy Walk is not an extended hike – you will not be huffing and puffing or racking up your step count – but you will be invited to traverse unpaved and uneven ground. Please bring a full water bottle and dress appropriately for a few hours in the weather including sunscreen, bug deterrent, a portable chair or clothes in which you can sit on the ground, and shoes in which you can walk off-trail.
