By: Molly Olson, Naturalist/ Program Coordinator While there were many people and events that helped to influence the environmental movement, Earth Day is said to be one of the major…
Read MoreBy: Katy Anderegg, Naturalist/Program Coordinator About 460 Million years ago, the land that is now River Bend Nature Center, used to be a shallow sea containing a multitude of small…
Read MoreBy: Katy Anderegg, Naturalist/Program Coordinator Walking, biking, running; enjoyable activities for people who love to be outside. River Bend Nature Center trail system has grown and gone through expansions and…
Read MoreBy: Katy Anderegg, NaturalistRBNC has been collecting maple sap for many years and educating young minds on how the maple sap to syrup process works. While there have been many…
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By: Katy Anderegg, Naturalist/Program Coordinator Throwback Thursday! Over forty-two years ago, a man had a vision of building a nature center in Faribault, Minnesota. That man was Orwin Rustad. His…
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