Posts Tagged ‘history’
The History of Earth Day & River Bend Nature Center
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 MoreCephalopods
By: 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 MoreRiver Bend Trail System “5 Miles and Beyond”
By: 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 MoreMaple Syruping: A History
By: 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…
Read MoreOrwin Rustad
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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