River Bend Nature Center

Here's a look at some of the upcoming events at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. The next gathering of the Rain Garden Care Crew will be Tuesday, July 12, at 4PM. This is a group of volunteers who meet once a month to maintain the rain garden in front of the Interpretive Center ... Read More ...

River Bend Nature Center Board of Directors approved the hiring of Breanna Wheeler of Northfield as the new executive director. The public is invited to meet Wheeler at an open house on Monday, March 21, from 4-6PM at River Bend Nature Center’s Interpretive Center...

Here's a look at some of the events coming up at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. The teams are all set for the second annual Nature Trivia Bee set for Thursday, March 10. The public is invited to stop in free and watch the competition...

Seniors and other adults are invited to tour the Rice County Solid Waste Facility from 1-3PM today with River Bend Nature Center.   Waste supervisor Paul Pieper will lead the tour and will show participants what happens to Rice County trash, recycling, and hazardous waste materials after they are sent to the facility. Tou...

If you're looking for something fun to do with the family this afternoon, then load up the car and head to the River Bend Nature Center for their annual WinterFest celebration from 1-4PM. Some of the family fun WinterFest activities include horse-drawn sleigh (or wagon) rides through the prairie, live animals (inside), crafts, winter-themed games, blizzard mini golf, sledding (make sure to bring y

River Bend Nature Center has been working with the Goat Dispatch company to restore native habitat using goats to eat invasive species. Goat Dispatch is owned by Jake and Amanda Langeslag. The goats will help you recycle by eating your old Christmas trees...

River Bend Nature Center announced today that it has set a goal of $80,000 for its first Kids in Nature Campaign. The center hopes to raise this money by the end of 2015 to help fund environmental and outdoor education programs at River Bend...

If you enjoy hiking through the River Bend Nature Center or attending one of their wonderful programs or activities, why not also get involved with helping them out. The River Bend Nature Center is recruiting volunteers to be on the committee that will help organize and plan the River Bend Ramble, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Nature Center...

River Bend Nature Center Summer Camp registration is open. I realize that it might be a little too soon to start thinking about summer, but it's not too soon to start making some summer activity plans for the kids while they're on break from school...

No School? Snow problem! The River Bend Nature Center is offering a release-day program for youth ages 8 to 12 on Friday, February 13 from noon until 5 p.m. Children are invited to join River Bend’s naturalists for an afternoon full of outdoor and indoor fun, all celebrating snow...