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...

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 will need a new leader in the new year. Executive director Ben Van Gundy gave the River Bend Nature Center Board of Directors notice of his intent to retire via email in October. His last day will be December 31, 2015...

It was an honor to be asked to emcee the 34th annual River Bend Nature Center Ramble on Saturday evening. This is a major fundraiser for the River Bend Nature Center. There was a live and silent auction, plus a lot of table sponsorships...

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...

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...

The River Bend Nature Center Staff Invites seniors to  join them on Feb. 18 from 12-1:30 p.m. for their monthly OWLS Program. There will be a brief reading, lunch and a 30-minute program. February's program is hosted in the Interpretive Center...