named programs · 9 · from sources
what they call their work
ARTx: Nature Tales: Puppets and Pollinators
A creative collaboration with Red Herring Puppets and Momentum Aerial, blending storytelling, large-scale puppetry, and community workshops to celebrate pollinators.
Adult Workshops
Monthly workshops led by local experts on natural world topics around Flagstaff, including wild foods, foraging, tracking, herbal remedies, and art, often involving hands-on activities or outdoor excursions.
Arizona Magnificent Trees Program Workshop
A free workshop in partnership with AZDFFM to educate participants on champion, heritage, and witness trees, and provide hands-on practice with forestry tools for measuring trees.
Blue Corn Parfait Workshop
An adult workshop led by Darrell Yazzie Jr. teaching participants to craft a traditional blue corn parfait, bridging plant science, Indigenous agriculture, and community-based land stewardship.
Family Science
Seasonal nature-themed events for families, often featuring live animals and inspiring nature experiences.
Guided Tours
Interpretive tours exploring Flagstaff history, geology, and wildlife at various destinations like Picture Canyon, Downtown Flagstaff, and the Beale Wagon Road.
School Programs
Provides engaging in-class presentations and hands-on field trips for K-12 students, adaptable for middle/high school and college levels, focusing on environmental education.
Science Saturday
A free, monthly, hands-on community event held on the first Saturday of each month, featuring live demonstrations, crafts, and local experts on changing environmental themes.
Special Events
Annual events such as the ArtX puppet show, Herb Fest, and Community Celebration, offering unique educational and community engagement opportunities.
activities · 6 groups
what they do
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Family & Children's Hands-On Learning Events 9 activities
- Community Craft and Engagement EventsHosts free community workshops where participants, including families, can assemble and decorate pollinator masks with staff, fostering creative engagement with environmental themes.
- Family Science and Special Themed EventsOrganizes seasonal "Family Science" events with nature themes, including live animal presentations (e.g., eagles, desert tortoises, Gila Monsters), and hosts annual special events such as an ArtX puppet show, Herb Fest in June, and a Community Celebration in August.
- Family and Seasonal Public EventsOrganizes seasonal "Family Science" events with nature themes, including live animal presentations (e.g., eagles, desert tortoises, Gila Monsters), and hosts annual special events such as an ArtX puppet show, Herb Fest in June, and a Community Celebration in August.
- Monthly Science Saturday EventsHosts free, hands-on "Science Saturday" events on the first Saturday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, featuring rotating themes, interactive games, live demonstrations, crafts, and presentations from local experts to engage families and children in nature exploration and naturalist skills, including pollinator education.
- Monthly Science Saturday EventsHosts free, monthly "Science Saturday" events for all ages, featuring hands-on activities, interactive games, demonstrations, and presentations from local experts, each focusing on a different environmental theme such as pollinators or what it means to be a naturalist.
- Monthly Science Saturday EventsHosts free, monthly "Science Saturday" events on the first Saturday of each month, offering hands-on activities, interactive games, demonstrations, and presentations from local experts for all ages, focusing on exploring nature and various environmental themes like pollinators.
- Science Saturday Community EventsHosts a free, monthly "Science Saturday" event on the first Saturday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, featuring hands-on activities, interactive games, live demonstrations, crafts, and presentations from local experts, with rotating themes focused on nature and naturalist skills, including pollinator education.
- Special Community Events and FestivalsOrganizes annual and seasonal special events for the community, including "Family Science" events with live animal presentations, an ArtX puppet show, an Herb Fest, a Community Celebration, and a two-day living history adventure reenacting the Beale Wagon Road expedition.
- Special Community Events and Living History AdventuresOrganizes annual special events such as an ArtX puppet show, Herb Fest, and a Community Celebration, as well as seasonal "Family Science" events with live animal presentations, and a two-day living history adventure reenacting Lieutenant Edward Beale's expedition along the Beale Wagon Road.
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Guided and Self-Guided Museum Tours 6 activities
- Field Trips and Guided ToursConducts guided field trips featuring trail exploration and wildlife observation, and offers guided tours for college-level and adult learners focused on Flagstaff’s history, geology, and wildlife at locations such as Picture Canyon, Downtown Flagstaff, and the Beale Wagon Road.
- Guided Field Trips and Nature ExplorationConducts guided field trips that include trail exploration, wildlife observation, and hands-on learning experiences. Offers guided tours focused on Flagstaff’s history, geology, and wildlife at locations such as Picture Canyon, Downtown Flagstaff, and the Beale Wagon Road.
- Guided Nature and History ToursConducts guided field trips and tours focused on Flagstaff history, geology, and wildlife, including trail exploration, wildlife observation, and visits to historical sites like Picture Canyon, Downtown Flagstaff, and the Beale Wagon Road.
- Guided Nature and History ToursConducts guided field trips and tours focused on Flagstaff history, geology, and wildlife, including trail exploration, wildlife observation, and visits to historical sites like Picture Canyon, Downtown Flagstaff, and the Beale Wagon Road.
- Living History and Cultural ExpeditionsOrganizes a two-day living history adventure along the historic Beale Wagon Road, featuring camels and re-enactments of Lieutenant Edward Beale's expedition, including evening activities at Spring Valley Cabin such as Dutch oven dinners, campfire storytelling, interpretive hikes to Laws Spring to view petroglyphs, and presentations on the U.S. Army's camel experiment.
- Living History and Cultural ExpeditionsOrganizes a two-day living history adventure along the historic Beale Wagon Road, featuring camels and re-enactments of Lieutenant Edward Beale's expedition, including evening activities such as Dutch oven dinners, campfire storytelling, interpretive hikes to Laws Spring to view petroglyphs, and presentations on the U.S. Army's camel experiment.
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Hands-On Skills Workshops 5 activities
- Adult Workshops and Nature Skills TrainingConducts monthly adult workshops led by local experts covering topics such as wild foods, foraging, tracking, herbal remedies, and watercoloring, delivered through hands-on activities or outdoor excursions. Also offers hands-on training in tree measurement using professional forestry tools through pre-registered, free 3-hour workshops.
- Adult and College-Level Environmental EducationOffers guided tours and hands-on learning experiences for college-level and adult learners, including workshops on topics such as tree measurement, traditional food preparation, wild foods, foraging, tracking, herbal remedies, and watercoloring.
- Adult and College-Level Environmental EducationOffers guided tours and hands-on learning experiences for college-level and adult learners, including workshops on topics like tree measurement, traditional food preparation, wild foods, foraging, tracking, herbal remedies, and watercoloring.
- College and Adult Environmental EducationProvides guided tours and hands-on learning experiences for college-level and adult learners, including monthly adult workshops led by local experts on topics such as wild foods, foraging, tracking, herbal remedies, and watercoloring, often involving hands-on activities or outdoor excursions.
- Workshops in Forestry and Traditional FoodsOffers hands-on workshops in measuring tree height, canopy, and trunk circumference using professional forestry tools, including a free, public 3-hour tree measurement workshop requiring pre-registration. Also offers culinary workshops such as preparing a traditional Blue Corn Parfait with a nutritious, modern twist.
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Nature-Based Environmental Education Programs 4 activities
- Environmental Education Programs for K-12 StudentsProvides hands-on environmental education programs for K-5 students, as well as adaptable classroom programs for middle and high school students focused on critical thinking and nature connection. Programs range from 30 minutes to a full day, are limited to 30 students per session, and can be delivered at the Willow Bend Center or at summer camps.
- Environmental Education Programs for K-12 StudentsProvides hands-on environmental education programs for K-5 students, as well as adaptable classroom programs for middle and high school students focused on critical thinking and nature connection. Programs range from 30 minutes to a full day, are tailored to grade level and location, and are limited to 30 students per session to support interactive learning.
- Environmental Education Programs for K-12 StudentsProvides hands-on environmental education programs, including classroom programs and field trips, for K-12 students, tailored to grade level and location, with a maximum of 30 students per session to ensure interactive learning.
- Environmental Education Programs for K-12 StudentsProvides hands-on environmental education programs, including classroom programs and field trips, for K-12 students, tailored to grade level and location, with a maximum of 30 students per session to ensure interactive learning.
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Food Preservation and Cooking Education 1 activity
- Nutrition and Cultural Food WorkshopsOffers workshops that combine cultural education and nutrition, such as preparing a traditional Blue Corn Parfait with a modern, nutritious twist.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Summer Camp and On-Site Program DeliveryAdapts and delivers environmental education programs for summer camps, either at the Willow Bend Environmental Education Center or at the camp’s location.
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financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$238K
Contributions & grants$152K64%
Program service revenue$79K33%
Investment income$5K2%
Other revenue$2K
expenses
Total expenses$192K
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$139K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$184K
Cash$179K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$184K
Liquid reserves11.2 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2022 · YoY revenue +14.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
who runs it
board members · 12
- Andi Rogers — Director
- Daniel Foley — Director
- Eric Souders — Director
- Jana Sterling — Secretary
- Jillian Wagner — Director
- Jillian Worssam — Director
- Karen Cordasco — Director
- Michele James — Co Vice President
- Neil Weintraub — Vice President
- Stacy Hamburg — Director
- Tom Hanecak — Director
- Whitney Owens — Director
relationships · 20
who they work with
- APS Funder — Provides funding for the "Science Saturday" event.
- APS Funder — Provides funding for the Science Saturday event.
- Americorps Partner — Engages interns through Americorps.
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Partner — Co-hosts a tree measuring workshop focused on the Arizona Magnificent Trees Program.
- Canva Network — Hosts Willow Bend's annual report through Canva's design and sharing platform.
- City of Flagstaff Funder — Provides funding for the "Science Saturday" event through BBB Revenues.
- City of Flagstaff Funder — Provides funding for the Science Saturday event through BBB Revenues.
- Creative Flagstaff Funder — Provides funding for the "Science Saturday" event.
- Creative Flagstaff Funder — Provides funding for the Science Saturday event.
- Creative Flagstaff Network — Presenting organization for the ARTx project, which includes Willow Bend's pollinator mask workshop.
- Darrell Yazzie Jr. Partner — Instructor and Diné biologist leading the Blue Corn Parfait Workshop
- Eric Souders Partner — Volunteer board member known for his immersive portrayal of Lieutenant Beale, who leads the camel hike event.
- Flagstaff365 Funder — Provides funding for the "Science Saturday" event.
- Flagstaff365 Funder — Provides funding for the Science Saturday event.
- Kaibab National Forest Partner — Mentioned in the context of modern forest restoration efforts connected to the historical landscape interpretation.
- Momentum Aerial Partner — Creative partner in the Nature Tales: Puppets and Pollinators project, contributing to interdisciplinary ecological storytelling.
- Neil Weintraub Partner — Former South Kaibab Zone archaeologist who leads the camel hike event.
- Red Herring Puppets Partner — Creative partner in the Nature Tales: Puppets and Pollinators project, contributing large-scale puppet design and fabrication.
- partners Partner — Partners provide support that allows the organization to offer discounted programs based on financial need.
- partners Partner — Partners provide support that enables discounted programming based on financial need.