Tomorrow is our last Sugarin’ Off Pancake Breakfasts of 2018, so don't miss your chance to join us for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Breakfast will be served from 9am - 1pm. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. It's also your last chance to buy raffle tickets for a new Old Town NEXT! Raffle tickets are $5 for one or $20 for five. We'll draw the winner on Sunday. You do not need to be present to win.

This Sunday is our last Sugarin’ Off Pancake Breakfasts of 2018, so don't miss your chance to join us from 9am - 1pm for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. It's also your last chance to buy raffle tickets for a new Old Town NEXT! Raffle tickets are $5 for one or $20 for five. We'll draw the winner on Sunday. You do not need to be present to win.

It's almost time for Spring Break. Have plans? We do! Spring is a very active time for all the plants and animals that call River Bend home! Join us April 2-6 for Spring Break as we explore, learn and play. Come one day – or all week! We’ve worked hard to make this Spring Break work for everyone. Each day is designed to stand alone, or enjoy 5 days of fun-filled, action packed days! Activities during the week include archery, survival skills, shelter building, and daily camp fires. Camp hours: 9am to 2pm Ages: 7 – 13 Monday, April 2 / Tuesday, April 3 / Wednesday, April 4 / Thursday, April 5 / Friday, April 6 Daily: $30 per day for members / $35 per day for non-members Weekly: $130 for members / $145 for non-members Visit our website for a registration form: http://riverbendnaturecenterracine.org/?page_id=957

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to our third Sugarin’ Off Pancake Breakfasts! There's just one left for this year, so don't miss your chance to join us on Sunday from 9am - 1pm for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. Thank you The Journal Times for coming out as well. These photos are wonderful!

Tomorrow is our third of four Sugarin' Off Pancake Breakfasts, and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day! Please join us for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production.

If you've been to River Bend this month, you've probably seen a few ribbons like this and may have wondered why they are there. It's maple sugaring season - when maple sap flows and we collect it to make maple syrup, but we don't tap all those trees on our own. Those yellow ribbons are maple trees that will be tapped mostly during our Sugar Bush School Field Trips with the help of students and teachers. The kids love it! You can learn more about how we tap maple trees during our Sugarin' Off Pancakes Breakfasts, every Sunday in March. Join us for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. The breakfast is from 9am - 1pm.

Thank you to everyone who came out Sunday for our second Sugarin’ Off Pancake Breakfasts. We had another great day! There's still two more chances to join us for pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free. Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. The breakfast is from 9am - 1pm every Sunday in March.

Have plans for Spring Break? We do! Spring is a very active time for all the plants and animals that call River Bend home! Join us April 2-6 for Spring Break as we explore, learn and play. Come one day – or all week! We’ve worked hard to make this Spring Break work for everyone. Each day is designed to stand alone, or enjoy 5 days of fun-filled, action packed days! Activities during the week include archery, survival skills, shelter building, and daily camp fires. Camp hours: 9am to 2pm Ages: 7 – 13 Monday, April 2 / Tuesday, April 3 / Wednesday, April 4 / Thursday, April 5 / Friday, April 6 Daily: $30 per day for members / $35 per day for non-members Weekly: $130 for members / $145 for non-members Visit our website for a registration form: http://riverbendnaturecenterracine.org/?page_id=957

We're raffling off a new Old Town NEXT! You can purchase tickets during our Sugarin’ Off Pancake Breakfasts, every Sunday in March from 9am - 1pm. Raffle tickets are $5 for one or $20 for five. We'll draw the winner on Sunday, March 25th. You do not need to be present to win.

Tomorrow is the second of our four Sugarin' Off Pancake Breakfasts, and it looks like it will be a beautiful day! Pancakes with 100% Wisconsin maple syrup, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk are on the menu. Tickets can be purchased at the door. $8 for adults/$5 for children 10 and under/children under 3 free Following your breakfast, hike through the woods to observe and learn the process of maple sap collection and syrup production. The breakfast is from 9am - 1pm. Don't forget to 'spring forward' one hour tonight.

PRESS RELEASE Nature Lecture Wednesday, March 14, 2018 6:00pm - 7:00pm with discussion to follow Free and open to the public River Bend Nature Center Presents: Invasive Plant Species: The New Natives? Racine, WI - River Bend Nature Center. Non-native, invasive plants have been increasing in number, competing with and often overwhelming plants which are native to this region. Explore common terrestrial and aquatic invasive plants species, their effects on the habitat and wildlife, and discuss techniques to control their spread. Learn how invasive plants arrive, which are highest in priority for control measures and why, and how to identify them in nature or in your own yard. The program will be presented by a team of experts in the area of invasive and native plants. Melissa Warner is a local environmental leader and active leader in efforts to control invasive plants in Racine; Justin Poinsatte holds a PhD in Ecology; Lauren Kelly holds a MSc in Botany and professor at Marquette U.

Tiny Tots returns on Tuesday, March 27 with "It’s Maple Sugar Time!" This 90-minute program is designed for very young children, accompanied by their parent or grandparent. The children will be introduced to magic of sugar bush. Please dress for the weather; part of the program is outdoors. Session runs from 9:00am to 10:30. Ages 2 – 4 $10 members / $15 non-members Please register at info@RiverBendNatureCenterRacine.org