Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center

The mission of Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is to foster the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of
Nebraska's tallgrass prairie ecosystems by engaging people in the site's natural and cultural resources.

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
11700 SW 100^th St P.O. Box 117
Denton, NE 68339
(402) 797-2301
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Approximate coordinates:
40.6939N
-96.8542W

Open year-round

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
weekdays
&
1:00-5:00 p.m. weekends
Closed major holidays

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Photo by Brenda Cederberg

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Spring Creek Prairie is one of Audubon's 24 Important Birds Areas in Nebraska! Find out more about this important conservation effort.

(Photo by Paul Johnsgard)

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is an 808-acre tallgrass prairie nature preserve located 20 minutes southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. Visitors can enjoy miles of walking trails, nearly 650 acres of native (never plowed) tallgrass prairie, ponds and wetlands, wildflowers and grasses, a diverse assortment of birds and other wildlife, historic nineteenth-century wagon ruts, peaceful surroundings, and beautiful scenic vistas. Volunteer opportunities are available and education programs for all ages are offered year-round.

DEB HAUSWALD NAMED AUDUBON EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

Years of outstanding success and commitment in introducing people to the wonders nature and conservation have earned national recognition for Deborah Hauswald.

She received the National Audubon Society's prestigious Tamar Chotzen Audubon Educator of the Year award in ceremonies at a gathering of the organization's national and state leadership in October in Columbus, Ohio. Hauswald was honored for nine years of delivering innovative nature discovery experiences to children at the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center in Denton, where she serves as Education Coordinator. See the entire press release on the National Audubon Society's Web site.

FALL PROGRAMS - 2009

FALL 2009 newsletter now available!

Details of programs are listed on Programs & Events page. Because most classes have limited space, registration is required unless noted otherwise.

WOMEN AT THE SPRING
"I am Moonrise"
Saturday, October 3 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.

A series of integrated workshops created to empower women by connecting them to the prairie through the study of its history, the role of women then and now, and how visual and performing arts within the natural habitat strengthen and guide women.

SPARROW SEARCH
Saturday, October 17 8:30-11:00 a.m.
$6/person

LATE OCTOBER EVENING WALKABOUT
Saturday, October 24 6:00-8:00 p.m.
$6/person

PAPERMAKING 101
Saturday, November 14 2:00-4:30 p.m.
$10/person

AUTUMN BIRD HIKE
Saturday, November 21 9:00-11:00 a.m.
$6/person

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, December 6 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Take a break from the holidays and enjoy a free afternoon on the prairie. Enjoy music and refreshments indoors and the beautiful prairie trails outside.

Volunteer Discovery Leaders Wanted

(Photo by Paul Johnsgard)

Are you interested in becoming a Discovery Leader and helping lead school and public programs at Spring Creek Prairie? If so, find out more here.

Prairie Suite: A Celebration
Poems by Twyla Hansen, Drawings by Paul Johnsgard
Poetry book to benefit Spring Creek Prairie.
Available in our gift shop or through the mail.
Download order form (PDF file).