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

Membership and Admission Information

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Photo by Brenda Cederberg

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Summer Bird Sightings

Willow flycatcher

Bell's vireo

Upland sandpiper

Field sparrow

Orchard oriole

Henslow's sparrow

Red-headed woodpecker

Baltimore oriole

Rose-breasted grosbeak

Grasshopper sparrow

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.

SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAMS - 2009

SPRING 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.

SATURDAY EARLY BIRD WALK AND BRUNCH
(Update: Class is full as of May 28 -- waiting list available.)
Saturday, June 6 8:30-11:30 a.m.
$12/person

WEEKEND WILDFLOWER WALK
(Update: Class is full as of June 5 -- waiting list available.)
Sunday, June 7 1:30-3:00 p.m.
$6/adult, $4/child (age 12 and under)

FIREFLY PICNICS
Saturday, June 13 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 27 7:30-9:30 p.m.
$6/adult-child team, $2/each extra team member

NABA BUTTERFLY COUNT
Saturday, July 25 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$5/adult & $2/child (age 12 and under)

NATURE NIGHTWATCH
Saturday, August 8 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight
$10/adult, $7/each child 12 and under

DRAGONFLY AND DAMSELFLY COUNT
Saturday, August 29 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
$5/adult, $3/child under 12

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.

PRAIRIE ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOPS
This popular series of illustration workshops taught by scientific illustrator and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Botanical Print winner Karina Helm (www.helmillustration.com) returns for 2009. Classes will be held indoors in the education building unless otherwise noted.
Workshop enrollment: minimum of 3 – maximum of 12.

Plants of the Prairie: Wildflowers
Saturday, June 13 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
$40/person

Nature Art for Children
Saturday, July 11 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
$20/child

Field Sketching
Change of date: Sunday, August 23 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
$40/person

Plants of the Prairie
Saturday, August 15 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
$40/person

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).