Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center Explained

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is an 850acres^[1] tallgrass prairie nature preserve located southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska near Denton. Established in 1998, it is home to 222 bird species,^[2] 30 mammal species, 53 butterfly species, 35, dragonfly/damselfly species,^[3] and over 370 plants.^{[4] [5]} Roughly three miles of walking trails run through the prairie. 19th-century wagon ruts from the Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cutoff to the Oregon Trail can be observed.

An education building opened in 2006,^[6] employing many green features.^[7]

External links

• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center - official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center: Mission and History . Audubon.org . 9 Nov 2012.
2. Web site: Birds & Wildlife | Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center . 2012-11-09 . 2012-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730172906/http://springcreekprairie.audubon.org/birds-wildlife . dead .
3. Web site: Wildlife. 22 December 2015.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-09 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234412/http://springcreekprairie.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/plant_list_2010.pdf . dead .
5. A Guide to the Tallgrass Prairies of Eastern Nebraska and Adjacent States. Papers in Ornithology. 31 December 2007. Johnsgard. Paul.
6. Web site: Visitor Center. 22 December 2015.
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-09 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223412/http://springcreekprairie.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/green_education_building.pdf . dead .