Louisville Nature Ctr
Description
Our Mission at LNC is to provide nature education and encourage stewardship in an urban forest THE LOUISVILLE NATURE CENTER
Located in the center of Louisville and adjacent to the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, the Center features a large education facility and reference library.
The Nature Center and Preserve are located on an upland and floodplain forest that has over 180 species of trees, shrubs and flowering plants. It is also home to over 150 species of resident and migratory birds and other animals. The grounds include a rain garden, two attractive water features and several other gardens that are home to butterflies, hummingbirds and beneficial insects.
The unique urban forest includes two miles of hiking trails through the 41 acre Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve. Picnic tables and a gazebo are conveniently located near the forest and gardens. On a daily basis, adults and children enjoy outdoor activities, visits to the education facility and quiet moments in the bird blind. Louisville Nature Center has the only bird blind in the city of Louisville where folks enjoy a close up view of the birds and other wildlife in their natural habitat.
Each year, several thousand students attend summer camps and year round educational nature programs that adhere to JCPS curriculum guidelines. Teachers and students have the unique opportunity to utilize all their senses while experiencing the scientific, historic and aesthetic aspects of an urban forest. Many underserved students attend programs free of charge thanks to generous donations from Louisville Nature Center supporters.
The Nature Center is available for rent at reasonable rates year round. The facility has kitchen accommodations, indoor and outdoor seating areas and space for up to one hundred guests.
Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome at the Nature Center. Gardening, greeting visitors, clean up, trail and bird blind maintenance and office help are needed from Monday through Saturday from 9am-4pm.
If you enjoy working with children and love nature, the Nature Center will train you to assist with education programs. No experience is necessary.
Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome at the Nature Center. Gardening, greeting visitors, clean up, trail and bird blind maintenance and office help are needed from Monday through Saturday from 9am-4pm.
If you enjoy working with children and love nature, the Nature Center will train you to assist with education programs. No experience is necessary.
Do you have a special skill or talent to share with our visitors? We could utilize your expertise for Saturday and evening programs.
The Nature Center has many opportunities for groups to earn service hours. Scouts, schools, and corporations have worked on a variety of projects that benefit the Center and enhance visitor experiences.
Bird Blind and Education Building are open year round from
9am to 4pm
Monday through Saturday
Trails are open daily
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.comWe've heard rumors that this fall will be an exceptional one for leaf color change. We're right at the peak of bird migration now. Don't miss your chance to get outside and enjoy it! All of our programs are limited to 10 participants, and everyone is required to wear a mask. Sign up at www.louisvillenaturecenter.org/camps-and-events.
Shrub update: So many people have reached out to help donate to cover the cost of the missing shrubs, or shared our page to help find them. We have recovered several shrubs, which actually were taken in a completely honest mistake. Our hope is that we can recover most of them. We are grateful for the support from you, our community. Nature will prevail! #shrubdate on #shrubgate
Please return our shrubs! About $400 worth of shrubs were taken from LNC today. These were donated by another small non-profit to be planted in our forest. The shrubs include black haw viburnum, dogwood, coral berry, sumac, false indigo, and button bush. We hope this was a mistake and not an intentional theft; however, our tree giveaway isn't until Saturday, and none of these species was part of the giveaway. We'd love to have them returned, no questions asked!
UPDATE: WE ARE OUT OF TREES. We have 200 beautiful trees waiting for a good home! Free to Jefferson County residents, max. 3 per address. (Donations are always welcome!) Come get them Saturday at 9:30 AM. Please stay 6' apart--in marked spaces--and wear a mask. You will be asked to leave if you aren't wearing a mask. Thank you to Louisville MSD and Oxmoor Toyota for making this possible!
Preschool in the forest: Louisville urban area’s first forest preschool opens
Today is the first day of our Swallowtail Forest School! We could not be happier to get outside and start exploring with our new students! While Forest School is in session, the Nature Play Area will be closed to the public from 9am to noon every weekday morning. Our trails, garden, and Bird Blind remain open to the public from dawn to dusk. Additionally, our building is now open from Monday through Friday, but will remain closed on Saturdays.
Yesterday you helped us raise $10,213 to continue to preserve our urban forest and support access to nature and nature education in Louisville. THANK YOU to all who supported us yesterday, and to those who support us all year round. We are so grateful. #GiveforGoodLou
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Louisville Nature Center
To all who supported LNC today during #giveforgoodlou, we love you THIS much! You still have time to donate to support urban access to nature and forest conservation! We depend on your suppport, and we are so grateful! https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/louisville-nature-center
Louisville Nature Center
Today is the day to #GiveforGoodLouisville! We need your support now more than ever! https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/louisville-nature-center
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