Nature and Raptor Center

09/04/2025

09/04/2025

Coming up this Saturday, September 6: International VULTURE DAY!

Come out to explore the NWDC Raptor Center for a FREE, family-friendly day of fun activities! We will be celebrating the gifts and wonders of nature's clean-up crew.

🪶 When: Saturday, September 6th, 2025 10am-1pm
🪶 Where: NWDC Raptor Center, 4828 Nature Center Rd, Pueblo CO 81003
🪶 Register: https://forms.hikeandlearn.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F21108

- Meet our raptor ambassadors and learn what it takes to operate a wildlife rehabilitation center
- Create your own "Vulture Vomit"
- Participate in vulture-related games and activities
- Crafts, coloring, and more!

This program is free, but please do register ahead of time, and consider donating to the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center while you're at it. Just $5 will feed a raptor for a week, and we and the birds appreciate your support!

09/03/2025

Celebrating a birthday or anniversary? Looking for a personal way to be a nature steward?

Adopt one of our Raptor Ambassadors who live at the Raptor Center! Your symbolic adoption directly supports the care, rehabilitation, and enrichment of the raptors at our facility, while also helping to educate the next generation about the importance of wildlife conservation to our natural world. Plus – enjoy exclusive perks as a raptor adopter!

Adopt A Raptor TODAY! https://www.hikeandlearn.org/adopt-a-raptor

09/03/2025

Looking Back & Soaring Ahead: Vulture Day!

Vulture Day is quickly approaching THIS SATURDAY, September 6th! We are thrilled to host this FREE community event at the NWDC Raptor Center again Mark your calendars, join in on the excitement, and check out our recap article from 2024 — which was our biggest and best Vulture Day yet"

"Our 2024 Vulture Day Celebration on Saturday, September 7th, was a fantastic success! Always held on the first Saturday in September, this year’s event brought together a wonderful crowd to celebrate and learn about vultures and the vital role they play as nature’s clean-up crew. A team of passionate NWDC staff, community organizations, and volunteers worked tirelessly to create engaging exhibits for attendees of all ages. Lurch and Izzy, our vulture ambassadors, were once again the stars of the day, captivating the crowd with their educational presentations.

The most thrilling moments of the day were two Red-tailed Hawk releases, which were performed beautifully by two lucky members of the audience. Both hawks were originally brought into the NWDC Raptor Center as youngsters in need of rehabilitative care. Over the summer, our Raptor Care team expertly nursed them back to full health. On Vulture Day, the hawks took to the air with grace and power, soaring high above us through open skies for the first time in their lives."

Join us for this year's VULTURE DAY - coming up this Saturday! https://forms.hikeandlearn.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F21108

09/02/2025

Calling all tiny tots! Ranger Deb has a very special "End of Summer ROCK PARTY" prepared for this upcoming Knee-High Nature Hour on Friday, September 5th!

We will be celebrating the end of summer and learning all about ROCKS by the riverside. Please expect to walk along and in the Arkansas River, dress to be outside for the whole hour, and bring a towel and water shoes. With gentle hikes, crafts, and stories, this program is perfect for toddlers.

This program is limited to 15 tiny tots, and registration is encouraged. We also appreciate any donations made towards our free programs.

Cost: FREE, suggested donation of $5
Location: NWDC River Deck, River Campus, 5200 Nature Center Road
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Register: https://www.hikeandlearn.org/event-calendar

09/01/2025

Knee-High Nature Hour, Bird Walks, Raptor Tours, and Yoga! Get a breath of fresh air this month, and join us for our September programming.

Everything is either $5, $3, or FREE! Learn more:
https://www.hikeandlearn.org/event-calendar

09/01/2025

🔥 FLASH SALE: End of Summer Sizzle!

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08/30/2025

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08/29/2025

📣 Adopt-A-Raptor RELAUNCHED!
https://www.hikeandlearn.org/adopt-a-raptor

Through Adopt-A-Raptor, you can symbolically adopt one of our Raptor Ambassadors who live at the Raptor Center, like Ruby the Red-tailed Hawk, pictured here! Your donation directly supports the care, rehabilitation, and enrichment of the raptors at our facility, while also helping to educate the next generation about the importance of wildlife conservation to our natural world.

With multiple adoption tiers to choose from, it's a meaningful way to deepen your connection with these incredible birds, receive personalized updates, and enjoy exclusive perks as a raptor adopter.

🦅$50 Friend
🦅$100 Advocate
🦅$250 Defender
🦅$500 Champion
🦅$1,000 Guardian
🦅$2,000 Conservationist

08/28/2025

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