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10/29/2025

🎉 SWEEPSTAKES: Win a Dream Event Getaway at the Horseshoe Lodge!

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Everything was perfect, we loved it all. I’m so happy we got married there. Beautiful venue and dressing area was very ...
10/28/2025

Everything was perfect, we loved it all. I’m so happy we got married there. Beautiful venue and dressing area was very nice with plenty of room for everyone. Poor Bear was very helpful! We are very happy and our guests loved everything. - Deana

Book your 2026 wedding at the Pueblo Mountain Park now! https://www.hikeandlearn.org/book-facilities

🪵 NWDC Stewardship | Fall ReportSo far in 2025, our friends at Southern Colorado Trail Builders (SCTB) have contributed ...
10/27/2025

🪵 NWDC Stewardship | Fall Report

So far in 2025, our friends at Southern Colorado Trail Builders (SCTB) have contributed more than 100 volunteer hours improving NWDC’s trails. We are so grateful to this small but mighty local group making a big difference.

Coupled with the efforts of SCTB, and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), our trails have already received a total of 640 hours of care in 2025 — a contribution valued at $17,988! Looking ahead, the State Wildland Inmate Fire Team (SWIFT) Crew will continue their mitigation efforts in Pueblo Mountain Park at the start of October, while our own Maintenance team will be hard at work tackling slash piles throughout the fall and winter. . . whenever the weather cooperates.

⛏ 100 hours of SCTB trail work
⛏ 640 total hours of trail work this year
⛏ $17,988 value of volunteer hours so far this year!

Join us TOMORROW, October 25th, for the 4th Saturday Bird Walk!The Arkansas Valley Audubon Society will host an enjoyabl...
10/24/2025

Join us TOMORROW, October 25th, for the 4th Saturday Bird Walk!

The Arkansas Valley Audubon Society will host an enjoyable outing to view and identify a variety of birds. Suitable for families and birders of all levels. BYOB... Bring Your Own Binoculars! Also, there will be an optional "Big Sit” so that those who don’t want to walk can sit comfortably in one place. Let the birds come to us!

This program is FREE, and registration is not required, but donations are welcome. All proceeds support NWDC's rehabilitation efforts at the Raptor Center.

Date: Every 4th Saturday of the month

Time:
8 am - 9 am from June - September
9 am - 10 am from October - May

Meeting location: River Deck, NWDC River Campus, 5200 Nature Center Road, Pueblo, CO 81003

Since 1981, the NWDC Raptor Center has been dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of birds of prey. Locat...
10/23/2025

Since 1981, the NWDC Raptor Center has been dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of birds of prey. Located at our River Campus in Pueblo, we provide expert care to more than 250 injured, ill, and orphaned raptors each year.

While we are not open for walk-in visits, we welcome you to come for a tour! During a pre-scheduled tour, you will see our raptors up close and learn all about their unique adaptations.

🪶 Public tours: https://www.hikeandlearn.org/event-calendar
🪶 Private tours: email [email protected]

🎉 SWEEPSTAKES: Win a Retreat/Event Getaway at the Horseshoe Lodge!Do you have a retreat, wedding, or big event on the ho...
10/22/2025

🎉 SWEEPSTAKES: Win a Retreat/Event Getaway at the Horseshoe Lodge!

Do you have a retreat, wedding, or big event on the horizon? Here's your chance to make it truly unforgettable! Enter our sweepstakes, and you could win a 3-day, 2-night package to host your event in style — all while supporting a wonderful cause!

Ready to enter? Click the link below to throw your hat in the ring and make memories that will last a lifetime. Sweepstakes open now through December 15, 2025.

Good luck! 🌄✨

https://www.tapkat.org/nature-and-wildlife-discovery-center/19xvBE?fbclid=IwY2xjawLbgoRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyTXJQdjRRRjh5a015VE1rAR504R9m8PqZQyN9OK4TAYW4fOCVuVu4nbyk64GZm4C33CBuGdZoUQp_gowa7g_aem_uaaui29mhyR7IMGMHkUmsg

Join us Saturday, October 25th, for the 4th Saturday Bird Walk!The Arkansas Valley Audubon Society will host an enjoyabl...
10/21/2025

Join us Saturday, October 25th, for the 4th Saturday Bird Walk!

The Arkansas Valley Audubon Society will host an enjoyable outing to view and identify a variety of birds. Suitable for families and birders of all levels. BYOB... Bring Your Own Binoculars! Also, there will be an optional "Big Sit” so that those who don’t want to walk can sit comfortably in one place. Let the birds come to us!

This program is FREE, and registration is not required, but donations are welcome. All proceeds support NWDC's rehabilitation efforts at the Raptor Center.

Date: Every 4th Saturday of the month

Time:
8 am - 9 am from June - September
9 am - 10 am from October - May

Meeting location: River Deck, NWDC River Campus, 5200 Nature Center Road, Pueblo, CO 81003

? "Most bird species have something called dimorphism. It helps tell the difference between males and females; we know ...
10/17/2025

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"Most bird species have something called dimorphism. It helps tell the difference between males and females; we know boys tend to be bright and flashy in color, whereas girls blend in better with the environment. Birds of prey are not known for having this - in fact, most birds of prey have identical feather colorations, and it's extremely hard to tell who's a boy and who's a girl. We usually have to go off weight and size to tell the difference, and in this case, most girls are bigger than boys. Even then, we sometimes mess up and a 'boy' ends up laying some eggs.

Except with American Kestrels! They are easy to tell apart because girls have red wings and boys have blue wings! Although size is still very true, girl kestrels are bigger than boy kestrels, even though the boys are a little flashier in color." - Autumn, Raptor Rehab Manager

Fun fact: not all "bugs" are bugs! In fact, bugs, arachnids, and insects all differ in specific ways. Here's a quick (bu...
10/17/2025

Fun fact: not all "bugs" are bugs! In fact, bugs, arachnids, and insects all differ in specific ways. Here's a quick (but not always definitive) way to tell:

2 sets of wings = Insect
1 set of wings = Bug
No wings, but making up for it with 8 legs = That's an arachnid!

10/16/2025

NOTICE: River Campus Access Update

Due to circumstances outside our control, the River Campus will open around 7:30 am starting tomorrow, October 17, 2025. The campus will contnue to close at dusk each day.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding, and extend our thanks to Pueblo Parks and Recreation for assisting with gate access during this temporary adjustment.

Address

5200 Nature Center Road
Pueblo, CO
81003

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+17195492414

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