• Hesthavn Nature Center offers year-round opportunities for kids to learn about our natural environment, and it’s a great place for a picnic!
• Hesthavn Nature Center connects the community with wildlife in their native habitat of Oak Savannah and Oak Creek riparian forest, while strolling along a nature trail.
• Hesthavn Nature Center promotes a culture of conservation for native plants and wildlife by offering volunteers a place to be active learning about invasive weed species removal and partnering with the restoration of native habitat.
• Hesthavn Nature Center has opportunities for volunteers to join our educational programs as instructors and through curriculum activities.
• Hesthavn Nature Center offers year-round open house events, workshops, and events for educators, environmental groups, civic groups, artist guilds, garden clubs, and other possible rental uses.

For information about volunteering, please email volunteerasc@gmail.com .

For information about school, groups, and family programs, please email hesthavneducation@gmail.com

If you would like to become an Audubon Society member, please contact Suzanne Ortiz at ortizsv@gmail.com.

The public is welcome to visit Audubon’s Hesthavn Nature Center from sunrise to sunset to walk the nature trail viewing native habitat and wildlife. A great place to picnic to look for birds, butterflies, and especially streamside critters for young children wearing their boots and play clothes. The nature center building has a museum and display cases about birds and other wildlife that is open to the public on set monthly dates (see schedule below). Special educational programs are given throughout the year for children and adults

• Hesthavn Nature Center is located at 8590 NW Oak Creek Drive.
• Click here for a checklist of the most frequently seen birds at Hesthavn.
• Check out our amazing Rainwater Catchment system!

Hesthavn Work Parties

• May 18

Join us from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for trail maintenance, blackberry pulling, False Brome pulling, thistle/teasel pulling, miscellaneous barn yard and parking area maintenance.

see Education Page for programs at Hesthavn

Hesthavn Thanks Volunteers!

Many people have contributed money and hard work towards creating Hesthavn Nature Center facility. We appreciate all of these generous contributions and would like to recognize the following people for especially generous volunteer efforts.

• Ray Drapek Hesthavn chair 1995-2007 for spearheading those first years - and now taking over the volunteer organization!
• Susan Atkisson for volunteering for Hesthavn Chair for two years, during a difficult transition period, and for garnering the funds for, and overseeing construction of, our beautiful footbridge!
• Becky Garrett and Susan Brown for many hours of hard work restoring native plant habitats.
• Rana Foster for all of the native plants she has rescued and planted at Hesthavn.
• Jerry Paul, Barrett Reeves, and Karl Hartzell for hours of volunteer work on barn renovation and general maintenance.
• Karan Fairchild and Mary Van Brocklin for fund raising efforts through Birdathon and Membership.
• Elise Elliott-Smith as coordinator of Hesthavn Nature Center education programs.
• Leslie Green as Art and Nature instructor for kids programs (greengib@peak.org )
• Jim Fairchild for construction of compost toilet, and rainwater catchments system.
• Paula Vanderheul for her tireless efforts in helping to maintain the Hesthavn Nature Center, promoting Hesthavn as a wildlife refuge and example of native habitat, and for volunteering to be the Hesthavn Chair for four years

Display case and bird/bat/butterfly boxes.

Collection of preserved birds.

Hesthavn is wheelchair accessible.