Dedicated Feb. 17, 1982, Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve is a 41-acre second growth woodland in Jefferson County. Located in close proximity to Joe Creason Park and the Louisville Zoological Gardens, this urban greenspace is a popular birding area and offers passive recreation and nature education in the midst of downtown Louisville. The preserve is co-managed with The Louisville Nature Center (LNC) and is also a Watchable Wildlife Site. 

• Features - wooded tract in urban Louisville, diversity of migrant birds
• Access - one mile of easy trails on ridgetop and bottomland
• Facilities - Nature Center and restrooms
• Parking - abundant
• Activities - birding, hiking, nature study, etc.
• Directions - Jefferson County. From the Watterson Expressway (I-264), take Exit 14 to Poplar Level Road North. Take Poplar Level Road to Trevilian Way (1.0 mile). Turn Right on to Trevilian Way and go 0.2 mile to Illinois Avenue. Turn Left on to Illinois Avenue. Take Illinois Avenue to the LNC parking lot on your right (0.2 mile)
  
  

 Louisville Nature Center Calendar of Events.

The Audubon Society's Great Backyard Bird Count
When: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010
Start time: 11 a.m. EST
Cost: FREE 
Join retired Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Conservation and Education Officer Joan Brown as she guides us through some of the basics of birding. Learn what birds you can expect to see in our area and hear entertaining stories about the trials of attracting birds and chasing away squirrels. Join us after the program at noon for a bird count walk in the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve. Pre-registration not required.

Winter Tree Identification Hike
When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010
Start time: 1 p.m. EST
Cost: Donation to the Nature Center 
You don't need a leaf to identify a tree species. Learn the other clues that can help you distinguish between different tree species even in winter. Reservations appreciated.