(Denton, Nebraska – September 19, 2024) Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center (SCPAC) announced that they raised more than $71,000 for conservation and education programs at their annual Tastes in the Tallgrass fundraiser.
Held this past Sunday September 15, Tastes in the Tallgrass included silent and live auctions, outdoor photo booths, a catered dinner served outdoors, and live music. This year, the live auction included four big ticket items, generously donated by SCPAC supporters:
- Signed Commemorative Husker Football
- Hank Wiliams Jr. concert for four at Pinnacle Bank Arena
- Tallgrass Wagon Ride for ten with bites and brews, featuring the new 310-acre addition connecting SCPAC with the Prairie Corridor
- ‘Spring in the Swamp’ trip package to Audubon’s Beidler Forest in South Carolina
“We are so grateful for the support of this wonderful community,” said Meghan Sittler, SCPAC Director. “Every year, Tastes in the Tallgrass grows in popularity, and we are proud to celebrate the year’s accomplishments, and fundraise for the year ahead. Our team is growing and we are planning a full calendar of events to bring to the community in 2025 – so everyone can enjoy Nebraska’s special tallgrass prairie ecosystem and the birds that thrive here.”
The dinner was provided by Venue Restaurant and Tavern on the Square/The Other Room. Guests were also serenaded by The Lightning Bugs, a local bluegrass band featuring Steven Hanson, Reynold Peterson, and Jim Pipher.
Sponsors for the event were the Rubendall Foundation, Eagle Printing & Sign, Tallgrass Energy, Liz Lange Consulting, Union Bank & Trust Co., Halley and Chad Kruse, Assurity, Ameritas, Stock Seed Farms, Midwest Natives Nursery, David Clark Framing, Inc., Bailey and Mark Feit, LI-COR Environmental, and Glenn Friendt.
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Media Contact:
Melissa Amarawardana, Melissa.Amarawardana@audubon.org, 402.999.3404
About Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center focuses on conservation of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and the birds that rely on it. This 1,160-acre tallgrass prairie sanctuary offers over four miles of walking trails, native prairie grasslands, wetlands and ponds, wildflowers and grasses, and beautiful scenic vistas. In its midst more than 235 species of birds, 370 species of plants, and other wildlife dwell side-by-side with historic 19th-century wagon ruts from a cutoff to the Oregon Trail.
About Audubon
The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Audubon works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give Audubon an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, Audubon believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive.
