Evergreen Nature Center moving east of downtown

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Evergreen Nature Center is moving to the Church of the Transguration campus on the east end of downtown Evergreen.

e center will be in the Bancroft House, which used to house the Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank, and will be open year-round starting in early June. e new space will allow the nature center, which is operated by Evergreen Audubon, to expand programs, according to Kathy Madison, Evergreen Audubon’s president.

e Nature Center had been in the warming hut at Evergreen Lake since 2008 and was open only from May to October.

e new location will have expanded exhibit space, a small gift shop, o ce space and storage, and access to classroom and meeting space in nearby Douglas Hall. For the rst time, the Evergreen Nature Center will have running water and plenty of parking, an announcement about the move said. Admission will remain free.

e goal of the Nature Center con- tinues to be to foster enthusiasm and respect for the natural world among residents and visitors to the mountain communities. e center has exhibits highlighting the natural his-