Heartland Preserve Morning Trip (SAMO1)
Sat, May 09
|Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve
-Saturday Morning Auto-Tour- Mostly drive, some walking, through the 'crown jewel' of SPLT; Heartland Ranch Preserve. 43,000 acres of protected prairie habitat. Greet the morning sun on Colorado grasslands.
Registration closes May 09, 2026, 11:30 AM
Time & Location
May 09, 2026, 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve, Bent County, CO, USA
Guests
About the event
Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve, established in 2015, now covers more than 43,000 acres of pristine shortgrass prairie in Bent County, Colorado. Home to reintroduced bison, pronghorn, mule deer, and elk, the preserve also features seasonal streams and rare plants like Colorado green gentian (Frasera coloradensis).
Habitat: Prairie Grasslands
Possible birds:
Burrowing Owl
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Registration closes May 09, 2026, 11:30 AM