Fontenelle Forest Nature Center  
and
  Wetlands Learning Center
      

	
					
									
     The Wetlands Learning Center is nestled into the river bottom
      woods near the Great Marsh on the Missouri River floodplain,
      in Bellevue, NE. Each year, thousands of students explore the
      wetlands. To accommodate the students and other visitors, a 1,800-foot
      long boardwalk was installed to provide universal access to the
      marsh and to protect the soil from the pounding of thousands
      of feet.

							
							
							
							

      
A two-story wildlife viewing blind and observation deck at
      the marsh provides visitors with a view of the Great Marsh and
      its inhabitants. A new educational pond provides easy access
      for teaching and shifted the students away from the older ponds,
      allowing them to regenerate.

      

      
Award Winning Project: 
      

      

      2001 ASLA Great Plains Chapter 
Merit Award


      

Boardwalk provides year-round access to marsh





Bird watching blind & observation deck


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