Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 11, 10am for a short dedication/celebration to mark the installation of the <a href="https://birds.outdoornebraska.gov/chimney-swift/">chimney swift</a> tower in Hardin Hall’s prairie. The tower was donated by Bluebirds Across Nebraska and our friends at Wild Bird Habitat Store in Lincoln. Our partners will be providing coffee and snacks, and the Maps and More Store will be open during the celebration.

Part of the celebration will include notes about our friend, the late Mary Bomberger Brown, who championed chimney swifts in several ways in Lincoln—including supporting a chimney swift club at Irving Middle School. You will see Mary’s photo on the sign that was recently installed to provide information about the species of bird along the path through the prairie.

We plan to gather in the First Floor Lobby and move outside for a short ceremony. Feel free to share this invitation—the event is free and open to the public.