Olson Nature Preserve
| Olson Nature Preserve | |
|---|---|
Footbridge at Olson Nature Preserve | |
| Location | Boone County, Nebraska, United States |
| Nearest city | Petersburg, Nebraska; Albion, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41°47′59.8″N 98°6′15.9″W / 41.799944°N 98.104417°W |
| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Established | 1995 |
| Governing body | Prairie Plains Resource Institute |
The Olson Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Boone County, in east-central Nebraska. It is located on Beaver Creek, between the towns of Albion and Petersburg. The preserve covers 112 acres (45 ha).
The preserve serves for both education and recreation. It is used by local people as an outdoor classroom for studies about natural science, local history, agriculture, and the arts; and as a recreational area providing views of the Sandhills prairie, meadows, cottonwoods, oxbow wetlands, lowland tall grass, oak forest and the loess hills by Beaver Creek.