Birdwatching & Gardens
Fillmore County is in the eastern part of the Rainwater Basin, which is the narrowest portion of the migration route known as the Central Flyway. For a map and more information visit the
Rainwater Basin Joint Venture web site
Public Places to visit for viewing:
Mallard Haven Waterfowl Protection Area
(WPA) - 2 miles north of Shickley, Nebraska and other ./wpas.htm Wildlife Management Areas and Waterfowl Protection Area.
Little Blue Natural Resource District:
Bruning Dam
2 miles east, 1 mile north and 3/4 mile east of Bruning, NE in Fillmore County and
Lone Star Recreation Area
- 4 miles east of Ohiowa on Highway 74 and 1/4 mile south in Fillmore County.
Secret Garden
Geneva Public Library
1043 G Street, Geneva NE
The Secret Garden is filled with wide variety of trees, scrubs and flowers surrounding the Geneva Public Library. A patio on the south side of the library invites people to stop and read and enjoy the garden.
Some of the species are:
- Boxwood Tree
- Holly Scrub
- Roses
- Coneflower
- Hibiscus Tree
- Cornellian Cherry Dogwood Tree
- Winterberry Scrub
- Dwarf Lilac Scrub
- Weeping White Spruce
- Centurion Flowering Crab Tree
- Pampas Grass
- Walking Stick Scrub
- Contorted Filbert Scrub
- Serviceberry Tree
- Carolina Allspice Scrub
- Burning Bush
