Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center is a non-profit residency in the Arts and Ecology.

We provide and protect into perpetuity a place where practitioners can pursue and manifest their vision through exploration, reflection, research and collaboration.

In 2019, WE EXPANDED OUR ORGANIZATION AND ARE NOW
100% NOT FOR PROFIT.
PROCEEDS FROM CABIN RENTALS GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT OPERATION AS EARNED INCOME.

OUR MISSION

“Enriching our community by building a creative network of practitioners in the arts through inspiration and place.”

UPCOMING CLASS/EVENT

Tammi Hartung

(Ethnobotanical Herbalist, Organic Farmer)

Plant Walk-About & Book-Signing Afterwards

DATE: July 13th, 2021 (Morning)

Tammi Hartung

(Ethnobotanical Herbalist, Organic Farmer)

Medicinal Plants Garden Talk & Book-Signing Afterwards

DATE: July 13th, 2021 (Afternoon)

FEATURED ARTISTS

Congratulations to three artists who were awarded by New Face Productions Scholarship at Willowtail.

📷  by Jacob Brooks

Annie Brooks (La Plata Resident)
https://www.thewellsmakery.com/
Sponsored by New Face Productions

📷  by Trudy Bequette

Cindy Coleman (La Plata Resident)
https://www.duckgirlart.com/
Sponsored by New Face Productions

Rosie Carter (Montezuma Resident)
https://www.rosiecarter.com/
Sponsored by New Face Productions and Willowtail

Testimonial

“This is a place that is timeless. The only voice you hear is the stillness and quiet, the present. Inspired by the wilderness and the creatures that inhabit it, the sounds of the breeze and the view of the setting sun. In nature we gain deeper understanding of ourselves and our place on this earth. This knowing comes from the land, is apparent to almost anyone who arrives. It’s immediate and almost magical. Only poetry can best describe what is felt in this place. To some it may feel sacred, to others it’s a connection lost. There is a growing list of retreats and residencies available in this graceful setting”. 

~Margy Dudley, artist and photographer