To help reduce program expenses, TNC relies on the donation of supplies, services and/or equipment that are used fulfilling its mission. With your donation of any item on this list (or the funds to purchase the item(s), you actively become a part of our mission.
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Mail a check (include the item name on the memo line) to fund an item/project
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Fund an item/project through our donation page. Select Donation Type: Other from the pull down menu and note what item you would like to support.
If you are looking for a quick way to see what our staff is looking for to improve TNC take a look at our Amazon Wish List which has dozens of donation ideas.
Visitor Center Activity Center Furniture $500-$2,000
Help update TNC’s visitors center with new furniture that meets the needs of today.
What is needed: Jonti-Craft 20 Cubbie-Tray Triple Fold-n-Lock Storage with Clear Bins, Wooden Kids Reading Nook, and Science Activity Table
iPads for Education
$1,000
Help improve TNC’s program check in process for camps and public programs and provide technology resources that will improve programming.
What is needed: 2 Apple iPad minis and 2 Otterbox Defender Series Cases for the associated iPad
Handwashing Stations
$3000
Help students keep hygienic when they visit TNC for field trips and camps. Portable handwashing stations are needed so that lunch time at TNC is not germ time.
What is needed: 2 outdoor sinks
Classroom Furniture
$3500
Help TNC obtain some needed furniture to update our program space and to provide necessary elements for Help us replace the furniture that has been well used (but no longer functions) and get furniture that meets the needs of todays TNC.
What is needed: Rolling Folding Chair Rack, Weatherproof Cover, 48 folding chairs, 6 fold-in-half tables
EnviroScape Watershed-Stormwater Model
$3,500
Help obtain a educational tool that provides TNC with a hands-on demonstration of the sources and effects of water pollution.
What is needed: 2 EnviroScape Watershed-Stormwater Models and Carrying Cases
Penny Press Machine
$5,000
Help TNC obtain a fun way for visitors to take home a inexpensive keepsake (and help generate income for our small non-profit) when visiting TNC (while still leaving no trace).
What is needed: Customized Penny Press
Updated Ambassador Enclosures
$6,000
Help TNC professionally update their animal ambassador habitats in the visitors center.
What is needed: 25 specially designed Zen habitats
StoryWalk® Fixtures
$7,000
Help TNC make its StoryWalk® trail environmentally friendly. The StoryWalk® trail is a visitor favorite however the current method is not ideal. These professional fixtures will make it so TNC does not have to waste materials and staff time.
What is needed: 26 Angled Wood Post Mounts and posts
$8,000
Help TNC install an awning that will provide shade and protect visitors and students from inclement weather.
What is needed: a retractable awning
$8,000
Help TNC replace and upgrade the current lighting fixtures (bollards) which are prone to vandalism, waste energy, break easily, and require constant maintenance with LED bollards that are vandal resistant.
What is needed: 8 updated bollards
ADA 8′ Recyclable Plastic Picnic Tables
$30,000
Help TNC ensure that all visitors have a place to sit and enjoy a lunch at TNC (no matter their ability). With over 50,000 visitors a year we need more seats and tables.
What is needed: 20 new accessible tables to be spread throughout our pavilions and picnic areas.
Accessible Trail Master Plan Funding
$70,000
Help TNC secure funding to develop the master plan for this very important project.
The goal of the Accessible Trail Project is to redevelop the yellow trail (an existing trail) to provide access to visitors of all ages and abilities, creating an inviting, useful, and memorable destination. Access to and spending time in nature improves overall physical and mental health, establishing lasting connections to the natural world and its inhabitants. Therefore accessible trails like this, help connect people to nature, inspire healthy activities, help protect natural places and make communities more livable and connected.
Help TNC become accessible to all!
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Campfire Ring Pavilion - Estimated Completion Fall 2024
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Invasive Species Initiative - Estimated Completion Winter 2025
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Philips HeartStart OnSite Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Spring 2021
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Raptor Aviaries & Fence - Spring 2021
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Virtual Learning Initiative - Fall 2020
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Forest Stewardship Plan Initiative - Fall 2019
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Backup Generator for Visitors Center - Fall 2019
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Passenger Pigeon Display Refurbishment- Fall 2019
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Main Trail Rehabilitation - July 2019
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DeFilippi Shelter Roof - Spring 2017
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Pavilion Walkway - January 2017
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Butterfly and Pollinator Garden - Spring 2016