Support the Kalamazoo Nature Center

Your online gift helps support KNC’s mission by providing funding for the many programs and services offered every month. From summer camp to preschool, public programs, research, and conservation, our goal is to inspire everyone to experience nature every day. You can help.

KNC is a non-profit organization (501(c)(3)) formed in 1960. We are supported by membership and admission fees, monetary and in-kind donations, program and service fees, foundation grants, and endowment earnings.

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Annual Fund

Annual Fund

Your online gift helps support the mission of the Kalamazoo Nature Center by providing funding for the many programs and services offered every month. Unrestricted gifts to KNC support the organization’s greatest needs at any given point in time. Donate to the Annual Fund here >

Beech Maple Trail in early fall

Conservation Stewardship/KVBO

Warblers at KVBO

Conservation Stewardship

The Conservation Stewardship Department leads KNC’s scientific and land management activities. Specialties include bird banding, community science, conservation work for endangered species, and managing wildlife habitat.

Donate to one of KNC’s conservation stewardship efforts here >

Fall Tree

Friends of the Forest/Sugar Bush Restoration

KNC’s sugarbush is an area of beech-maple forest along the rolling glacial topography of our Fern Valley Trail, and is a great candidate for climate-forward restoration. By planting diverse trees and shrubs, we can restore biodiversity, improve habitat, sequester carbon, & protect this place for the next generation.

Donate to Friends of the Forest here >

Learning & Engagement

Learning & Engagement Programs

You can support learning in the natural world! KNC’s educational offerings, from our award-winning Nature’s Way Preschool to immersive biology courses for high school students at Heronwood Field Station.

Donate to one of KNC’s Learning & Engagment Funds >

Planned Giving, & Tributes

Tribute Bricks

Tribute gifts provide a wonderful way to honor a person or organization, commemorate a special event, or create a lasting memorial to loved ones.

Learn more about Tribute gifts >

KNC Arboretum

Legacy Giving: Cooper’s Glen Legacy

We invite you to support KNC’s future through a planned gift that honors your connection to this place and the many experiences that, again and again, nurture our connection to the natural world. Learn more about becoming a Cooper’s Glen Legacy Member >

Heronwood Field Station

Sponsorships

Sponsorships

A sponsorship places your business in front of our 6,200+ membership base and the greater Kalamazoo community. See the opportunities below, or contact Lisa Panich at  for details on how your business can partner with KNC.

Sponsor an event here >

 

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KNC Arboretum

Other Ways to Donate

Give By Mail:
Kalamazoo Nature Center
7000 N. Westnedge Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Contact:
Tom Springer, Vice President of Development
(269) 381-1574 x35

Becca Lee, Development Coordinator
(269) 381-1574 x32

Heron Sculpture

Become a Member

Membership at KNC gives you access to KNC with free admission for one year. In addition, your membership supports the award-winning education, research, and conservation programs.

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group in front of nature center sign

Get Involved

Butterfly monitoring, guest services, biological research, educational opportunities – KNC has a wide array of opportunities for volunteers, internships, and career employment throughout the year!

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Gift of Nature

Give the Gift of Nature

Support KNC and give a gift that lasts all year. Whether shopping at Trailhead Gifts & Books in the KNC Visitor Center or giving a gift membership, there is a wide range of ideas for all ages and interests.

Gifts of Nature >

Sponsor an Event

A sponsorship places your business in front of our 6,200+ membership base and the greater Kalamazoo community.

Sponsorship Opportunities >