Support KNC

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 >

Adopt an Animal

Symbolically adopting an Animal Ambassador is an exciting way to support KNC’s Animal Ambassador Program and learn more about these amazing animals. Animal adoptions make a great gift!

Adopt an Ambassador Animal >

New Mews

Help move KNC’s Birds of Prey into their new safe, comfortable quarters! The first of our new enclosures are near completion and can be seen along the Arboretum trail, and you can help to get them set for the birds to move in.

Donate to New Mews >

Avian Research

From spring bird banding to winter feeder surveys, KNC’s avian research programs provide important data and community science opportunities year-round.

Kalamazoo Valley Bird Observatory/Annual Birdathon >

Winter Feeder Survey>

Become a Friend of the Forest

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.

Become a Friend of the Forest here >

Michigan Butterfly Network

The Michigan Butterfly Network seeks to assess the changing population status of our state’s butterfly species, evaluate the quality of Michigan ecosystems, and engage the Michigan public in significant citizen science research. Your tax-deductible donation provides critical support for us to continue our mission.

Donate to the Michigan Butterfly Network >

Adopt a Butterfly >

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. Your donation will broadly support the incredible work of our dynamic conservation team.

Conservation Stewardship Donation>

Ecological Services

The Ecological Services team is a division of the Kalamazoo Nature Center designed to work with private and public landowners. With your help, we can continue to survey, plant, treat, or monitor more sustainable solutions for land management needs.

Donate to Ecological Services >

Campership

“In spring, at the end of the day,” said novelist Margaret Atwood, “you should smell like dirt.” At the Kalamazoo Nature Center, we think that also applies to summer. Especially for children. That’s why we believe in the joyful, life-changing connection to nature that kids make at KNC summer camp. Give to KNC’s Campership Fund >

Membership Fund

Without regard to one’s financial situation, we think that everyone should have access to the outdoors, educational opportunities, and sources of inspiration that nature has to offer.

Donate to the Membership Fund here >

Financial Assistance Fund

Financial need is one of the many barriers that prevent a child’s participation in KNC programs, such as Camp and other youth-focused activities. You can help to provide programming to individuals and groups demonstrating financial need.

Give to KNC’s Financial Assistance Fund >

Early Childhood Education Fund

You can support learning in the natural world! Early childhood education programs at KNC, including Nature’s Way Preschool (NWP), provide critical building blocks for young learners.

ECE Fund >

Fair Food Matters

While food equity and sustainability remain our primary focus, the challenges of COVID-19 have allowed FFM and KNC to extend our reach and impact in the local community.  You can help!

Fair Food Matters Fund >

DeLano Farms

With your help, we’ll raise something just as important as farm-fresh vegetables; awareness and engagement among KNC visitors of all ages. You can support farm operations, including farm interns, farm-based programs, seeds, tools, and more.

Donate to DeLano Farm >

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 >

Tribute Gifts

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 >

Become a Friend of the Forest >

Adopt a Trail >