Dear Wetlands
Supporter,
Do you
remember your first feelings of delight in the natural world? Had you seen a red-tailed hawk or California
condor circling above?
A swarm of pavement ants crossing the sidewalk? An orb weaver spider’s elaborate web? The
splendor of Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River? Golden chanterelle mushrooms
emerging in clusters after a rainstorm?
For each of us there is a special moment when something in the natural
world engages our attention and imagination.
Willamette
Resources & Educational Network (WREN) seeks to help people of all ages
recapture that feeling of delight, while at the same time teaching the
chemistry, biology, and geology that come together to create that moment. Our goal is to engender a lifelong love of
learning in the members of our community, instilling a personal connection to
the land and empowering you to make well-informed, science-based decisions
about land stewardship. WREN has directly
touched the lives of nearly 50,000 Lane County residents since its inception,
fourteen years ago.
We need your help.
We are funded by a variety of sources, including governmental agencies
and foundations. However, those sources
are insufficient to meet our budgetary needs and we rely on private donations
from people like you, who care about the land and about education, to support
our work. Please consider contributing
to WREN today – no amount is too small.
All donations are appreciated and put directly to work in our programs.
·
$25
pays for a new Field Guide to reptiles and amphibians
·
$50
buys a new pair of binoculars for WREN’s Family Exploration Day backpacks
·
$100
covers the cost of a school bus to bring one class to the West Eugene Wetlands
for a field trip
·
$200
buys a digital camera to help document the changing wetlands wildlife
·
$500
covers the costs of WREN staff’s volunteer scheduling, preparation and
presentation time, supplies and transportation costs for one full classroom
presentation and field trip for one class, plus a school bus to transport the
class and their teacher and chaperones to the West Eugene Wetlands
·
$500
also funds the development of a new environmental education curriculum,
including field trip and classroom presentation
We also
welcome and rely on volunteers – to lead or assist in leading educational
sessions, develop curricula, design or perform citizen science programs, build
out our website, or join or advise our Board of Directors. Your energy nurtures
us!
We hope
to see you in the wetlands soon.
Best
Wishes for 2015,
Vicki Singer, President of the Board, Willamette Resources &
Educational Network (WREN)
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