Showing posts with label Giving Tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giving Tuesday. Show all posts

Giving Tuesday - 2025 - Help Us Rebuild the Western Boardwalk at Sweet Springs Nature Preserve!

Sweet Springs Western Boardwalk and Viewing Platform [photo by Nancy Foley]  
This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Rebuild the Western Boardwalk at Sweet Springs Nature Preserve!

Every year, your generosity on Giving Tuesday helps us make a lasting difference for preservation, education and supporting our beloved Sweet Spring Nature Preserve.

In the past, your support has allowed us to build two osprey platforms in Central Sweet Springs, to install wildlife cameras throughout the preserve, and you helped us expand our taxidermy collection to boost education and outreach.

This year, we are asking for your support to help us replace the aging boardwalk on the western side of our beloved Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. The new ADA-accessible boardwalk will guide you along the preserve’s sensitive marshland, leading to an updated viewing platform overlooking the estuary.

Your gift, no matter the size, helps ensure that visitors of all abilities can safely enjoy this unique habitat, while we continue to protect the wildlife that depends on it.

Donate today and help us take the next step forward for Sweet Springs!

Together, we can continue the tradition of conservation, education, and care that define Morro Coast Audubon Society and our members.

Questions? Contact Lands Chair, Marie Goeritz at marie.goeritz@morrocoastaudubon.org 



Giving Tuesday - Supporting MCAS Taxidermy Collection

Taxidermy being used in a Birding Workshop [photo by Robbie Revel]
We are very thankful for the continued support of our members and the public, including the opportunities for directed giving on dedicated days like Giving Tuesday. Our last Giving Tuesday was a success providing everything we needed for 4 trail cameras now placed throughout Sweet Springs.
Photo from one of the trail cameras at Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Our upcoming Giving Tuesday monies will be dedicated to Education and Outreach. We have several museum quality avian mounts utilized for both education and outreach, and we are looking to add to our collection.  Quality bird mounts are very expensive, and we would appreciate your donations on this Giving Tuesday to support our collection.

Taxidermy being used in Birds in Your Neighborhood class
[photo by Tami Livermore,  used with school's permission]

Last year, between the MCAS education programs in the schools and outreach to the community, we reached over 3,000 youth and adults. The collection includes great local birds that people can see up close, and are a great introduction to birding, conservation, and to our Chapter! Please consider a donation on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024.