2020 Projects
The Foundation contributed to the following projects in 2020:
- Nearly $400,000 to remodel the Volunteer Naturalist Center at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat. This included replacing the center’s roof, installing energy-efficient skylights, painting the exterior, wi-fi installation, replacing the HVAC system, and site surveying for an interpretive storage building and a small picnic/program shelter next to the center.
- $15,000 to purchase a portable sawmill to use for forestry project logs to create benches and tables for visitors.
- Funding a wildlife staff to reach out to adjacent landowners for wildlife protection and partnerships.
- Contributing to the graphic design services of the Walnut Wonders booklet.