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Dear Nature Enthusiast,
Welcome from the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center (FFNC). I would like to tell you about our organization. We were granted corporation status in May, 2000 and received our 501(c)(3) status with the IRS a short time later. Our memberships now stand at 95; we hope you will consider joining our Friends’ organization. Our first project was to construct a nature trail in Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. The first phase of over 4,000 feet has been completed. We hope that you will come and hike this interesting path through a number of habitats typically found in the Hill Country. Our dream for the future is to have an interpretive center.
The nature trail area is home for a rich diversity of plants, insects and animals. Checklists are available on our website. We encourage our trail walkers to be observant and report species that we have overlooked, to add to our checklist’s inventory.
We are conducting monthly Nature Series programs during the school year. Last summer we also conducted two children’s programs at the park. The Nature Series programs occur on the second Tuesday at the Gillespie County Agricultural Building, 1906 North Llano Street (Texas Highway 16), beginning at 7:00PM. All meetings are open to the public at no charge.
Come be a part of the wonderful natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country. The Fredericksburg Nature Center and Lady Bird Johnson Park are the first stop on the Peach Loop of the Heart of Texas - West Wildlife Trail (HOTW 79) sponsored by the Texas Departments of Transportation and Parks and Wildlife. Please study our website and come see us in Fredericksburg.
Bill Lindemann
Our mailing address is:
Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center
P.O. Box 2082
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Or... you may e-mail us at "info@fredericksburgnaturecenter.org"
We invite you to join our organization to help us with our mission and objectives and to enjoy the benefits of membership.
Mission:
To enhance, protect and interpret the natural ecosystem of the Texas Hill Country while providing educational and quality of life opportunities for members of the community and visitors.
Objectives:
»Be a Public Center for Environmental Education
»Restore and Preserve Biological Diversity
»Promote Environmental Protection Practices
»Develop a Nature Center Complex for The Texas Hill Country
Benefits:
»Three nature trails, including handicapped access trail, to hike
»Educational Services
+Monthly Nature Series Programs
We have three membership levels available:
| Individual | Family | Corporate |
| $15.00 | $25.00 | $100.00 |
Online Membership Join and/or Renew:
If you would prefer to join or renew your membership by check or Money Order you will find a membership application form below. Please print it, fill it out, and mail it to us along with your check or Money Order to:
Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center
P.O. Box 2082
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Click here for the application form
Please Help Us in Our Mission
The Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center appreciates any donation you might make in support of its mission and the Nature Center, itself. We are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization and rely on membership dues and donations for sustaining and growing our efforts.
The FFNC hopes to build an interpretive center in the not too distant future. We continue to save toward the realization of this dream.
An interpretive center would provide the nature center a focal point for its efforts to provide a genuine Hill Country nature experience for the community and visitors. The unique and manifold habitats in the Nature Center provide an unprecedented educational and outdoor experience that cannot be found anywhere else in Texas or the Hill Country. A center would also provide a place for enhanced educational exhibits, as a meeting place for the FFNC Nature Series Programs, and other nature and conservation-related events.
Please know your gift is genuinely appreciated.
