Become a
Chippewa Nature Center
Member

When you become a CNC member, you help promote stewardship of natural resources.
You help us to teach visitors about nature and the natural world.

Become a member now!

Member Benefits

  • Early camp registration and special members-only rates

  • Reduced rates for classes and programs

  • Invitation to members-only events including:
    4th of July Fireworks Party, Maple Syrup Day Pancake Breakfast, Members-Only Night of the Nature Art Show & Sale

  • In-home delivery of Chippewa Nature Center News and quarterly Program Guide

  • Invitations to quarterly members-only open houses

  • Free admission to Fall Festival and Maple Syrup Day

  • Checkout privileges in the CNC library

  • Opportunity to host birthday parties

  • 10% Nature Center Store discount

  • Free admission to over 100 nature centers nationwide with discounts in many of their gift shops (PDF, 119k)

Annual Membership Levels

  • Individual - $24

  • College Student - $18

  • Senior Individual - $20

  • Family - $42

  • Senior Family - $28 

    All members receive the benefits listed above. At higher levels of membership, additional benefits are available, as follows:

  • Meadow Society $100–249
    All of the above benefits plus …

    • CNC logo item

    • Recognition in Annual Report

    • Recognition in Chippewa Nature Center News

  • Woodland Society $250–499
    All of the above benefits plus…

    • Invitation to exclusive nature hikes led by CNC naturalists

  • River Society $500 +
    All of the above benefits plus …

    • Breakfast in the River Overlook to celebrate spring

  • Life Membership $1000+ (may be paid in four annual installments of $250 each)
    All of the above benefits plus…

    • Lifetime membership to Chippewa Nature Center

    • Inclusion on the Life Member Recognition Board

    • Your gift is joined with others in our endowment fund, supporting CNC’s mission to inspire future generations of people and institutions to protect the natural world.

    • 20% Nature Center Store discount

Membership Fees Help Us To:

  • Educate more than 18,000 school children and 8,000 adults and families annually

  • Provide and maintain nature trails, interactive exhibits, an 1870 Homestead Farm, free programs and more

  • Protect diverse habitats, including rivers, woodlands, ponds and other wetlands, meadows and successional fields

Questions?  Email us or call 989.631.0830 today.