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Membership

To become a member, please fill out and submit this printable membership form. You may also become a member using EFT or payroll deduction by calling our Development Office at 814-863-8790.

Your Membership Dollars Support:

• upkeep of the resident birds of prey in the Raptor Center
• internships for aspiring environmental educators and naturalists
• enhancement of hiking and skiing trails
• expansion of public recreation and interpretive programs
• repair and maintenance of the museum and exhibits
• care and feeding of the animals

As a Member, You Receive:

• our twice-annual newsletter Shavings
• e-mail updates on new and seasonal programs
• special programs and workshops for members
• discounts and an early registration period for our Summer Camps
• reduced fees on other workshops and programs
• discounts on purchases from the bookstore and gift shop at Shaver's Creek
• discounts on memberships and bookstore purchases at more than 100 other nature centers in Pennsylvania and across North America (See the list below. Shaver's Creek is a member of ANCA, the Association of Nature Center Administrators.)
• reduced fees for renting our facilities
• invitation to our members' breakfast on Sunday morning of our Maple Harvest Festival
• satisfaction that comes from expressing a personal environmental ethic

Annual Membership Fee—Suggested Levels

Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA)
Member Centers

Alabama
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve (Auburn)

Alaska
Friends of Eagle River Nature Center (Eagle River)

Arkansas
Delta Rivers Nature Center (Pine Bluff)
Ozark Natural Science Center (Huntsville)

California
Environmental Nature Center (Newport Beach)

Colorado
Durango Nature Studies (Durango)
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge (Morrison)
Lookout Mountain Nature Center (Golden)

Connecticut
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center (Ansonia)
Denison Pequotseopos Nature Center, Inc. (Mystic)
Earthplace (Westport)
New Canaan Nature Center (New Canaan)

Delaware
Delaware Nature Society (Hockessin)

Florida
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton)
Morningside Nature Center (Gainesville)

Georgia
Chattahoochee Nature Center (Roswell)
Elachee Nature Science Center (Gainesville)
Sandy Creek Nature Center (Athens)

Illinois
Douglas-Hart Nature Center (Mattoon)
Forest Park Nature Center (Peoria Heights)
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (Wheaton)
Macon County Conservation District (Decatur)
Pilcher Park Nature Center (Joliet)
Severson Dells Education Foundation (Rockford)
Sugar Grove nature Center (McLean)

Indiana
Cope Environmental Center (Centerville)
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center (Chesterton)
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve (Evansville)

Iowa
Hitchcock Nature Center (Honey Creek)
Indian Creek Nature Center (Cedar Rapids)

Kansas
Dillon Nature Center (Hutchinson)

Kentucky
Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary (Frankfort)
Louisville Nature Center (Louisville)

Maryland
Irvine Nature Center (Stevenson)
Marshy Point Nature Center (Baltimore)
Piney Run Park and Nature Center (Sykesville)

Michigan
Chippewa Nature Center (Midland)
Degraaf Nature Center ((Holland)
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (Rochester)
Fernwood Nature Center and Botanic Garden (Niles)
Harris Nature Center (Okemos)
Kalamazoo Nature Center (Kalamazoo)
Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center (Troy)
Outdoor Discovery Center (Holland)
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Hastings)
Seven Ponds Nature Center (Dryden)
Stubnitz Environmental Education Center (Adrian)
University of Michigan—Dearborn Center (Dearborn)
Whitehouse Nature Center (Albion)

Minnesota
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center (Hastings)
River Bend Nature Center (Fairbault)

Mississippi
Clinton Community Nature Center (Clinton)

Missouri
Shaw Nature Reserve (Gray Summit)

Nebraska
Fontenelle Nature Association (Bellevue)
Pioneers Park Nature Center (Lincoln)

New Hampshire
Beaver Brook Association (Hollis)
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center (Holderness)

New Jersey
Tenafly Nature Center Association (Tenafly)

New York
Beaver Lake Nature Center (Baldwinsville)
Buffalo Audubon Society (North Java)
Centers for Nature Education (Marcellus)
Greenburgh Nature Center (Scarsdale)
Helmer Nature Center (Rochester)
Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc. (Jamestown)
Mohonk Preserve, Inc. (New Paltz)
Pfeiffer Nature Center (Portville)
Rye Nature Center (Rye)
Tanglewood Nature Center and Museum (Elmira)
Teatown Lake Reservation (Ossining)

North Carolina
Carolina Raptor Center (Charlotte)

Ohio
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (Dayton)
Brukner Nature Center (Troy)
Cincinnati Nature Center (Milford)
Glen Helen Ecology Institute (Yellow Springs)
Gorman Heritage Farm (Cincinnati)
Lake Metroparks (Kirtland Hills)
Marianist Environmental Education Center (Dayton)
Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors, Inc. (Butler)
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (Shaker Heights)
Shepherd’s Corner (Blacklick)
The Dawes Arboretum (Newark)
The Wilderness Center, Inc. (Wilmot)

Pennsylvania
Asbury Woods Nature Center (Erie)
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
Briar Bush Nature Center (Abington)
Carbon County Environmental Education Center (Summit Hill)
Lancaster County Environmental Center (Lancaster)
McKeever Environmental Learning Center (Sandy Lake)
Paul F-Brandwein Institute (Dingmans Ferry)
Riverbend Environmental Education Center (Gladwyne)
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia)
Silver Lake Nature Center (Bristol)
Tyler Arboretum (Media)
Wildwood Lake Sanctuary (Harrisburg)

South Carolina
Audubon Center at the Francis Beidler Forest (Harleyville)

South Dakota
The Outdoor Campus (Pierre)

Tennessee
Bristol Tennessee Leisure Services (Bristol)
Ijams nature Center (Knoxville)
Warner Park Nature Center (Nashville)

Texas
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Houston)
Austin Nature and Science Center (Austin)
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge (Fort Worth)
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center (Houston)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Austin)
River Bend Nature Works (Wichita Falls)
Sibley Nature Center (Midland)
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve (Austin)
Wildcat Bluff Nature Center (Amarillo)

Utah
Ogden Nature Center (Ogden)
Stokes Nature Center (Logan)

Virginia
Boxerwood Education Association (Lexington)
Reston Association (Reston)

Wisconsin
Beaver Creek Reserve (Fall Creek)
Fallen Timbers Environmental Center (Seymour)
Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve (Appleton)
Ledge View Nature Center (Chilton)
Riveredge Nature Center (Newburg)
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (Milwaukee)
Treehaven Environmental Learning Center (Tomahawk)

Canada
Kerry Wood Nature Center (Red Deer, Alberta)
North Vancouver Outdoor School (Brackendale, British Columbia)

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