Back to NativesRESTORATION

Benefits to You!

Basic Memberships: $30.00

Benefits to You!

• One-year membership to Back to Natives Restoration
• Invitations to field trips and special events hosted by Back to Natives
• Opportunities to participate in local restoration events
• Opportunities to participate in workshops or projects with BTN staff.
• One Free packet of native seeds (if you are located in California)
• Receive our monthly Events e-newsletter

Supporting Memberships: $100.00

Benefits to You!

• All of the above plus...
• Handy Back to Natives Restoration canvas shopping bag.
• Special Member Discount of 10% off Back to Natives plant purchases of up to$1000.00

Gift Memberships:

This year, why not honor family members and friends while supporting ecologically productive projects in local wildlands? Consider a gift membership to Back to Natives Restoration , a 501 (c) 3 non-profit! Members have the satisifaction of knowing that they are helping to fund environmental education programs, restoration of local wildlands, and stewardship of our fragile environment. In addition to supporting critical restoration efforts, membership brings the following benefits:

Basic Gift Memberships: $35.00 (please indicate your selection of organic coffee or organic tea, and organic dark chocolate or organic milk chocolate also include recipient information)

Benefits to Your gift Recipient!

• One-year membership to Back to Natives Restoration
• Invitations to field trips and special events hosted by Back to Natives
• Opportunities to participate in local restoration events
• Opportunities to participate in workshops or projects with BTN staff.
• a "Care Package" with native wildflower seeds*, organic coffee or tea, and organica chocolate. *(seeds are not available outside of California or the local native range of that species.)
• Receive our monthly Events e-newsletter

Supporting Gift Memberships: $100.00 (please indicate your selection of organic coffee or organic tea, and organic dark chocolate or organic milk chocolate also include recipient information)

Benefits to Your gift Recipient!

• All of the above plus...
• Special Member Discount of 10% off Back to Natives plant purchases of up to $1000.00
• Handy Back to Natives canvas shopping bag.

Memberships help ensure that our Education and Restoration programs and services continue. Many schools lack the funding and support for students to go on much needed outdoor education fieldtrips. BTN recognizes this and strives to provide exciting, interactive environmental education programs AT schools through native plant Habitat Gardens and supporting programs, all aligned with California State Science Content Standards. To be sure that our naturalists have the proper materials and supplies we ask that you donate towards specific programs to enable our schools to have a chance to learn about Natural Science and Biodiversity.

Through these educational programs we can begin to 'Save Habitat One Person at a Time!'

For membership forms: BTN Membership; BTN Gift Membership

BTN is a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation and is a Non Profit Public Charity under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to BTN are deductible under section 170 of the IR code as of February 13 2007.. We are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the IR Code.

School Programs-Traveling Naturalist A $50.00 gift can support a Traveling Naturalist Program for one class. A $300.00 gift can support a Traveling Naturalist Program for an entire grade level at one school School Programs-Native Habitat Garden A $200.00 gift can support a Native Habitat Garden Program for one class. A $1200.00 gift can support a Native Habitat Garden Program for an entire grade level at one school. Native Plant Propagation BTN recognizes the need for the ready availability of native plants. To this end BTN is working towards opening a Native Plant Propagation Center. A small capital fund, Space and a small greenhouse is all we need to start. If you have the space and would like to dedicate it's use to the propagation of native plants contact us here: Philanthropy Seed for Propagation: A gift of $2800.00 can supply the first year of needed seed for the Propagation Program. Greenhouse: A gift of $7000.00 can provide one 48'X60' Greenhouse for the Propagation Program	Habitat Restoration.Restoration can be an expensive proposition.Scientific studies, manual labor, contractors and permitting all cost money. To assist BTN in bringing back the native ecosystems to our open spaces, please offer support below: A $2500.00 gift can support a Service Learning Project for a single High School class for one semester. A $5000.00 gift can support a Service Learning Project for a single High School class for one entire year. A $10,000 gift can provide Plant material and seed for an acre of restoration. A $25,000 gift can provide funding for impact reports, permitting and site surveys. a $50,000 gift can provide funding for a university level scientific investigation on the proposed site for 2 years. Restoration Sites vary in need and in condition. The larger the site, the more funding required to ensure that all aspects of the restoration process are accounted for and their needs are met. Contact us for more details on what you would like to fund or support. Other gifts are always welcome.
Staff Salary and Overhead Non-Profit staff are percieved as volunteers by many. Although Non-Profits need volunteers to fulfill many of their goals and functions, core staff members are in fact paid employees at most Non-Profits. BTN wishes to provide competitive salaries and benefits for staff. You can help by assisting us to meet our Salary and Overhead needs. This will enable us to hire and retain qualified, highly educated, experienced and creative staff.	Volunteer Appreciation and Retention Volunteers are the heart blood of most Non-Profits. To this end BTN wishes to thank one and all that have come out to our Volunteer Restoration Days and helped us make this planet a better place in our own backyard! Volunteers deserve recognition and our appreciation. Without them many of our projects would not have succeeded. If you would like to host a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner or BBQ, or even a Beach Day, let us know, we would be happy to put the word out!