By Stephen W. Hoffman | Executive Director of Montana Audubon
Thanks to you, our generous donors, Montana Audubon's Nature Play Space at our Center in Billings has reached its funding goal! Hundreds of children, including those with mobility handicaps, have been enjoying the strategically placed trail, obstacles, benches, musical drums, bird houses and wildlife lookout areas, and each other. It has been an exciting summer as these children discover nature and learn to feel at home with plants, animials, birds, and fish in a natural, protected setting.
Montana Audubon's vision to create a place for all children to learn to love nature has been realized. We have welcomed those with learning or mobility set-backs, and watched them be all that they can be in our wonderful outdoor playland. We have invited families to join us here at the Audubon Center and to share their children's excitement. We have opened our doors to low income families and children, and have witnessed their joy of discovering nature.
Your timely gifts ensured that this project would be built in time for late spring and summer enjoyment. We now have a stipend set aside to fund any upkeep needed, or to fulfill the next level of enhancing our natural environment to aid accessibility.
Since our Global Giving Project "Help Yellowstone-Area Youth Discover Nature!" is fully funded, it will be retired from receiving donations. You may still view our past report and pictures and links. We invite you now to go directly to www.mtaudubon.org to view our projects being run from our state office in Helena, and also to see news from our Montana Audubon Center in Billings.
As the opportunity arises, Montana Audubon will return to Global Giving for help with specific needs, such as encouraging conservation, promoting habitat protection, and assisting with species monitoring. We will continue our mission to give both children and adults in Big Sky many memorable outdoor experiences. Montana Audubon knows being at home with nature builds a lifetime connection to our beautiful state and our planet's natural treasures.
What has been so rewarding is to not only find our loyal supporters backing us on a world-respected online funding site, but also to find kinship with new friends and inspiring each of you to support Montana Audubon. THANK YOU!!
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