Tenafly Nature Center, 1961-2011
313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, NJ, 07670 ~ 201-568-6093
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
For half
a century, Tenafly Nature Center has fostered a wide-reaching
understanding and appreciation of nature, through leadership in
open-space preservation and education programs focused on nature,
science and the environment.
Help us celebrate our past to preserve our future!
Please consider a gift of $50 or more to support TNC in our 50th anniversary year
| I am proud to give $50 for TNC’s 50th Anniversary to support TNC’s mission I wish to make a fully tax-deductible contribution of | |
| I will contribute to TNC’s Annual Appeal |
“The investment is small, the dividends are great”
Larry Smith, 1966 TNC Membership Chair
50th Anniversary
Keynote Events
Month of MmmMay
Restaurant Fundraisers:
May 9: Blue Moon Mexican Café
May 24: Tenafly Classic Diner
Month of June
June 1, Deadline for entries
Art Contest & Show
June 12,
11:00 am-4:00 pm
NATURE DAY –Canoe
rides, hikes, arts & crafts
July 7-10
Morning & Sunset Sails on the Hudson, aboard Schooner, A.J. Meerwald
Month of August
Art Competition winners displayed at Tenafly Public Library
August
19-21
Summer Camp for Parents
September 17 ~ 6:30-9:30 pm
Music Under the Stars:
Wine Tasting & Art Auction
October 22 & 23 ~ 5:00-8:00 pm
Haunted Forest
November 19 ~ 7:00-9:00 pm
Hard Cider Tasting
December 17 ~ 1:00-3:00 pm
Greening the Holidays
TNC TIMELINE
1960s: A Green Island in Tenafly
1961— Tenafly Nature Center Association formed to develop a “Living Workshop” on 64 acres
1966— Redfield Building Visitors’ Center completed
1969— Full-time Naturalist-Director hired with grants from Borough and Tenafly’s Board of Education
1970s: The Fight for Lost Brook Preserve
1972 —Borough of Tenafly begins efforts to purchase 274-acre “Palisades Woodland”
1976 —State, Federal, Local and Private groups raise $9.35 million to buy Lost Brook Preserve
1980s & 90s: Membership, Facilities & Program Growth
1980s—Endowment Fund begins with 16 subscribers; DeFilippi Bird Watching Shelter & Boardwalk built
1983 — First 5K & 10K “Raccoon Run” through Tenafly
1990s—Pavilion with Fireplace built for outdoor classes; First Art Show & Raffle; First Annual Fund Drive
2000s: Extending TNC’s reach
2005— With Lost Brook Preserve added to lease, TNC stewards 380 acres
2006— TNC Education Director works to organize regional Nature Program Co-operative
TODAY
TNC Programs reach 23,000 people each year through 1,100 on-site and outreach programs
TNC employs 3 full-time staff plus 5 part-time environmental educators
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