We all need nature.
Your gift brings the calming, connecting power of nature to people who need it most — including elders in memory care, youth in group homes, and adults with disabilities. No matter how many accessible trails are built, some of us just can't get outdoors.
As a traveling program, we meet people where they are, delivering person-centered experiences that spark joy, connection, and curiosity. Your donation supports the delivery of these vital programs, and the care of our therapy animals and plants at our Nature Center.
Make a donation
Your support brings meaningful moments of connection, joy, and discovery to people who might otherwise be forgotten — all through the healing power of nature.
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Or you can always mail a check made out to The Nature Connection at
PO Box 155, Concord, MA 01742.
If you have any questions about your giving, please contact our Development Director, Rick Arnaud at (978) 369-2585 or rarnaud@nature-connection.org, to start a conversation.
Bring 1,000 Hours of Connection!
Every week, The Nature Connection brings meaningful nature experiences to memory care communities, therapeutic schools, group homes, and day programs across Middlesex County.
Our highly trained staff, interns, and volunteers create individualized opportunities for connection, curiosity, comfort, and engagement through thoughtfully designed nature programs.
For one participant in memory care, that connection looked like gently helping his wife pet Gary, one of our guinea pigs, while reminiscing about the guinea pigs they had when their children were young.
Small moments matter.
They create comfort. Spark memories. Encourage conversation. Help people reconnect with themselves, each other, and the natural world.
Your Gift Creates Real Hours of Connection
1 hour of nature connection for 1 person
An hour of:
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engagement
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comfortcuriosity
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conversation
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wonder
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The cost to provide one hour of connection is just $35.
Your Gift Will Be Matched
Now through July 31, every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000 thanks to a generous donor.
That means:
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$35 becomes $70
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1 hour becomes 2 hours
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Your impact doubles
