2006: A Fiscal Year by the Numbers

0              Amount in dollars received from local, state or federal authorities for operating
9              Number of special programs sponsored by the Friends of the Nature Center   
12            Number of days in which the center offered its all-day summer camp
12            Tons of gravel trail mix spread by volunteers
14            Number of Nature Center Photography Club programs held
22            New members signed up at the first ever Mixer on the Marsh
24            Gallons of Environ hand soap dispensed in public restrooms
40            Years since the founding of the Center by the "Little Ladies in Tennis Shoes"
43            Number of Head Start class programs
67            Number of sessions held for Summer OAC camp
72            Number of people who enjoyed the garlic mustard pesto at the first-ever Pestival
81            Tons of paper recycled at the Abitibi recycling bin in the parking lot

100          Percent of NCSL trustees donating to the Nature Fund
120          Amount in percent of Giving from Nature Fund donors compared to FY 2005
192          Cakes of suet consumed onsite (by the birds and a few squirrels)
199          Number of people who participated in Hike for the Jenny Fund in October
290          Number of new members
722          Number of students in Summer OAC camp
768          Rolls of Eco Soft toilet paper used in public restrooms
1,000       Pounds of black-oil sunflower seed consumed onsite (by birds and many fat squirrels)
1,214       Birds banded in an ongoing study spearheaded by Julie West
1,294       Amount in dollars received from Abitibi, the paper recycling company
1,386       Number of current dues paying members
2,117       Number of philanthropic contributions from all donors (including capital campaign)
4,118       Dollars added to the SLRNC Endowment Foundation, thanks to bequests
10,460     Hours worked by volunteers
11,377     Amount in dollars exceeding target goals for membership and Nature Fund donations
15,000     Number of gallons of water saved in new building
17,935     Visitors to the two-floor exhibit area (not including school groups, rentals and program attendees)
18,729     Amount in dollars raised from annual Plant Sale
21,060     Number of student hours of school programs
27,874     Amount in dollars raised by A Bug Bash, the wildly successful summer benefit
721,576   Total value of all philanthropic contributions, in dollars, from all donors
1,000,000 Thanks to all volunteers, members and contributors who make the Center possible