You can now donate your bottles and cans at 4 container depots in Lethbridge! PLUS you can make arrangements to have your bottles picked up from your home or business while donating the proceeds to us thanks to SkipTheDepot!
Read MoreATB Cares has increased their match from 15% to 20% of every dollar donated online! Donate now to receive an instant tax receipt, and we will receive your contribution to support our mission! Some conditions apply. Please let us know if you supercharge your donation this way!
Read MoreWe are looking for community leaders to join our Board of Directors in 2021! Are you passionate about environmental education and the importance of nature? Are you an active community leader who wants to support nature interpretation in Lethbridge? We want you! We are recruiting board members with diverse backgrounds in anticipation of our AGM in March.
Read MoreWe appreciate your support all year long – and now PayPal is making it easy for you to think of us this holiday season! Set us as your favourite charity, and every time you make an online purchase with PayPal, you’ll have the opportunity to donate $1 to benefit our cause. It’s an easy and convenient way to have a big impact.
Read MoreIf passed, this initiative would require that the Nature Centre realign and streamline its current programs with a focus on generating revenue. Additionally an initiative to reduce print, online and display material by 12-20% is also being considered; along with a further initiative to eliminate the coordination of conservation programs such as coulee clean-up, shoreline clean-up, invasive weed-pulls and conservation ambassador programs.
Read MoreDid you know? A donation of securities or mutual fund shares is the most efficient way to give charitably since the capital gains tax does not apply. Your security or mutual fund donation means a larger donation for the charity. It also means a larger charitable tax receipt for you!
Read MoreYou asked, we listened! By popular demand we are hosting film screenings of the recently released ‘Avian Summer’ at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. ‘Avian Summer’ is a locally produced wildlife documentary by Rick Andrews. Discover the variety of birds that migrate to Southern Alberta each spring, where they come to find a mate and raise the next generation, before migrating again in the fall.
Read MoreDiscover the variety of migratory birds that fly into Southern Alberta each spring in this locally filmed documentary. All proceeds benefit Helen Schuler Nature Centre! Watch now on vimeo…
Read MoreThe Great Canadian Giving Challenge is a national public contest to benefit any registered Canadian charity. Every $1 donated to a registered charity in June via CanadaHelps.org, automatically enters the charity to win an additional $20,000 donation.
Read MoreAvian Summer is a locally produced wildlife documentary by Rick Andrews. The film will be available June 25, 2020 for online rental or digital download. The film is 37 minutes in length and was produced in our region over the past two years.
Read MoreProvide your feedback to help inform the reopening strategy for the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Complete the survey to be entered to win a Nature Centre T-shirt! Survey is open until May 28, 2020.
Read MoreTogether we hosted 3 presentations for 323 attendees and raised an estimated $3,400 total towards the Endowment Fund! It is unfortunate we are unable to complete our season's presentations due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce four Travel Adventures presentations that will take place over the coming months. Travel Adventures is an ongoing series where local world travelers share their adventures with photographs that will help you discover the plants, animals and people of places you’ve always dreamed of exploring. Learn more and reserve your seats today!!
Read MoreDonate $25 or more to our charity and we’ll get an extra $5 from CanadaHelps on December 3, 2019 ONLY!
Read MoreThe Helen Schuler Nature Centre is thrilled to recognize Carol Leriger for her generous contribution of $20,000 towards the Outdoor Learning Classroom & Amphitheatre project. This marks the largest personal donation in the history of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s 37 years of operation!
Read MoreMajor donation from Co-Op Community Spaces program helps to launch a new Outdoor Learning Classroom and Amphitheatre space at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre!
Read MoreOn behalf of the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society, thank you for being a Friend! Your support helps us continue to facilitate interactive experiences and memorable moments at our Nature Centre.
Our organization exists: to provide environmental education programs and special projects; for enhancement of the resources of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre; and to foster the importance of nature in our community.
Read MoreIn July 2018 the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society applied to the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for support of the Outdoor Learning Classroom & Amphitheatre project. After careful review and consideration of all applications, TD announced in September 2018 that the Friends of HSNC Society’s application was successful!
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