We're Reopening September 24th! We're excited to announce that we're reopening on Thursday, September 24th! After evacuating over 120 animals, and being spared from the Valley Fire, the ranches and Humane society have helped us bring our animals back. We want to thank the rescue groups, volunteers, homes, ranches, first [...]
Help Feed and Care for Our Animals With the unfortunate circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, we had to close our doors to the public. This resulted in us losing 100% of our revenue stream overnight. Without our revenue streams, we won't have enough money to survive. The Children's Nature Retreat [...]
The Retreat: Your Next Fun Team Building Destination With deadlines coming up and an endless stream of projects, work can become overwhelming at times. This is why it's important to take a step back and relax. Children’s Nature Retreat offers an excellent place for fun team building activities that can [...]
Help Us Build a Home for Judy's Little Zoo Judy's Little Zoo The Children's Nature Retreat needs your help to build a home for Judy’s little zoo. Our friend Judy is turning 80 this year and moving into a smaller property and needs to find a forever home for her [...]
Support CNRF while Shopping on Amazon What is Amazon Smile? AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to [...]
Volunteer Program Volunteers play an integral role by: Helping guests learn about the animals Assisting with the delivery of educational programs Staffing special events Helping with maintenance Assisting the keepers with animal care (not inside the enclosures) Children’s Nature Retreat seeks and selects people for our volunteer program who are: Genuinely [...]
Planned Giving to the Children’s Nature Retreat Foundation (CNRF) Bequest in a Will or Trust A bequest – a gift through your will or living trust – is the most common method of deferred charitable giving. Through a bequest, you can direct specific assets, your entire estate or a percentage [...]
Naming Opportunities Sponsored Retreat Benches Our sponsored benches are a great way to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery during your visit to the Retreat. For a $1,500 tax after deductible donation, you can commemorate a special event or provide a lasting memory on one of our benches. Your special [...]
Support a Child Give a Field Trip Opportunity to a Child or an Entire Class When you donate $45, you’re providing a child with a field trip to remember at the Retreat. He/she will spend the school day participating in a guided tour – visiting with, feeding and learning about [...]
