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Lacey sketches in her nature journal. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Lacey sketches in her nature journal. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Wellborn Ecology Fund

Encouraging local science exploration

The Wellborn Ecology Fund is dedicated to increasing environmental and ecological science knowledge in the Upper Valley.

Marguerite Wellborn was a naturalist and a writer who believed that knowledge was the key to environmental preservation.

In her will, she left nearly $10 million to create the Wellborn Ecology Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, “to be used for public awareness of environmental and ecological issues in the Upper Valley.”

 

What we’re funding

Since its inception in 2001, the fund has awarded grants totaling more than $5.5 million to more than 125 organizations and programs.

 

Marguerite’s legacy

“The Wellborn Ecology Fund has done so much to help children connect with the natural environment,” said Sally Wellborn, Marguerite’s daughter. “I think she’d probably be amazed, really, at how efficiently her simple bequest has been organized into something real and effective.”

Apply for a grant

Each year, The Wellborn Ecology Fund awards $300,000 in grants to support organizations and people that provide experientially-oriented, place-based, ecology-education programs that focus on the people and communities of the Upper Valley.

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We're here to help

To learn more about how we're bringing place-based education to kids, contact:

Traci Fowler
  • Traci Fowler
  • Initiative Leader, Behavioral Health