Make a difference today by helping SCLT programs secure what is needed most. If you want to make any of these items a reality, please specify the item(s) you would like to support with a note when you make your gift. Some of the items below have links to the specific item of need. If you have any of these items and are able to donate them, please contact SCLT directly by calling our office at (307) 673-4702 or emailing any member of our staff.

Conservation Program & Big Goose Natural Area

• $100 or less
  • Chainsaw blades for invasive species removal at the Big Goose Natural Area
• $1,000 or less
  • An entryway bench seat for people to watch and learn about birds and wildlife.
  • Binoculars for bird and wildlife watching, bird feed and storage totes.
  • Local skulls, furs, and fossils for a touch table in what will be our Welcome Center.
• $1,000 or less
  • ($911) Cordless powered staple gun to help modify existing fence to wildlife-friendly fence without much hassle. This makes much quicker and lighter work for volunteers!
• Rent or Buy
  • Skid steer attachments: Pallet forks, wire winder to remove old fence, post pounder, and brush mower to remove invasive vegetation. Typically cost $200-$500 to rent and $1,500-$7,000 to buy.

Recreation Program

• $100 or less – Hand tools. We have so many great community members who volunteer that we sometimes don’t have tools for them all
  • ($57) McLeod tool. This is a standard tool for trail building and maintenance. More are needed for volunteer events.
  • Pick Mattock and hoe. The soil here can be nearly rock hard at times, this is what we use to reshape the dirt for our purposes.
    • ($78) Pick Mattock
    • ($102) Prohoe
    • ($72) Prohoe Highlander
  • Rakes. Hard tooth and springy rakes are vital for trail construction and maintenance. From smoothing out rough spots to clearing drains plugged with pine needles.
    • ($34) Rake
    • ($26) Steel Bow Rake
  • ($41) Tampers. Repacking the trail tread will help it last longer.
• $265 or less – Routers for making our own signs. Many of our signs could be made from natural materials that exist along the trails such as downed trees, sign frames could be enhanced with trail names, and signs could be repainted when faded rather than replaced. A compact for doing detailed work and a mid size for larger jobs.
  • ($265) Router
  • ($69) Router template

• $1,000 or less
  • ($895) Trail multi tool. Jared only has the two hands, but this is 6 in 1 to make the most out of every trip on the trail
  • Trail bike. We are looking for a hardtail bike for mounting trail tools on so we can get those maintenance tasks done quicker!
• $5,000 – Lawn Mower to help maintain enjoyable and safe nature trails and open spaces at BGNA.
• $10,000 – Red Grade Trails – Direct support to fund trailhead improvements, trail construction, and damage repairs.
• $15,000 – Adaptive Bike – Help us purchase an adaptive mountain bike that we can loan to trail users who need to use a hand pedaled bike. This would open our trails to more users to enjoy the freedom of mountain biking.

History Program

$100 or less Donation:

• Historical books like George N Ostrom: Pioneer Preservationist Painter

$1,000 or less Donation:

• Research and documentation, publications, educational materials, digital history stories, registration and travel to Land Trust Alliance Rally for professional development

$5,000 Donation:

• Historic site preservation, National Register of Historic Places nominations, public events, oral history projects
• Used 8.5-foot by 20-foot deckover trailer that will be used to move the ol’ #115 streetcar to the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area bus barn and hold it while the streetcar is being restored.

$10,000 Donation:

• Endowment for ongoing historical programming, historic preservation projects

SCLT Welcome Center

Creatures of the Night exhibit:

• Faux Christmas Trees
• Faux foliage
• Mounts of weasel, skunk, raccoon, deer, bear, owl et al. They need not be in pristine condition.
• Cotton drop-clothes or heavy muslin.
• I” or 2″ foam insulation boards. Partial sheets will work.
• Partial brown, red, white or gray paint.
• A disco “glitter ball” motor. This would power the bats in flight.