sponsor an animal
There are many ways to support the Museum, but only one way to direct your support straight to the live animals in our care. Thank you for taking part in our Sponsorship Program
rescuer $250
At the RESCUER level you will receive
A Sponsorship Certificate and an 8x10 photo of your animal with it's personal bio and species information
A personalized thank you letter from our Executive Director
A Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Sponsor an Animal tote bag
A Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Sponsor an Animal bumper sticker
A guided tour of the Museum for you and your family and friends (up to 10 people)
foster $100
At the FOSTER level you will receive
A Sponsorship Certificate and an 8x10 photo of your animal with it's bio and species information
A Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Sponsor an Animal tote bag
A Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Sponsor an Animal bumper sticker
2 Adult passes to the Museum
friend $50
At the FRIEND level you will receive
A Sponsorship Certificate and an 8x10 photo of your animal with it's bio and species information
A Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Sponsor an Animal bumper sticker
1 Adult pass to the Museum
digital adopt $25
As a DIGITAL ADOPTER you will receive a thank-you email with a Sponsorship Certificate, a high-res .jpeg of your animal with it's bio and species information attached.
now the big decision: who gets your help?
We will feature four of our non-releasable education animals at a time. Contact us if there is another animal that you would like to support.
WILLOW the BARRED OWL came to the Museum in 2018 from a rehabber in nearby New Hampshire. She had been hit by a car and suffered a permanent injury to her wing, foot and eye.
Now with us, she is a popular education animal and one of our "starter birds" for new education volunteers.
MOLLY STARK the BALD EAGLE was struck by a tractor trailer truck in Wyoming in 2013. The accident left her unable to fly and with no place to put her, the Wyoming rehabilitator sent her to us. Molly was the Museum's first eagle and changed a lot of things around here!
AMELIA the WOOD TURTLE was an illegal pet since 1998 and was relocated to the Museum by Vermont Fish and Wildlife in 2015. She is generally considered the "cutest" of our wood turtles. Wood turtles are declining throughout their range and are listed as endangered by the IUCN. Their status is currently being reviewed by US Fish and Wildlife.
PETUNIA ROSE the NORTHERN OPOSSUM was one of the first native mammals legally held in the State of Vermont. She and her brother came to the Museum in 2020. Her mother had been hit by a car and while in rehab, it was noticed that she and two siblings had leg deformities that would prevent their survival in the wild. Opossums rarely live two years in the wild, now well over two years, Petunia is our adorable little old lady.
a chart with how much everyone costs us/how far the money goes
link to support page
something about different animals coming soon?
Link to this from Support page and home page
Need to design bumper sticker and tote