TENAFLY, N.J.—Raise a glass and support one of the oldest and largest nature centers in Bergen County!
The Tenafly Nature Center’s Annual Dinner will take place on Sunday, March 15, at 5:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly.
More than 200 guests are expected to attend. This year, the Founders’ Award for Conservation will honor Bristol-Myers Squibb and longtime supporter, Andrew Mikesh for their support and assistance to Tenafly Nature Center, enabling TNC to fulfill its mission, as well as the needs of the community.
The dinner will help support the center’s ongoing success in providing environmental education, efforts in making the facilities and trails more community friendly, and the ongoing efforts to save Pfister’s Pond, the key aspect of the TNC’s biodiversity.
This dinner is the Nature Center’s main fundraiser of the year.
“Proceeds from the event help TNC staff and volunteers carry out the center’s mission of preserving and protecting nearly 400-acres of undeveloped Tenafly borough-owned land and educating over 26,000 people about the environment annually,” say organizers.
“The center’s purpose is particularly important given Bergen County’s status as the most populous county in the most densely-populated state in the U.S., and the rarity of such a large tract of unspoiled woodlands in the suburban New York City area,” they said. “Having such open spaces dedicated for public use maintains the suburban character of Bergen County, enables residents to enjoy the unspoiled outdoors near their homes, and educates local school children about the natural world.”
Less than 10% of the not-for-profit center’s annual budget comes from tax receipts. The Nature Center relies on the generosity of area businesses and individuals that see the value in preserving wild areas where families can explore, run, hike, and simply observe their natural surroundings, and where displaced animals can take refuge.
Tenafly Nature Center is a non-profit, independent, member-supported nature preserve located in Bergen County, New Jersey. We protect nearly 400 wooded acres, all of its inhabitants and teach the next generations to do the same. Since 1961, TNC has nurtured an appreciation for nature, been a leader in open-space preservation and in environmental education for the community and beyond.