Chattahoochee Nature Center leaders near the Meadow area that will be transformed. Left to right: David Miles, Helen Tapp, Chris Sawyer, Rick Hirsekorn, Natasha Rice, Jim Stokes and Alicia Thompson. (Photo by Maria Saporta, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
Originally published on SaportaReport
By Maria Saporta
The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a focal point to invite people to experience the natural environment and the Chattahoochee River, has launched a $9.6 million capital campaign to make the center even more welcoming.
Chris Sawyer and Natasha Rice on the Boardwalk connecting the Chattahoochee Nature Center to the Chattahoochee River. (Photo by Maria Saporta, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
The campaign will fund several projects to make CNC more open and more inviting to both young people and adults.
Other major donors include $1 million from the James M. Cox Foundation, $250,000 from the Waterfall Foundation, $160,000 from the Georgia Power Foundation, $328,000 from the Tony Parker family, $100,000 from Judy and Walter Hoyt, $75,000 from the Koch/Georgia-Pacific Foundation as well as $558,000 from CNC’s board of trustees and $500,000 from Fulton County.
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The Chattahoochee Nature Center will build a new welcome center as part of its capital campaign. (Special: Chattahoochee Nature Center, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
A rendering of the transformed Kingfisher Hall. (Special: Chattahoochee Nature Center, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
A map showing the various projects included in the CNC $9.6 million campaign. (Special: Chattahoochee Nature Center, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
A breakdown of the CNC’s current campaign. (Special: Chattahoochee Nature Center, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
Chattahoochee Nature Center’s annual impact. (Special: Chattahoochee Nature Center, courtesy of SaportaReport.)
