The historic boat-shaped building located inside the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve (across from the Duck Pond) has been on the verge of collapse, after sitting vacant for 15 years. The City of Palo Alto offered Environmental Volunteers the use of this much-beloved building for $1 per year rent for a term of 40 years, if the Environmental Volunteers took on reconstruction and historic restoration.
By taking on this project, the Environmental Volunteers will establish a new home in an ideal location at a key juncture along the 400-mile Bay Trail that circles San Francisco Bay. The EV will realize significantly reduced operating expenses over many years, that will translate into increased resources focused on science education.
The Capital Campaign was launched to fund reconstruction and to support new environmental education programs at the EcoCenter. Thanks to leadership gifts from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Bob and Jan Fenwick, and others, we have so far successfully raised more than $2 million toward our total goal of $4 million.
You can join us in making this exciting project a reality.
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Jan and Bob Fenwick, Capital Campaign Honorary Chairs
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Volunteer Leadership
Susan Hansen, Capital Campaign Chair
Carol Broadbent Fields
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Allan Berkowitz, Executive Director
Lorelei Rubin, Development Director
Environmental Volunteers Board of Trustees
Joyce Friedrichs, Chair
Erin Craig
Michael Eldredge
Carol Broadbent Fields
Susan Hansen
Frosty Krieger
Stan Mantell
Sajjad Masud
Robert McIntyre
Shari Mullen
Robert Phillips
Sally Tomlinson
Allan Berkowitz, Executive Director
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Gifts to the EcoCenter Capital Campaign are tax deductible.
Environmental Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tax ID # 94-2550385
For further information, please contact Laurie Rubin (Lorelei), Director of Development lorelei@EVols.org or (650) 961-0545
Thank you for your support!
Ways to Give
 Donate now on our secure site
Make a pledge to pay over time (Coming soon)
Download a donation form (Coming soon)
Mail it with your check (payable to Environmental Volunteers) or credit card payment to
Environmental Volunteers
3921 East Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303
Or fax to (650) 961-0548
o Call (650) 961-0545
Gifts of $1,000 or more will be recognized on a permanent display at the EcoCenter. Recognition may be of yourself, your family, or to others you wish to honor, subject to review by Environmental Volunteers. Recognition will be in a highly visible location.
Environmental Volunteers is pleased to offer naming opportunities to donors who provide significant gifts to help us to reach our goal of $4 million. You may choose to name a space, a design element inside or outside of the building, or key programs. We are pleased to discuss naming the building in appreciation for long-term investment in the EcoCenter.
| EcoCenter Building | available |
| Main Hall nee Hull! | reserved |
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| Marsh Cam Program streaming live to the internet | $ 500,000 |
| Promenade Deck with Bay Trail right along the marsh | 350,000 |
| Bicycle Bay Trail | reserved |
| EV Educational Materials Room | reserved |
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| Flying Bridge Deck | 250,000 |
| Pilot's House | 250,000 |
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| Portholes Loft | 125,000 |
| Administrative Office Suite | 100,000 |
| Interactive Learning Kiosk in Main Hall | 100,000 |
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| Interpretive Signage Historic Site | reserved |
| Interpretive Signage Flora and Fauna | 75,000 |
| Administrative Loft | 75,000 |
| Kitchen Galley | 50,000 |
| Conference Room | 50,000 |
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| Porthole Windows in Main Hall (each) | 25,000 |
| Benches at EcoCenter site (each) | 15,000 |
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| Name Recognition on Donor Wall | 1,000 + |
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