Making a Gift  --  Becoming a Member
The Arc of Appalachia Preserve System
    Headquarters: The Highlands Nature Sanctuary

A gift to the earth does a world of good

Our Promise to You -- We Will Not Overflow Your Mailbox or Email In-basket
      We value the privacy of your home by sending you only  two news mailings a year; including an invitation to our annual Fall Gathering. We will never give out your mailing address or e-mail address to other parties. We value your donation by conducting our  operations as frugally as humanly possible and turning your donation into the enduring gifts of life and land.

Link up!  
     Because of our deliberately infrequent mailings we encourage you to link-up between mailings by signing up for our email updates which go out approximately 8 times a year and  include upcoming courses, volunteer and land steward opportunities and Nature Notes from the Eastern Forest.

Become a Friends of the Arc Member & Hike the Arc all Year Round!
    By becoming a member, you are helping to advance our mission of biodiversity protection, land acquisition and stewardship, and education. Memberships are fully tax deductible and run annually from April 1st through March 31st of the following year. Members at the Custodian and Guardian  levels receive free a car decal giving  admission the the Appalachian Forest Museum, access to the entire trail system at the Highlands Nature Sanctuary, waived parking fees at Serpent Mound, and access to all other hiking destinations in the Arc preserve system.
    Members receive a welcome packet in the mail with trail maps, a car decal, and a welcome letter. Benefits are good for all friends and family who may accompany you in your personal car. Be sure to include your email so that we can send you updates on new hiking trails and special events for members.

    $150.00 (and up) Forest Guardian Membership helps the Arc expand and grow. Admission Decal and full member benefits.

     $75.00 Forest Custodian Membership helps sustain the Arc's work at our present level. Admission Decal and full member benefits.

     $35.00 Forest Link Membership keep us connected. Members receive two annual newsletters in the mail, & Invitation to Annual Donor Gathering.
                No admission benefits.

 To become a member, see our mail-in donation form; or donate on-line through JustGive. At JustGive site, in the "Designate my donation" box, be sure to tell us the amount of your donation you wish to go toward membership. Be sure to include your email so we can keep you updated on new hiking trail opportunities.

Buying Back the Land!
    The simplest most direct act we can do on behalf of biodiversity protection in the Eastern United States is to acquire land and restore large block of our native ecosystems. The Arc is an extremely active land-buying organization. We reunited forest fragments, create contiguous forested river corridors, and buy up rare botanical and zoological hotspots. Currently we manage over 4000 acres in southern Ohio in fourteen preserves, a region belonging to the high-diversity heartland of Eastern America's temperate hardwood forest.
    Land is expensive, but we only need to buy it once. How much land would you like to save? At today's rural forest prices, here's who far your money can go.

   $13.75    One square rod (160 sq rods to the acre)
 $137.50     Ten square rods
 $275.00     One eighth of an acre
 $550.00     One quarter acre
$1100.00    One half acre
$2200.00    One full acre of trout lilies, glade ferns, tree frogs, and scarlet tanagers

If you specifically wish to have your gift go toward land acquisition, make a note on the donation form and we will make sure your donation is transformed into the enduring gift of land.

Gifts of Stock, Charitable Remainder Trusts and  Endowments
The Arc of Appalachia has a strong partnership with the Columbus Foundation, which provides excellent consultation to people interested in philanthropy planning. They can give expert advice on charitable remainder trusts and other financial giving instruments. Currently the Foundation manages a fund in the Arc's name, called the Highlands Fund, and all donations to this fund are transferred to the Arc to further advance its mission. All of our stock gifts go to the Columbus Foundation and through this fund.
    If you are considering supporting the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System with a pivotal and long-lasting gift, give Nancy a call at 937-365-0101, write director@arcofappalachia.org; or call Brad Britton directly at the Columbus Foundation at 614-521-4000 X106.