Sponsor A Species

Show your love for the animals... Sponsor a Species!

The animals at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center serve as ambassadors for their species, here for the purpose of teaching about New Hampshire’s natural world. The cost of caring for wildlife is considerable. All of the animals need specialized diets, daily care, enrichment, and creature comforts. You can help provide food, health care, and housing for the animals - for your favorite feathered or furry species - through Sponsor A Species. You may sponsor a species for yourself, your family, or your company, school, or club. You can even send a sponsorship package as a gift.

1 Select a species
2 Select a sponsorship level
3 Complete your sponsorship form

Use the online Sponsor a Species Form Print and mail the Sponsor a Species Form

Fill out my online form.

For more information about Sponsor a Species please contact Membership and Events Coordinator Joy Huke at 603-968-7194 x 146 or email

Sponsorship Levels

Visit the Howling Coyote Gift Shop when you are at the Science Center for a gift-ready Sponsor A Species package. Only available at the Howling Coyote Gift Shop at the Science Center.

$50 E-sponsorship

This all-digital sponsorship is our greenest sponsorship and includes:

Digital thank you letter and photo of animal to use as a background or screensaver
Digital animal fact sheet
Digital Sponsor a Species certificate
E-subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
Recognition on the Science Center’s website and in the Trailhead Gallery on the live animal exhibit trail

$100 Sponsorship

Plush toy of sponsored species
Two transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
Thank you letter and photo of animal
Animal fact sheet
Sponsor a Species certificate
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail

$250 Sponsorship

Nearer to Nature book by Naturalist Margaret Gillespie
Four transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
Plush toy of sponsored species
Thank you letter and photo of animal
Animal fact sheet
Sponsor a Species certificate
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail

$500 Sponsorship

Birds of the Squam Lakes Region book by Beverly S. Ridgely, Robert S. Ridgely and Kenneth H. Klapper
Nearer to Nature book by Naturalist Margaret Gillespie
Four transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
Plush toy of sponsored species
Thank you letter and photo of animal
Animal fact sheet
Sponsor a Species certificate
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail

Thank you for your sponsorships:

Beginning September 1, 2023:

Bald Eagle

Black Bear

Bobcat

Lake Life Realty
Deb Puleo

Coyote

Mountain Lion

Lake Life Realty

Owl

Friends of the Newmarket Public Library

Pollinator

River Otter

Candace McVeigh

Is my sponsorship tax deductible? Read more.

Sponsor A Species donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your payment, less the fair market value (FMV) of goods and services received, is deductible for income tax purposes.

For gifts more than $50, a portion of your donation may not be tax deductible based on the fair market value of the premiums provided in return. See the chart below for details. Should you wish to have your donation be fully tax deductible, you may choose to waive receipt of the premiums.

The tax deductible amount will be provided on your thank you letter.

Sponsor Level	Deductible Amount	Post Card, Fact Sheet, Certificate FMV	Plush Toy FMV	Window Cling FMV	Trail Pass FMV	Nearer to Nature FMV	Birds of the Squam Lakes RegionFMV
$50	$50	$0	-	-	-	-	-
$100	$38	$0	$12	$2	$48	-	-
$250	$121	$0	$12	$2	$96	$19	-
$500	$336	$0	$12	$2	$96	$19	$35

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Our tax ID number is 02-0271824. Prices and fair market values are subject to change. Please consult a tax advisor with questions.

Desiree Perez, 05/12/22
Visited with my significant other on May 9th. Was not busy at all! Has so many interactive exhibits to learn from. Though we are both adults, we enjoyed playing and reading all the information along the trail. Love the hands on learning, it's the perfect place for children to learn new things about animals and nature while having tons of fun (and seeing animals!). The animals looked happy, and the enclosures were very natural and large for them to roam around. Will definitely return in the future!
Eric Jewart, 08/17/19
Had a fun visit there with my kids. We saw a presentation with a live porcupine which was cool. The presenter was very engaging. We spent about two hours total, just drifting and the main loop looking at everything there. The mountain lion and bobcat were pretty neat to see.
Byron Styles, 09/03/19
A had a great time as did my 4 year old son. The dinosaur exhibit was awesome and I really emitted the walkthrough set up in a somewhat very natural setting. I'm normally not a big fan of caged wild animals but the broad variety of local wildlife they do have on exhibit were all injured in some way, shape, or form and wouldn't have survived had they not been rescued and prob wouldn't have survived had they been released back into the wild... So that was actual a small sigh of relief.
Lecia Golden, 09/23/23
The boat ride was so fun and the guide so knowledgeable about the lake. Trails well maintained and easy to traverse. The animal enclosures were large and blended in to the surrounding landscape beautifully. Animals looked relaxed and content, not like a zoo exhibit at all.
Eben Gannett, 03/26/19
This is by far one the best not so hidden gems of Central New Hampshire! While it functions similarly to a zoo the goal of the facility is to rehabilitate and care for local animals found in the white mountains fo NH. The animals who stay are there for medical or other legitimate reasons to keep them from living in the wild and are given wonderful care. The staff that works there is knowledgable and kind, eager to answer any questions about the animals you may have. The path to see all the animals is fun and equivalent to many easy day hikes with spots to picnic, and a wonderful play/learning area for the young and young at heart. It is a place my family loves to visit time and time again, never getting board of the wonderful animals, new things to learn, and great day that always ensues.

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