Sponsor A Species

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

VALENTINE'S DAY: Sponsorships must be received by Sunday, February 5 in order to arrive for Valentine's Day.

The animals at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center serve as ambassadors of 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 in the Trailhead Gallery 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 in the Trailhead Gallery 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 in the Trailhead Gallery on the live animal exhibit trail

Thank you for your sponsorships:

Bald Eagle

Cassie Lisby
Peter and Cynthia Lynch
In appreciation of Dave Katz from Sarah and Brian O'Connell
In memory of Davis Thurber from Gary and Brenda Diederich

Black Bear

Jennifer Barry
Hailey Bourque
Violet Fader
Ella Hall
The McCrackin Family
Felix O'Mahoney
Mikki Zick

Bobcat

Kian Barr
Sage Ellen Bascomb-Fabian
Ella Hall
Alison O'Neill and Bob Bennett
In memory of Greg Smith from Ann and Rich Chalmers

Coyote

In memory of Ruth Boudreau from Jackie Esthus
Jacoby Livingston
Kinsley O'Connor
Yakadyu Sanchana

Great Horned Owl

Megan Brink
In memory of Don and Shirley Esthus from Brad Esthus
Nicole Gionest
In honor of Michelle Janosa from Nick Kuhn, Josh Kuhn, and Renee Koher
Glen Lyford
Theo Mattler

Mountain Lion

Brooklynn Bourque
Alyssa, Peter, and Andrew Brown
Caleb Hall
The McCrackin Family
Marcus O'Mahoney

Red Fox

Kimberly Greenhut
Vera Herring
Leelaansh Sanchana
Unitil Accounts Payable Department

River Otter

Drs. Claire Donovan and Philip Larkin
Bonnie Gillen
Caleb Hall
Allison Harrison
Cherie and David Irons and Family

Saw-whet Owl

Luna Della Bascomb-Fabian
Denise Lovejoy
Samuel Petrie

Turtle

Dr. Barry Lewis
Northumberland Public Library
Deb Puleo

White-tailed Deer

Jacoby Livingston
Deb Puleo

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.

Amber Norcross, 07/29/22
Always a great way to spend the day with the kids. They never get bored even after several trips, the love the interactive stations throughout the place, and the playground and zipline are a favorite. The giant insects were very cool to see as well. Well worth the membership!
Nathaniel Abbott, 08/10/19
This nature preserve is one or the most important places in the State, or the country. Inventive, entertaining exhibits are sprinkled liberally in between live wild animals (all rescues that would otherwise die or fair poorly). Plenty of playground installations for the Rugrats to wear themselves out on. Every parent who can must take their children as often as possible so that the messages about nature and the environment have a chance to get across and be heard and understood. There are dozens of nature and wildlife live presentations every week. This is truly a national treasure.
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.
Lori Blais, 06/08/21
Another fun experience at Squam. It was clean and beautiful. Always great to see the animals. The kids always love it.
Patricia Johnston (Patti), 09/21/21
We went on their pontoon boat Squam Lake tour. It is a 90 minute tour, and is quite enjoyable. This lake has lots of water fowl, including lions, cormorants and eagles. It was also used for the filming of "On Golden Pond". The guide was very knowledgeable. The only downside was that the nature center was hard for us to find. Their are signs, but they are small, hard to see from a moving car. Google maps took us to the wrong place using the street address. But, I would definitely go again.

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