About Us – McFadden Nature Center

Our Mission

The McFadden Foundation mission is to share and care for the land, air, water, and animals entrusted to us through meaningful environmental education, balanced conservation and preservation, for the benefit of our community now and future generations.

Our Vision

Our vision is to share a responsibility to conserve and preserve our natural places, and enhance appreciation and love for the land, water and air that we share.

To spark curiosity, and joyfully share the quiet peace that comes from time and close attention to nature and our own human spirit.

To link actions to hearts. To be a place to grow…for nature, for people, for community, for ideas, and for hope.

…to share and care for the land, air, water, and animals entrusted to us…

Values

Stewardship

Pass it on. Considering what comes next in conservation and preservation that envisions a sustainable future for generations to come.

Educate

To cultivate curiosity and create opportunities for study, observation, research, awareness and lifelong learning.

Tranquility

Encouraging quietness, peace and harmony for enjoyment and health.

Respect

For the bigger picture that includes but is not limited to, land, water, air, farming, plants, animals, birds, reptiles, insects, and artifacts.

Community

Sharing responsibility through connections and partnerships for our watershed and land, whether it’s in our backyards or farmlands, prairies or forests.