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THE BARN NATURE CENTER
1283 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 445-205-0793
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Get Involved with The Barn Nature Center 

Volunteers

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​The Barn Nature Center allows groups and individuals the opportunity to volunteer with us. We are always in need of "help around the house". This coming year we are planning several Community Service Opportunities. If you would like to volunteer with us please contact us. 
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If you would like to Volunteer with us, please fill out this Application form and email it to Lizzy at BNCLizzy@gmail.com

Internships

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The Barn Nature Center has designed several Internship programs to help students or grads gain animal experience, including maintenance, husbandry, and enrichment, as well as community education experience, public relations and marketing and advertisement. If you would like to learn more about our internships or think you are ready to apply, please click on the button below.
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Donate

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One of the ways that you can help the Barn Nature Center is by Donations. As a non-profit organization we depend on donations and gifts to provide our animals with the best possible care as well as maintaining our Center. We have constructed a list of our everyday items we most often need. You may also Donate to us using the link below. All Donations received are TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

Donation List

Animal Bedding
  • Aspen
  • Cypress Mulch
  • Coconut Fiber
  • Walnut Shells
  • Calcium Sand
  • Eco-Earth
  • Sphagnum Moss
  • Peat Moss
  • Mammal Bedding (paper based)
  • Newspaper

Arts and Crafts
  • Paper Towel Tubes 
  • Washable Paints
  • Crayons
  • Colored Pencils/Markers
  • Newspaper
Animal Diet
  • Produce (leafy greens, vegetables)
  • Zupreem Premium Bird Food
    ~ Macaw
    ~ Cockatiel
    ~ Parakeet
  • Nutri-Berries
  • Rabbit Pellets
  • Guinea Pig Pellets
  • Chinchilla Pellets
  • Ferret Pellets
  • Canned Pate Cat Food
  • Mammal Timothy Hay
  • Small Mammal Treats
Animal Equipment
  • Red or Black Heat Light Bulbs(50, 75, 100, 150, 250 watt)
  • UVB bulbs
  • Ceramic Heat Emitters
  • Light timers
  • Light fixtures
  • Food/water bowls
  • Hides
  • Cage decorations
  • Bird toys (can be old children's wooden block toys)
  • Carriers - Coolers, Rubbermaid Totes
  • Cat Litter
  • Chinchilla Dust Bath
Basic Supplies 
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Clorox wipes
  • Simple Green
  • Bleach
  • Mr. Clean/Pinesol
  • Eco-cleaners
  • Cleaning White Vinegar
  • Paper Towels

New or Used
  • Vacuums
  • Shop Vacuum
  • Carpet cleaner
  • Animal Magazines/Books/Calendars
  • Facility Decorations
            -Fake or Live Plants
            -Fake Animals
You can order from our Amazon Wish list here
We're live on Amazon Smile! Support us without a penny leaving your pocket! When you shop this way, with BNCF linked to your account, Amazon will donate 0.5% of every purchase to us! They've already donated over $400 million dollars to organizations like us around the world! See below for details from Amazon:

The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Tens of millions of products are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages at smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app. Recurring Subscribe & Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible to generate donations.
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Remember, only purchases made at smile.amazon.com, (not www.amazon.com) or with AmazonSmile turned ON in the Amazon Shopping app on your mobile phone will generate AmazonSmile donations.

Wish List

Seeking parts or supplies, donations and/or sponsors for any of the following:
  • Microphone/Sound System
  • Exhibit Signs
  • Vinyl Banner Signs
  • A vehicle for the Nature Center: could be a car, van or small bus
  • Sponsor for our Adventure Center and/or Rock Climbing walls and/or High Ropes Course
  • Sponsor for a large fish tank
  • Sponsor for pond exhibit
  • Greenhouse 
  • Chicken Coop 
  • Game Room Games (air hockey table, ping pong table, etc)
  • Gardens: plants, beds, upkeep, etc.

Adopt an Animal

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Our adopt-an-animal program allows you to symbolically sponsor any of our animals!

The half year package for any of our animals and includes:
​- a 4 inch by 6 inch glossy fact sheet, featuring a photo of the individual that you adopted and some facts about them and their species
- an adoption certificate with your name

The full year package for any of our animals and includes all the above with a larger glossy fact sheet as well as your name posted on the animal's enclosure.

Adopt an Animal has upgraded its pricing due to the high demand for many of our beloved animals. Our little friends have been categorized into three (3) tiers, the first being the lowest and the third being the highest. Check out the list below to see where your favorite animal lands and reach out if you don't see yours on the list!

Some of our animals eligible for symbolic adoption:

Tier 1: $100.00 full year or $50.00 half year
- Jasmine the Leopard Gecko 
- Cheese the Chameleon
- Melvin the Ornate Box Turtle
- Oscar the Crested Gecko

​Tier 2: $200.00 full year or $100.00 half year
- Nemo the Albino Corn Snake
- Jelly the Red-foot Tortoise
- Pearl the Argentine Black and White Tegu
- Mango the Jenday Conure

Tier 3: $300.00 full year or $150.00 half year
- Dino the Rhinoceros Iguana
- Torrie the Sulcata Tortoise
- Mr. Beaks the Blue and Gold Macaw
- Milo the Ferret

Contact us with a text/call to (445) 205-0793 or email BarnNatureCenter@gmail.com to adopt your animal today! We can also mail the adoption materials anywhere within the United States, they make a great gift!




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Barn Nature Center
1283 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 445-205-0793