Davis Rewilding Society

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Join us to support the Davis Rewilding Society fund

The Davis Rewilding Society is dedicated to improving Davis’s urban ecosystems, increasing awareness of California's biodiversity, and fostering connections between people and nature through native planting projects. We choose native plants that support wildlife and cultivate them both on and off the UC Davis campus. Our volunteer-driven plantings are tailored to provide habitats for specific species—like the imperiled Crotch’s bumblebee and monarch butterfly—while offering experiential learning opportunities and spaces for students and community members to build connections with each other and nature.

Our planting projects require native plants, tools, and eager volunteers to be successful. We will utilize the funding from this campaign to provide general support to the Society, including our current goals or purchasing seeds and plants from local nurseries and restoration supply companies. Remaining funds will go towards purchasing gardening tools and food and water for our hardworking volunteers.

We sincerely thank all our past donors as their support allowed us to expand our mission larger than ever before. We’ve grown from one-off planting projects to actively maintaining three native plant gardens, taken our community on field trips to explore California’s biodiversity beyond Davis, and built a thriving, ever-growing community.

Supporting our project means supporting the continued transformation of neglected spaces in Davis into beautiful native habitat gardens and raising awareness for the wildlife that depends upon interactions with native plants. With enough habitat, we may even attract native species unseen in the area since the late 1800s. The challenges facing humans and the natural world can feel overwhelming, but we believe that everyone can play a part to “rewild” ourselves and the spaces in which we live.


All levels of contribution are greatly appreciated! Here's what your donation can sponsor:

$5 – Native Seeds

$20 – Nursery-Grown Native Plant

$50 – Gardening Tools

$100 – Gas Costs for a Club Field Trip

$250 – Club Overnight Trip

$500 – New Rewilding Native Plant Garden


Find us on social media:

Instagram: @davisrewildingsociety

Our website: https://davisrewildingsociety....

Updates
TWO DAYS LEFT - Stretch Goal Announcement & Member Testimonials

WE DID IT!!! 

We wanted to give a massive thank you to all our incredibly generous donors as we were able to absolutely crush our original goal!

That being said, there's still two days left of the campaign so we wanted to announce a stretch goal of $3,000. We are already so close to our $3,000 push goal, and every donation, big or small, makes a huge difference. Even something as simple as spreading the word about our campaign goes an incredibly long way. Let's keep this momentum going!!!

We would also love for you to hear about some of our members' experiences in the club and what makes Rewilding so special. Thanks to your donations we can continue to grow a thriving and friendly community to spread the Rewilding experience to all.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our campaign, and please consider making a contribution or sharing our mission with your network!

And many thanks to those who have already donated and shared, we couldn't have done it without you.

Rooted in gratitude,

The Davis Rewilding Society


467 days ago by Christopher Apel
One final PUSH!

Hi everyone,

This update was planned to come out when our campaign was just at 75% of our fundraising goal, but in the span of several days you all have absolutely blown us away with your generous support. Now we are up 24% and we are quite literally just 1% away from smashing our campaign goal! 

We are just a hair's breadth away from the finish line and we are so appreciative of your support! Any contribution made to our campaign, even just sharing it with a friend, family member, acquaintance, or stranger gets us a fraction of a step closer to our goal! Let's keep this momentum going!

Thank you to all our wonderful donors, your generous donations have kept us growing and flourishing!

Rooted in gratitude,

The Davis Rewilding Society

474 days ago by Christopher Apel

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