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Honor & Memorial Gifts: A Living Legacy

Celebrate Life Through Conservation
Honor gifts and memorial donations offer a deeply meaningful way to celebrate someone special while creating a lasting legacy in the landscapes they loved. These gifts ensure that the natural beauty that enriched their life will continue to inspire and nurture others for generations to come.

A Tribute That Grows
When you make a gift in someone's honor or memory, you're creating more than a memorial—you're establishing a living tribute that:
  • Protects forever the wild places that brought them joy
  • Preserves wildlife habitat for the creatures they cherished
  • Maintains scenic beauty that reflects their love of nature
  • Ensures future generations can experience the same wonder

Making Your Honor or Memorial Gift
For Honor Gifts (celebrating birthdays, achievements, or special occasions):
  • Indicate this is an "honor gift"
  • Provide the honoree's name and the occasion being celebrated
  • Include their contact information so we can notify them of your thoughtful tribute

For Memorial Gifts (remembering a loved one who has passed):
  • Indicate this is a "memorial gift"
  • Provide the name of the person being remembered
  • Include family contact information (name, mailing address, or email) if you'd like them notified of your gift

Recognition
Unless you prefer otherwise, honor and memorial gifts are acknowledged in our annual report, ensuring their memory or celebration becomes part of our conservation story.

A Comfort in Difficult Times
Many families find great solace knowing that memorial gifts are actively protecting the places their loved one treasured. It transforms grief into purpose and ensures their connection to the land continues.

To make an honor or memorial gift:
Contact Julie Schott, Development Director, at [email protected] or (828) 526-1111
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Create a tribute that will flourish for generations in the places they loved most.

Office: 
Peggy Crosby Center
348 South 5th Street
​Highlands, NC 28741

Contact Us!
828-526-1111
Lance Hardin, executive director: [email protected]
Julie Schott, development director: [email protected]
Andrew Renfro, land conservation director: [email protected]
Stephanie Contreras, land stewardship manager: [email protected]
Hope Corbin, education and outreach coordinator: [email protected]
Jessica Blackburn, environmental education AmeriCorps Service Member: [email protected]

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  • Home
  • WHAT WE PROTECT
    • Conserved Properties
  • HOW YOU CAN HELP
    • Volunteer Trail Crew
    • Give >
      • Century Circle
      • Planned Giving >
        • Satulah Club
      • Gift Memberships
      • In Honor & In Memory
      • Business Partnerships
      • Grant Partners
    • Conserve Land >
      • Conservation Easements >
        • Conservation Easement Resources
      • FAQs
      • Land Stewardship
  • Get Outside
    • Hiking Trails
    • Interactive Map
    • The Shadow of the Bear
  • Events & Programs
    • Upcoming Events Calendar
    • 2025 Village Nature Series
    • Community Events >
      • 2020 VNS Recordings
      • 2021 VNS Recordings
      • Kids in Nature >
        • Backyard Explorers
  • ABOUT US
    • Who We Are >
      • Our Mission
      • Board of Directors
      • Staff
      • Job Postings
      • Our History
      • Awards & Accolades
      • Coalition for Nonnative Invasive Plant Management >
        • Invasive Species Profiles
      • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Videos
  • WNC HURRICANE RELIEF