Membership

Membership Benefits


All Members:

  • Free access to our trails, ponds, gardens and entire 30-acre site 365 days a year from dawn to dusk.
  • Free Parking for all events
  • Members only e-happenings newsletter
  • Members only volunteer day of service
  • Exclusive Reciprocal membership at more than 165 nature centers around the country through ANCA (www.natctr.org). Nearby centers include: Great Valley Nature Center, Briar Bush Nature Center, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Delaware Nature Society, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pocono Environmental Education Center and Silver Lake Nature Center


Valuable Discounts (for certain membership levels)

Riverbend programs:

  • Free Admission to Summer Solstice Event
  • Free admission to Shiverfest Event
  • Birthday party - $25 Discount
  • Nature Club – 10% Discount
  • Year  Round Camp - $5/day Discount
  • Family Campout – 20% Discount
  • Barn rental – 10% Discount
  • Summer Exploration Camp – 10% Discount in June and August, 20 % Discount in July

Local business and organizations:

  • Elmwood Park Zoo – 50% Discount on admission
  • Exclusive membership in the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions program (AHS) (www.ahs.org), providing you free admission and discounts at more than 200 of the nation’s gardens and arboreta. Nearby organizations include Camden Children’s Garden, Morris Arboretum, and Tyler Arboretum.
  • Red Bud Nursery – 5% off Plants
  • Wild Bird Center – 10% Discount

 

Membership Levels and Benefits


Basic Family/Individual - $50
“All Members” benefits plus

  • Free admission to Summer Solstice Event

Family/Individual Plus - $100
All “Basic Family/Individual” benefits plus:

  • Free Admission for One Child to Shiverfest & Shiverfest Activities Book for Kids
  • Exclusive Riverbend Program discounts: Birthday party, Nature Club, Year  Round Camp, Family Camp Out
  • Retail partner discounts: Red Bud Nursery, Montgomery Nursery, Wild Bird Center
  • Organizational partner discounts: Elmwood Park Zoo
  • Complimentary: Riverbend waterbottle (BPA free, made from 100% recycled post-consumer materials)


Birdwatcher - $250
All “Family/Individual” benefits plus

Nature Lover - $500
All “Birdwatcher” benefits plus

  • Free admission for Family to Shiverfest
  • Summer Exploration Camp discount
  • Complimentary: Riverbend fleece jacket

 

Membership is tax-deductible

Click here to download a brochure

 

Membership Application & Renewal

New and existing members are encouraged to use our Online Memebership Application Form to process your memebership

Please contact Angie Maher Development and Marketing Manager, at (610)527-5234 x104 or at contributions@riverbendeec.org for more information.

 

 

 

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