Membership in The Friends
We invite you to join us by becoming a member of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. By becoming a member you will join a diverse group who have recognized the value of this small patch of land and wish to honor the vision of an extraordinary woman, Eloise Butler, who first sought to preserve it over a century ago.
Membership in the Friends can be attained for as little as $15 per year. All memberships are on a 12 month basis from the month of joining. Life membership is available for a membership payment of $500 or more. The Friends are a 501(c)(3) entity and all memberships are completely tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Members receive the Friends newsletter, The Fringed Gentian™, published three times per year and rights to participate in the annual meeting held in May. The Fringed Gentian™ is available by post or e-mail - e-mail only to non-U.S. addresses. Administration and fund raising expenses for The Friends average less than 5% of revenue, thus most of your membership money goes to our mission to protect, preserve, and promote the interests of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary.
Join, renew or give a membership gift by using the links below. New members should review the new member premium list (below) first. Please consider making a donation toward our Garden projects at the same time.
Gift Memberships Available
Many have found that a gift membership is a wonderful way to introduce a friend to the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. Use the links below.
Membership Payments
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MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTERS:
Garden theme sale items sponsored by The Friends
Membership premiums for new members at the $100 and above level.
Join the Friends at the $100 level or above and receive The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Plant Identification Guide Spiral bound booklet, 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches, 142 pages, thumbnail photos of 437 species of flowering forbs, small shrubs and ferns of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. All plants are native or introduced to Minnesota and most can be found outside the Garden in Minnesota and in the northern states in the eastern half of the U.S. Additional images provided with ID notes to aid in identification - 1,015 photos in all. Photos are approximately 1-1/2 inches wide by 2 inches high.
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Membership levels can be changed each year. Membership dollars to the Friends are tax deductible, just like donations.
Join the Friends at the $200 level or above and receive The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Plant Identification Guide as shown above PLUS a set of our Garden themed note cards. Note Card detail.
Membership levels can be changed each year. Membership dollars to the Friends are tax deductible, just like donations.
Become a Life Member at any time and receive a copy of the Plant Iddentificatiion Book detailed above PLUS receive a set of 12 of our Garden theme note cards, PLUS a copy of The Paths of Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. This spiral bound 34 page book has a Garden map and shows you the flowering plants you are most likely to see on each Garden path - with the season noted. There are 127 plants and 13 landscape photos. Book size is 8 inches wide by 6 inches high.
Membership dollars to the Friends are tax deductible, just like donations.
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