2025-11-14T16:53:40-08:00 2024-12-31 392740259 Thomas Daley CPA 3 Westover Court Orinda CA 94563 990 2024-01-01 943177095 SAVENATUREORG SAVE 4156483390 699 MISSISSIPPI STREET 106 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 NORMAN GERSHENZ President 2025-11-13 true true Thomas Daley P00240270 9257856145 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NORMAN GERSHENZ 699 MISSISSIPPI STREET 106 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 680815 false X WWW.SAVENATURE.ORG X 1992 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 5 4 18 0 333387 420093 120061 128805 15436 54572 24773 17608 493657 621078 10000 0 270128 351127 0 11441 146339 137211 416467 498338 77190 122740 487164 612474 126197 115792 360967 496682 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 261809 128805 EDUCATION PROGRAMSINSECT DISCOVERY LAB, NATURE CLASS, NATURE CONNECTION: THESE PROGRAMS INVOLVE DYNAMIC TRAVELING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ABOUT INVERTEBRATES AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR LEARNING THAT IS SELF-DIRECTED, LIFE-LONG AND MOTIVATED MAINLY BY INTRINSIC INTERESTS, CURIOSITY, EXPLORATION MANIPULATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. FEE DONATIONS SUPPORT THE CARE, FEEDING AND MAINTENANCE OF LIVE INVERTEBRATES. . NATURE ACADEMY: NATURE ACADEMY IS A HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM MADE UP OF 4 LESSONS FOCUSING ON BIODIVERSITY, ADAPTATIONS AND SURVIVAL. EACH LESSON UTILIZES LIVE ANIMALS AND PROJECT-BASED ACTIVITIES. 101922 BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH.THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN THE CALIFORNIA INSECT BIODIVERSITY PROJECT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, COLLECTING INSECT SAMPLES AT FIVE SITES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 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