Friends of Fallen Timbers Environmental Center

04/18/2022

Now that our Friends Group has been disbanded, this is a reminder for educators who are trying to reach Fallen Timbers with questions about group visits and field trips **AND** members of the public who are seeking information about the property - please contact Fallen Timbers directly at (920) 984-3700 or visit their website at https://fallentimbers.net/
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Fallen Timbers Environmental Center is located near Seymour, WI. It is owned by a consortium of six school districts and is operated by C.E.S.A. 6. The function of Fallen Timbers Environmental Center is to facilitate hands-on outdoor environmental education experiences that will enable student...

03/13/2022

Friends - we have an important announcement to share. Please dedicate a couple minutes of your day to read it through. 🌱🌳🍁👋🏻

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To Everything There is a Season
An announcement from the Friends of Fallen Timbers

Dear Friends,

Over the course of the past 14+ years, the Friends of Fallen Timbers Group has grown from the simple idea of a grieving family seeking a way to honor the loss of a husband and father into a generous volunteer group of former and current teachers, parents, and other nature enthusiasts.

Whether you’ve pitched in for a seasonal Work Day now and then or joined us annually for our Run for the Timbers or made a purchase at one of our fundraisers (brats, kringle, socks, etc.), or just encouraged us on Facebook with pictures and shared events, we want to express our sincere appreciation for your support along the way. There is no doubt that, with your help over the past decade and a half, our successful fundraising and volunteer efforts had a “tree”mendously positive impact on the property and in the overall student, teacher, and staff experience at Fallen Timbers.

In addition to the support of many friends, family, and some terrific local companies, the bulk of this labor of love has been coordinated, supported, and lead for many years by a very small team of tirelessly dedicated volunteers. We were hopeful that our passion and long-term commitment to the effort would inspire others to take on the mantle of leadership. However, the quote is true, “to everything there is a season,” – and after many years of hoping, the season for new volunteers to step up and serve on the Friends of Fallen Timbers board has come and gone.

Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to disband our board, relinquish our non-profit status, and cease operations as an official group.

Although we will no longer directly coordinate any fundraising or volunteer activities to support Fallen Timbers, many of our volunteers plan to continue participating. For now, the Friends Group website (www.fallen-timbers.org) and page will continue to exist as we will use them to share information about volunteer opportunities when they are shared with us. If you are interested in connecting directly with Fallen Timbers, you are encouraged to visit their official website at https://fallentimbers.net/

Your participation in this effort has been as much an expression of friendship to us as it was a way to keep the Fallen Timbers educational experience as vibrant and exciting to the new generations of students as it has been to those of us who have so many special memories from trips of our own. Our passion for children, nature, and environmental education doesn’t end today; we hope yours won't either. Friends, thank you.

The Friends of Fallen Timbers Board of Directors
And the family of Joel Cartier
14 March 2022

12/01/2021

We hope to see you after School at Seymour Middle School next week for our Monthly Meeting! We need educators, parents, and other helpers to join us in this effort to support Fallen Timbers.

10/29/2021

We are excited to announce our final activity of the year - the "Fun Friends & Fun Socks Fallen Timbers Fundraiser!" Socks and more for everyone on your holiday list, from babies to adults, delivered right to your door. Check out the link and please share this fundraiser with friends and family. Every order helps.

10/04/2021

Many thanks to all who showed up to participate in the 10th Anniversary Fun Run for the Timbers 5k this weekend!

Congratulations to our runners on their times:
22:04 Kirsta Hoffman
22:51 Raissa Ashman
25:51 Chad Zimanek
27:37 Megan Cartier
27:37 Steve Dorosz
28:43 Jana Cartier
29:13 Fred Ladenburger
30:06 Peggy Vendermoss
30:07 Chris Potter
32:28 Jeff Prill
35:12 Kathy Pashouwer
40:05 Tracey Anderson
47:29 Samantha Goeben
54:56 Margeaux Jefferson
54:57 Malin Cartier
55:16 Harlow Cartier
55:16 JJ Cartier Glenn
55:35 Solomon Jefferson
55:35 Evangelynn Jefferson
56:15 Kirsten Cartier
56:15 Joelle Jefferson
59:47 Desmond Stindt
63:50 Marcie Jefferson
63:50 Erica Stindt
63:50 Sarah Casperson
65:30 Mark Nazé
65:50 Elizabeth Timmons

10/02/2021

Today is the day! Doors open at 9:00am for registration and silent auction - race kicks off with a shotgun start at 10:00am.
Hope to see you at the 10th Anniversary Fun Run for the Timbers and Silent Auction!

10/01/2021

How about a sneak peek into some of the incredible baskets that will be available for bidding during our silent auction at the Fun Run tomorrow? These aren't the only ones - there will me more!

Bidding opens at 9:00am and closes at 11:30am. You do NOT need to be present to win, but you do need to bid in-person (or have someone in attendance bidding on your behalf.) And you do not have to register or participate in the run to join us for the silent auction. We are keeping our fingers crossed for huge support from our friends and the community - so please share far and wide. See you tomorrow!

09/30/2021

Only 2 more sleeps until our 10th Annual Fun Run for the Timbers! Have you registered yet? We bet you haven't. Don't delay - sign up today. Online registration will be available until Friday, Oct 1 at 7:00pm. And remember, you can always register on-site the morning of the Run.

2021 Fun Run Registration Now Open TweetSharebar TweetIt’s the 10 Year Anniversary of our annual Fun Run for the Timbers 5k – and you’re invited to join us! Early bird registration with discounted fees until September 1st available here: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsFunRun21 If you’d rather do...

09/25/2021

BASKET DONATIONS NEEDED!
BASKET DONATIONS NEEDED!
BASKET DONATIONS NEEDED!

Will you consider putting together a basket for the Fun Run for the Timbers Silent Auction? Please contact Lynn at 920-833-6432 or email [email protected] to let us know you will donate a basket and we will make arrangements to get them to the Fun Run. Be creative! Be generous! We appreciate all help in all ways!

09/24/2021

**FUN RUN SITE USAGE & PROTOCOL UPDATE**

Fallen Timbers has established and communicated the parameters by which the Friends Group will be allowed to use the property to host the Fun Run for the Timbers this year.

Here is what you will need to know:

1️⃣ The bathrooms of the Nagel building will be accessible to attendees by the outside doors only. Masking inside the bathroom is absolutely mandatory and run volunteers are required to monitor to ensure compliance.

2️⃣ Four pre-approved volunteers will be allowed into the kitchen, via the outside door, to prepare food for the event. Masking inside the kitchen is absolutely mandatory and run volunteers are required to monitor to ensure compliance.

3️⃣ NO other access to any building or part of any building on the property is allowed by anyone for any reason.

We have already made accommodations to host the entire event outside, including: pre-run snacks, on-site registration and check-in, post-run chili and ice cream lunch. We are currently working on the logistics for the basket raffle and will communicate those details soon.

We have been informed that this list is not exhaustive, so if/when further restrictions are mandated, we will keep you informed and adjust our event accordingly.

09/20/2021

Huge thanks to the small handful of volunteers who braved the mosquitoes and joined us for the Fall Work Day this past weekend. Five sets of hands are sure better than one!