Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center Building Project HOME STRETCH MATCH Fundraiser! We Need Your Support to get us across the finish line~

Pictured: Aimée Gelinas, Executive Director & Dan Cohen Co-Founder

Greetings and updates from the Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center in Windsor, MA!

In order to better serve our community, widen our audience and

provide on site educational programming and research opportunities

year round, for all ages in all weather conditions, we are building an

accessible nature and cultural center building on our 88 acres of

conserved land in Windsor, MA

We have raised over $115,000 and we are asking YOU, our community, to help us match this amount to raise the funds needed to complete the building by 2028!

*Our immediate need is to raise an additional $20,000 by December 2026 to install heat before winter!

In Addition, we need to purchase and install the accessible wheelchair ramp and parking, accessible decks for wildlife viewing from the building, front stairs, flooring, insulation, composting toilet build out + and ducts and wiring which will require additional funds to complete the building by our 2028 goal~

For more information about donating or to mail a check, please visit the DONATION page on our website below...

Visit www.tamarackhollow.org for more info about the project~

Greetings Community,

My name is Aimée Gelinas M.Ed and I am the Director and Co-founder of the Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center in Windsor, MA, a 501c3 tax exempt non-profit organization dedicated to "Inspiring cultural and environmental awareness, appreciation & stewardship". With the support of co-founder and trails coordinator Daniel Cohen (pictured above with Director Aimée Gelinas), 5 board members plus interns and volunteers, we are conserving 88 acres of rare, high elevation spruce-fir boreal forest, fields, watershed and a waterfall and have created 2+ miles of trails and bridges for our guided nature programs. We provide year round environmental and cultural education/drum programs for all ages offsite throughout Western MA and also offer limited onsite outdoor, weather dependent programming. Our goal is to expand our on site, year round educational program offerings for our community by completing our nature and cultural center building project by 2027.

Building Project Timeline:

~In 2021, we received a $50,000 matching grant from the Mass Cultural Council & Mass Development

~In 2022 & 2023, we purchased & conserved 56 additional acres of pristine forest & wetlands (+ a waterfall!) adjacent to the nature center

~In 2023 we matched the $50,000 building grant funds

~In 2024 we held a ground breaking ceremony and began the building project completing the site excavation and building foundation

~In 2025 we completed the architectural plans thanks to William J. Cook R.A. and are currently working with Mountain View Contractors and have completed the sub floor, roof trusses, weather proof siding and roof sheathing and our doors and windows are being installed soon! Our Sun-Mar composting toilet has arrived from Canada.

~In 2026 we insulated and poured the basement floor, installed all windows and doors, shingled the roof, installed basic electricity and installed the basement stairs.

~We Need Your Support! The accessible wheelchair ramp and parking, accessible decks for wildlife viewing from the building, insulation, heat, toilet build out + installation and all ducts and wiring will require additional funds to complete the building by our 2028 goal

We are asking YOU, our beloved community, to join us in matching the $100,000 we have already raised to complete this project. It takes a village to support environmental and cultural education and land conservation. We hope you will join in supporting our nature and cultural center building project. Please share this campaign with your village!

*A private donor will match the first $5000 of this GoFundMe campaign if raised by January 2026! Please DONATE today!

All donations of $5000 or more (past and present!) will have the option of showcasing their name, their foundation or “In memory of…” on our Tamarack Giving Tree featured prominently on a wall in the building.(*We will connect with all donors for permission before being included on the tree)

For more information about donating or to mail a check, please visit the DONATION page on our website below...

Visit www.tamarackhollow.org for more info about the project~

*The foundation photo above was taken in May 2025 before we completed the sub floor, roof and sheathing this summer and fall

*Photos and Video thanks to the Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center & Matt Gelinas

Watch the GoFundMe cover videos on YouTube too!

Current 2026 Video: https://youtu.be/MfhHFdf0f7Q

2025 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOsjs7MQ_mc