Bill Lindemann fund Dollars at Work
Bill Lindemann was the founder of the Fredericksburg Nature Center and the supporting Friends organization in 2000. His vision was to not only establish a nature park, but to ultimately construct an Interpretive Center that would enable enhanced environmental education programming and foster greater conservation and preservation of our natural resources in the local community.
FFNC is dedicated to completing Bill’s vision, and as such initiated a project in 2022 in partnership with the Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation Department to build an Interpretive Center at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. In early 2023, FFNC completed a Scope statement that defines the programs and features of the new facility. They include:
Educational Resources:
•Paid educational programming staff
•Exhibits – exterior & interior, interactive, self-guided
•Nature programs focused on pre-school, youth, & adults.
•Facility that supports additional programming offered by alliance organizations
Facility Features will include:
1.Integration into the natural surroundings
2.Green building features as learning tools
3.Educational programming – indoor classroom/outdoor pavilion
4.Multi-use, flexible meeting space w/ AV capability
5.Office space
6.Serves as ecotourism center
7.Catering kitchen
8.Covered exterior seating area – porch or deck
9.Children’s natural playground area
10.Pollinator/Native Plant Garden
11.Storage space for educational programming materials
12.Bathrooms accessible via exterior doors
13.Identifying/branding feature
Look for more news in the coming months about the status of the project.