Nature Center Wish List
Would you like to help Dobbs Park Nature Center and the animals who live here?
You can help by donating any of the following items!
Regular Needs:
Bird Seed
Black oil sunflower seed
Striped sunflower seed
Deer corn
Cracked corn
Ear corn
Millet
Thistle
In-shell peanuts
Live Bait
Earthworms (not redworms)
Crickets
Minnows (not goldfish)
Mealworms
Mouse food
Mixed food
Old-fashioned oats
Wood chews
Salt wheels
Turtle & fish food
Pellets/granules (not flakes)
Sinking carnivore pellets
Algae disks
ReptoMin floating food sticks
Freeze-dried shrimp
Bedding
Woody pet from Rural King
Repti-bark from pet stores
EcoEarth peat
EcoTerra moss
Wood shavings
Occasional donations:
Reptisafe water conditioner
Amquel water treatment
Avimin liquid vitamins for birds
Aquarium heaters
Aquarium filter cartridges
Bird feeders (in good condition if used)
New aquarium/terrarium furnishings
Nature books and field guides
Large mouse exercise wheels (coated)
Small bag of alfalfa cubes
Rare or one-time needs:
DVD player (good condition)
Power strips (surge protection)
Light timers
Small automatic paper folding machine
(for half-fold and tri-fold)
Poster Frames
(preferably acrylic instead of glass)
Office and storage needs:
White copy paper
Bright, light, or pastel copy paper
Plastic storage boxes with lids
Clear sheet protectors
Post-it notepads
Letter size notepads
40 watt compact fluorescent light bulbs
50-75 watt reptile heat lamp light bulbs
Books:
Last Child in the Woods; Richard Louv
Nature Smart; Diehn et. al.
Earthwise at school; Lowery and Lorbiecki
Earthwise at home; Lowery and Lorbiecki
Dragonflies of Indiana; James R. Curry
Nature Field Guides of Eastern US or Indiana
