✦ Partnership Proposal
FOREST FLOOR
× Shope Creek
A Partnership For The Next Generation
Building a Sustainable Future Together
✦ Where We Are Today
For more than a decade, Forest Floor has used Shope Creek Wilderness as one of its primary program locations.
During that time:
Hundreds of children have explored the land.
Thousands of program days have occurred.
Trails, relationships, and traditions have been created.
Families have built deep connections with Shope Creek.
The relationship has been valuable for everyone involved.
As both organizations continue to grow, it is time to explore what the next chapter looks like.
✦ A Shared Reality
Forest Floor
serves children
Shope Creek
stewards the land
Neither expression succeeds without the other.
Children need access.
Land needs relationship.
The future depends on both.
✦ The Opportunity
The goal is not to increase tuition.
The goal is not to create hardship.
The goal is to discover a sustainable partnership that allows both the programs and the property to express themselves for future generations.
✦ Proposed Partnership
Annual Participation Contribution
Forest Floor becomes a Founding Participation Partner of Shope Creek Wilderness.
This participation supports
Property relationship
Insurance
Infrastructure
Trails
Conservation
Long-term listening
Shope Creek Participation Fund
Added to every Forest Floor registration. Families choose:
Support a Child
Protect Shope Creek
Support Both
Suggested options
Annual Matching Campaign
Forest Floor contributes.
Families contribute.
Community contributes.
A yearly campaign focused on: Fill The Well
Listen to the Land. Inspire the Future.
Stewardship Days
Forest Floor interns and volunteers participate in:
Trail maintenance
Cleanup projects
Restoration efforts
Stewardship initiatives
The land becomes the teacher.
Future Opportunities
Potential future discussions include:
Long-term lease
Purchase of select parcels
Conservation easements
Joint participation initiatives
Shared infrastructure
No decisions required today. Only listening.
✦ Why This Benefits Everyone
Benefits Forest Floor
Permanent access to a beloved location
Stronger relationship with Shope Creek
New participation opportunities
Community engagement
Long-term stability
Relationship with the land that makes the programs possible
Benefits Shope Creek
Participation funding
Long-term sustainability
Infrastructure support
Community engagement
Expression of the property
The Bigger Vision
Shope Creek is becoming more than a property. It is becoming:
A place for children
A place for artists
A place for families
A place for filmmakers
A place for storytellers
A place where things are born
Forest Floor is one of the organizations that helped make that possible. We would love for Forest Floor to continue participating in what emerges next.
✦ The Question
Not:
"What do we owe each other?"
The question is:
"How does Forest Floor participate in the future of Shope Creek?"
That is the participation we are exploring.
The Dragons of Shope Creek
Shope Creek Wilderness