Napa Valley State Parks Association
What We Do:
Provide financial, educational, and volunteer support to Napa’s three state parks: Bale Grist Mill, Bothe State Park, and Robert Louis Stevenson Park. Support includes hiring skilled craftsmen to repair the water wheel at Bale Mill, recruiting volunteers for trail repair, or replanting the Native Garden at the Visitor’s Center.
Our fundraising efforts allow Napa Valley school children to visit our parks and participate in naturalist programs free of charge. In 2018, we added two multicultural programs (Dia del Nino and Fiesta en el Molino Bale) to our longstanding summer environmental day camps for children.
We are also currently raising funds to replace Bale Mill’s water wheel, last renovated in 1980. Needed replacement is estimated to cost $125,000 and will utilize custom-milled already felled old growth redwood for the larger wheel parts.
Other Ways to Help:
Volunteer opportunities:
- Staff the Visitors’ Center during busy summer hours.
- Work in the Native Garden.
- Train to become a miller.
- Become a board member, willing to take on jobs such as membership, volunteer coordination, and fundraising.
- Donate time and computer skills to keep our contact list up to date.
Business Partners:
Two Friends Foundation will match all funds received by NVSPA through the Give Guide.
Testimonial:
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Elizabeth Munk A Cut Above Viticulture Service in honor of The Great Work of CanDo's Give!Guide Napa Valley
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Susan Tough in honor of Joyce and Jack Tough
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Kendra Bruno
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The Two Friends Foundation in honor of The Two Friends Foundation
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Anonymous
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Ellen Frediani in honor of Jeanne Frediani
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Anonymous
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janice Taylor
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Melinda Walker
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allison saether
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Denise Flaherty
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Anonymous
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Sharon Parham
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Patricia Peterson
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Robert Van Der Velde
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Kelly Cliff
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Diane and Peter Dexter
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Anonymous
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Carol Nelsen
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Julie Spencer
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Ellen Wulf in honor of Memory of Don Wulf
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Anonymous
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Claudia Colantuoni in honor of Wanda Bardenett
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Sandra Hansen
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Wendy Cole
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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David and Lana Stanley
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Judith Rose in honor of Nora Rose-Hines
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Anonymous
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Nancy Kerson
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Laura Snideman
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Anonymous
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Alison Rodriguez
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dianne weyna
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Anonymous
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katherine wade
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Anonymous
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Virginia Means in honor of Michael G. Means
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Verna Steinhauer
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Verna Steinhauer
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Joyce Wiggin
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Anonymous
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Betty Malmgren
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Stephanie Turnipseed
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Kim Farmer
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Hilary Zunin in honor of all those with the CanDo Spirit!
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Vicki Green, Ph.D.
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Nancy and Dave Garden
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NORMA NEIL
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Carol Glaser
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Norma Ferriz in honor of Kathy Carrick, because I know how much it is to be the only one in charge of the Give!Guide initiative. Thank you also from the Girl Scouts who love going to Bothe and the Bale Mill.
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Rochelle Heskett
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Peter McGee
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John Stebbins
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Ken Stanton
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Kathleen Carrick
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Chip Bouril
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Anonymous
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Lori & Lonnie Bowling
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Kerry Burrows