How you can help

Donating online helps us save money, paper, time and effort. Thank you for having a look and considering a donation to the Crater lake Institute.

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Become a Member - Joining the Crater Lake Institute means you will be joining a vibrant community of visitors, educators, researchers and advocates, who have a passion for Crater Lake National Park. If you would rather, please print our mail-in membership form.

• $30 is our suggested amount, however, please feel free to give whatever amount above or below $30 you would like.

Membership Renewal - Renewing is quick and easy. If you have new contact information (new address for example), please enter it into the Comment Box of the online form. If you would rather, please print our mail-in membership renewal form.

• $30 is our suggested amount, however, please feel free to give whatever amount above or below $30 you would like.

Give the gift of Membership - Gift the gift of membership to those you think might benefit from and enjoy a Crater Lake Institute membership. If you would rather, please print our mail-in gift membership form.

• $30 is our suggested amount, however, please feel free to give whatever amount above or below $30 you would like. Also, please indicate if you would like to be given a membership along with your gift donation.

• The online form has a Comment Box where you can indicate who your gift is for  along with their mailing and email address.

• Your gift recipient(s) will receive a letter and certificate recognizing your gift.

Memorial Giving - You may also give in the name of family or friends who have passed away. A memorial gift is a meaningful way to remember someone who has passed on. You not only affirm your own love of Crater Lake National Park, but also recognize that those values were shared by the individual being honored. If you would rather, please print our mail-in memorial gift form.

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• The online form has a Comment Box where you can indicate who is being honored, who should be notified of the memorial gift, and what the recipient's mailing and email address are.

• The recipient will receive a letter and certificate recognizing your gift.

• Also, please indicate if you would like to be given a membership along with your memorial gift donation.

Whitebark Pine Research Fellowship - Perched along the rim of Crater Lake, Whitebark pines are as emblematic to the park as Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, Wizard Island, the Crater Lake Lodge, and the clear blue waters of Crater Lake itself.

An introduced fungus (Cronartium ribicola) infects whitebark pine and causes the disease, white pine blister rust, which is usually fatal. Further research is needed to gain a better understanding of this threat and also to help find solutions to protect this magnificent tree species. Your donation to this fellowship is specifically given to ongoing research in this important field.

If you would rather, please print our mail-in Whitebark Pine Research Fellowship form.

• Along with your donation, please indicate if you would like to be made a CLI member, if you are not already a member. The online form has a Comment Box where you may indicate this.

Richard McPike Brown Library Fund - Richard M. (Dick) Brown (1926-1998) began his career at Crater Lake as a seasonal naturalist in 1952. He then became Assistant Chief Park Naturalist (1953-1960), Chief Naturalist (1963-1966), and Research Biologist (1967-1970). He held a Masters from Harvard and put his training in plant taxonomy to good use by adding to the Park herbarium.

Dick loved books and the library at the Steel Visitor Center at Crater Lake National Park headquarters was named in honor during the park's Centennial Celebration in 2002. We would like to do all we can to provide books, more space, and other services to this valuable resource. If you would rather, please print our mail-in Richard McPike Brown Library Fund donation form.

• Along with your donation, please indicate if you would like to be made a CLI member, if you are not already a member. The online form has a Comment Box where you may indicate this.

John C. Merriam Education Fund - John C. Merriam was a pioneering paleontologist who helped set aside land for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and Point Lobos State Reserve, co-founder of Save-the-Redwoods League, conservationist who brought perspectives from his career in science to his role as a conservationist, envisioning parks as prime venues where contact with the wilderness might give visitors greater insight into the hidden meanings of geological time.

John C. Merriam was an important early advocate of education at Crater Lake from very early on (beginning as early as the 1920s). Merriam orchestrated funding for volcanologist Howel Williams to produce what is still considered to be a classic work on the geology of Crater Lake National Park. Merriam was also a significant force bringing about the creation of the Sinnott Memorial. It is for these and John Merriam's other efforts that we name this important fund after him.

This is the general fund for our educational programs. We are in the early stages of putting together a curriculum for school children. We are also planning to offer nature walks to visitors, the Elderhostel program, and any other visitor who wishes to learn more about this beautiful park. If you would rather, please print our mail-in John C. Merriam Education Fund donation form.

• Along with your donation, please indicate if you would like to be made a CLI member, if you are not already a member. The online form has a Comment Box where you may indicate this.

Volunteer - Your time is as valuable as any monetary contribution. Soon, we will have a list of volunteer work online. We need help with entering data into the computer, keeping our contact database up-to-date and etc.

Business Donations - Businesses can help us tremendously by donating countertop and shelf space for Crater Lake Institute countertop displays for our products and membership information at your store.