Why become a CNI member?
The Children's Nature Institute® is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that needs the support of members like you to continue our work. Each year, teachers, principals, parents and thousands of young kids look forward to our fun and educational nature field trips. Membership benefits include a subscription to the CNI Newsletter, discounts on family walk donations, and much more!

Become a CNI member now!

With your membership dollars we are able to...
•	Train new walk leaders
•	Rent buses to bring under-served kids to our nature walks
•	Provide inner-city youth, special needs children, shelters, teen parents and their kids with free nature field trips through our Outreach Discovery Division
•	Provide free copies of our award-winning curriculum book, Trails, Tails, and Tidepools in Pails to the neediest schools
•	Train parents and teachers in the natural sciences and environmental education to assist young children with basic science
•	Provide CNI Wonder Mobile workshops for inner-city classrooms