Join or renew your membership

Become a sustaining member of Save ESNP and help care for Chattanooga/Hamilton County’s largest public natural space.

As the partner organization of ESNP, your membership supports education, community and children's programs, new trails and trail care, ecological reporting, cultural and historical interpretation, and advocacy that keeps protected and open to everyone.

Member Benefits: Members receive special access to after-hours park events throughout the year and an invite to our annual Friends Party.

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Membership FAQs

  • Just click the “Become a member” button. That will take you to our donation platform, Zeffy, where you can select your preferred membership plan.

  • We have three membership tiers at different levels of giving. All tiers receive the same member benefits. Choose the tier that best fits your financial reality.

    • Monthly E-Newsletter with important project updates, events & park news

    • Special access to after-hours park events (2-3 throughout the year)

    • An invite to our annual Friends Party

  • Most of our events are free and open to the public! Any members-only events will be noted as such, and are currently limited to our after-hours night hikes and rides.

  • Funds from memberships go directly into our projects and programs.

    These include 6 main buckets, all central to our core mission to connect, protect, educate, and advocate:

    1. Our children’s educational program and nature rambles (Rosy Maple Moths Club)

    2. Monthly community and educational programming

    3. Volunteer coordination to help keep our park clean, safe, and beautiful

    4. Ongoing ecological and cultural inventory of ESNP parkland

    5. Ongoing advocacy to keep our park protected and invested in for future generations

    6. Construction of new nature trails and trail care