May 4 Mother Nature
My goals for May are:
-Hike 200 km
-See 150 different wildlife species (try to get pictures it prove it)
What can you do?
-Donate, GoFundMe (through Canadian Wildlife Federation) will give you a tax receipt for donations $50 or more (for Canadians, no clue about people in other countries doing it) + donations $10 and over get you a May 4 Mother Nature 2025 logo sticker!
-Donate $10 or more (make sure it's your real name and email) by June 7th to be entered to win prizes:
1st Prize- May 4 Mother Nature 2026 Sweater
2nd Prize- May 4 Mother Nature 2026 Hat
3rd Prize- May 4 Mother Nature 2026 Reusable Water Bottle
-Share the fundraiser
-Get outside and see how many species you can find
May 4 Mother Nature 2026
Year 6 of May 4 Mother Nature, and this year we're raising money for The Canadian Wildlife Federation. They stretch across Canada, and do their best to help species at risk. This includes field work, such as monitoring and species recovery, as well as educating people.
You can find out more about the CWF here: https://cwf-fcf.org/en.html
This year the fundraising goal is $1000
Let's get May started!
Past Years:
My goals for May are:
-Hike 250 kms
-Kayak 50 kms
-See 100 different living species (need a picture to confirm it happened)
-Post daily about 1 species on the May 4 Mother Nature instagram
-Post daily my sightings and kms each day on the instagram as well
What can you do?
-Donate, GoFundMe (through NCC) will give you a tax receipt for donations $50 or more (for Canadians, no clue about people in other countries doing it) + donations get you a May 4 Mother Nature 2025 logo sticker!
-Donate $10 or more (make sure it's your real name and email) by June 7th to be entered to win prizes:
1st Prize- May 4 Mother Nature 2025 Sweater
2nd Prize- May 4 Mother Nature reusable water bottle
3rd Prize- Parks stickers package
-Share the fundraiser
-Get outside and see how many species you can find
May 4 Mother Nature 2025
Year 5 of May 4 Mother Nature, and this year we're raising money for The Nature Conservancy of Canada.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is Canada's leading national land conservation organization. A private, non-profit organization, they partner with individuals, corporations, foundations, Indigenous communities and other non-profit organizations and governments at all levels to protect our most important natural treasures — the natural areas that sustain Canada’s plants and wildlife. They secure properties (through donation, purchase, conservation agreement and the relinquishment of other legal interests in land) and manage them for the long term.
Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than 15 million hectares, coast to coast to coast.
This year the fundraising goal is $1400, so get us to an even $5000 raised across the 5 years.
Donation Milestones:
$250- Bonus video
$500- Bonus video
$1000- Dye my hair (not that I have much hair to dye)
$1250- Plant a tree
$1500- Shave my head
$5000- I'll get a May 4 Mother Nature Tattoo
Lastly, I will be holding an event this year! Come out May 17th at 10am to do a road cleanup (pick up the garbage). The meeting spot will be the Short Hills parking lot on Roland rd. Email to signup: [may4mothernature@gmail.com].May 18th will be the rain date
Let's get May started!
2025 Results:
We raised $1510! This has brought the total May 4 Mother Nature amount raised from all years over the $5000 mark! Thank you all so much.
May 4 Mother Nature 2025
May 4 Mother Nature 2024
Hey everyone, time for this May's fundraiser, this year the funds are going to Birds Canada (read more about them below)!
I will be pledging to hike 150 km and see 100 different species of birds in May, why not join me and see how many bird species you can see?
Prizes will be awarded to the people who see the most bird species, submitted to: may4mothernature @gmail.com (gofundme won't let me put the email in) by June 3rd!
Prize 1: May 4 Mother Nature 2024 sweater
Prize 2: Birds Canada Hat
Prize 3: M4MN2024 stickers + Birds Canada Sticker
There will also be guaranteed videos on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout May on the Nolan Hikes YouTube, and 2 daily posts about birds (pictures, how to I.D., general info, a call or 2 of theirs) on the @may4mothernatrue instagram account.
Logo Stickers also available for purchase ($2 each with all the money going to the fundraiser) + stickers for donaters
More information about Birds Canada: Birds Canada is Canada's leading science-based bird conservation organization. Each year, roughly 70,000 volunteer Citizen Scientists across the country contribute to our conservation programs. Birds Canada's scientists and concerned citizens work together, gathering data that our researchers analyze for population trends and shifts. Our work has a direct impact on provincial, national, and international conservation action.
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I pledge to hike 150 kms this May
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I will try to see at least 100 different bird species in May
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I will raise at last $500 this May for Birds Canada
2024 Results
We raised $1000 for Birds Canada! I saw 100 different birds (it was a close call)
May 4 Mother Nature 2023
What happened? The goals?
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This year I raised money for the Bruce Trail Conservancy again. I raised $800, after setting a $700 goal.
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Beat the 257km I hiked in year 1 (300 or 310 would be awesome) Hiked 313 kms
Raise $700 (raised $800)
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Just below, you’ll see a bingo board. If you complete a line of it, you get a May 4 Mother Nature 2023 logo sticker.
If you complete the whole board, you get an entry into a draw for a pair of Ontario Parks Turtle Socks!
May 4 Mother Nature 2022
Well that’s another year done!
This year I raised funds for the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Sadly I only raised $632 this year, but i’'ll just have to try harder next year!
This year I introduced daily hikes and a bingo board, as well as a draw for turtle socks.