Cloverlea Foundation Vision

Vision:  With the help of the Cloverlea Foundation, the Claytor Nature Center will become a recognized destination for environmental education and sustainability offering meaningful connections to people and the planet.

We serve as a community friends-of organization that advocates for the Claytor Nature Center, offering programmatic and tangible support through volunteering, special projects, and partnered events.

Mission: We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for the fulfillment of A. Boyd Claytor III's legacy by helping Claytor Nature Center connect and engage with the Bedford community, and beyond, through mutually beneficial partnerships and programming.  

• We hope to share Boyd Claytor's vision, by reviewing the fundamentals of his significant financial contributions, his preserved resource donation, and his lifelong purpose for the Nature Center.   This includes telling the history of the land and the Claytor's contributions to the community and their love of nature.

• We want to take action to help fulfill those intentions, in compliance with his gift agreement and the conservation easement terms, especially given the willingness of capable and dedicated volunteers and community members.

• We are separate non-profit entity made up of stakeholders and community members who are passionate about Claytor Nature Center.  We aim to serve as a friends-of organization to support and volunteer there, with programming and activities.

We envision Cloverlea Foundation to help with

• sharing and promoting Claytor Nature Center as a key place for Environmental and Nature Education and Research

• partnering with Belk Observatory for Astronomy and Planetary/Climate Science programming

• co-hosting history events at the Cloverlea Farmhouse to showcase History, Cultural Stewardship, and Sustainable Hospitality

• coordinating projects at Peaksville Place that can have a future for Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Tourism

These are ways that we are hoping to help at Claytor Nature Center, and our big visionary ideas for the future there.  Many of them are far-future ideas, but having something to look ahead to will help us carve a path to get there.  We welcome anyone who wants to be a part of this vision to join us in our efforts.  Be sure to join our email list to stay updated, and feel free to reach out at info@cloverleafoundation.org to connect with us!