About the Foundation:
The Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc. was established in 1964 by Arthur D. Norcross.
By 1964, when Mr. Norcross had begun to slow down and look back on the years of hard won returns on the acreage that he had cobbled together that came to be known locally as Tupper Hill / The Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, he also began to look forward to a time when he would not be available to oversee the operations. It was then, that he created the Foundation and drafted what we came to know as "Instructions for the Future."
The following links provide more background about the Foundation itself, as well as information about the various funding avenues we offer in support of our mission:
- Loan Guidelines
- Apply for a Loan
- The A.V. Stout Fund
- Our Financials
About the Wildlife Sanctuary:
Starting with a 100 acre woodlot, our founder and benefactor—Monson, MA native Arthur D. Norcross—bought, bartered and traded to amass over 2000 acres that he dubbed the Tupper Hill Sanctuary. Since then, the Sanctuary has grown to over 8000 acres of forests, meadows and wildlands, which we continue to manage and maintain for the benefit of native plants and animals of New England, as Mr. Norcross originally directed.
We are honored to continue this work and recognize that preserving these special places not only benefits the wild things that need such places to survive, but we also support the biodiversity humans require to thrive. We hope you’ll find time to come join us for a lecture, a tour, or a walk through our gardens and learn why we think this is a special place.
Protecting wilderness habitat for 75 years and counting…
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