Stewards & Partners of Dawe estates

Founding Stewards are the first people and families who stood with Dawe Estates in its earliest days. This small, intentional circle carries the legacy of the sanctuary — helping to protect habitat, restore native trees, and care for living land in the Lehigh Valley.
Recognition in this tier reflects timing, relationship, and long-term commitment to the sanctuary’s beginnings.

Sanctuary Volunteers are individuals and families who choose to give their time, energy, and care to the land. Through hands-on stewardship — planting, tending, learning, and helping — they strengthen habitat and deepen their relationship with the living landscape.

Participation is by invitation and coordination with Dawe Estates.

Local Business Partners are small and micro-businesses, galleries, nurseries, artisans, and values-aligned enterprises that choose to stand with Dawe Estates.

Through mutual support and collaboration, we look for opportunities to work together in service of our community and the living land around us.

Local Business Partners are recognized as community peers — allies who support Dawe Estates and collaborate with us where it makes sense for the Lehigh Valley.

Sanctuary Guardians are visionary donors, larger businesses, and institutional partners who take a lead role in supporting the long-term protection of Dawe Estates. Their support helps secure habitat, expand native replanting, and ensure that this sanctuary remains a living refuge for wildlife and community well into the future.

Sanctuary Guardians are recognized as the sanctuary’s highest level of partnership.