Website design · Nonprofit · Willamette Valley, OR
Friends of the Willamette Valley NWRC: a website volunteers can run.
The Friends of the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a volunteer-run nonprofit that supports the refuges around Corvallis, Oregon, including William L. Finley, Ankeny and Baskett Slough. We built them a website that shares the refuges’ beauty and that their volunteers keep current without needing a web designer.
The Brief
The Friends are all volunteers. Their website had to show why the refuges matter, keep members and visitors informed, and be simple enough for whoever is on the board that year to update.
Show the refuges
Big, calm photography of the wet prairies, oak savannas and wetlands the Friends work to protect.
Keep supporters informed
Events, volunteer days, newsletters and calls to action when the refuges need help.
Easy for volunteers
A back end that a volunteer board can manage on their own, year after year.
What We Built
A custom design built around the refuges’ photography and a short, clear menu.
“Did You Know?” wildlife facts
A rotating fact over the homepage photo, like how western pond turtles can only swallow their food underwater.
Upcoming events
Volunteer days and events appear on the homepage, with a full events and volunteer page behind them.
Photo gallery
Recent photos from the refuges on the homepage and a gallery for members to enjoy.
Membership and donations
Pages that explain how to join and give, with a reminder that donations are tax deductible.
Newsletters and news
Past newsletters and timely updates, such as the Friends’ call to action on refuge funding.
Managed by the Friends
A simple back end so volunteers can post events, photos and news without outside help.
Questions About This Project
Who updates the website?
The Friends’ volunteers. We set up a simple back end so they can add events, photos and news themselves.
Do you work with other wildlife refuge Friends groups?
Yes. We also built the website for the Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington.
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