Kate Hellgren
Program Coordinator - Environmental Education
Kate Hellgren joined Touch of Nature in 2005. She brings considerable academic preparation and extensive experience in Environmental Education to the Center.
Kate earned a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Mount Holyoke College and a M.S. in Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. For the past nine years she served as the Director of Education for the Payne County Audubon Society in Stillwater, Oklahoma and for the past two years she also served as Planning Team Coordinator for the Center for Enhancing the Value of Urbanizing Stream Corridors (CSC) at Oklahoma State University.
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In keeping with Dr. Freeberg's lifelong pursuit, a living memorial in the form of an endowed scholarship fund has been established to provide financial assistance for Camp Little Giant. 
Touch of Nature is proud to be exploring the possibilities of having a championship level 18 hole disc golf course. The project is currently in the planning stages but has support from the SIUC Disc Golf RSO and 