unks ▁and ▁squ ir rel s . ▁ ▁Fund ra ising ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁income ▁from ▁members hips , ▁don ations , ▁and ▁program ▁fe es ▁covered ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁center ' s ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁budget . ▁Special ▁fund ra ising ▁activities ▁were ▁conducted ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁which ▁included ▁map le ▁sy rup ▁production ; ▁facility ▁rent als ; ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁Mountain ▁Film ▁Festival ▁World ▁Tour ; ▁" T ap as , ▁Toast s ▁& ▁T unes ▁G ala " ▁plus ▁silent ▁au ction ; ▁native ▁plant ▁sale ; ▁and ▁the ▁ins cribed ▁brick ▁pa ver ▁sale . ▁ ▁The ▁budget ▁short fall ▁of ▁over ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁was ▁resolved ▁with ▁a ▁supp lement ▁from ▁their ▁end ow ment , ▁but ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁looking ▁for ▁other ▁income ▁streams ▁to ▁avoid ▁de ple ting ▁end owed ▁funds . ▁ ▁Research ▁The ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁Nature ▁Center ▁works ▁with ▁scientific ▁groups ▁for ▁research ▁projects ▁on ▁C NC ▁property ▁if ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁center . ▁These ▁projects ▁have ▁included : ▁Land ▁In ventory ▁of ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora , ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁F rog ▁and ▁To ad ▁Sur ve ys , ▁But ter fly ▁Count s , ▁De er ▁Survey ▁& ▁Har vest , ▁In vas ive ▁Ex ot ics ▁control , ▁Bird ▁Band ing , ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁To xic ology ▁Study ▁of ▁wild life ▁within ▁the ▁T itt ab