NEDERLAND, Colo. — An anonymous donor has kick started a relief fund for the Wild Bear Nature Center after the Caribou Village Shopping Center fire last week.

The Wild Bear Nature Center said the donor pledged a $150,000 matching gift that will be unlocked dollar for every dollar someone else donates to the fund.

The money raised will go toward replacing all the essential educational materials and teaching supplies lost in the fire, and accelerate the completion of the center's permanent location near Mud Lake.

The Wild Bear Nature Center in the Caribou Village Shopping Center was decimated when the complex caught fire in the early morning hours of October 9.

"The loss is profound—including the loss of our ambassador animals! The fire took everything, our educational tools and supplies

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