Portland, October 16, 2014. Columbia Land Trust hosted 300 loyal supporters at their annual fundraising gala, Wild Splendor 2014. The event celebrated the dedicated work of Columbia Land Trust, and featured the premiere of their short film, The River’s Will, which chronicled their groundbreaking conservation efforts in the Sitka spruce swamps of the Grays River Bay. Among the green light and the sounds of the swamp, donors raised their paddles for a total of $250,000 to support Columbia Land Trust’s promise to conserve and care for their lands in perpetuity. (photo credit, Andie Petkus)
David and Lynn DiCesare, board chair and event emcee Betsy Henning, and Josh and Emily Oliva
) New board member Al Solheim, Hood River County Commissioner Maui Meyer, and Amie Abbott
Lakeridge High School volunteers Jenny Li and Victoria Lee
From Columbia Land Trust:
Here at Columbia Land Trust, what we do is simple: We conserve and care for the heart of the Northwest, the places that make ours an incredible region to live, work, raise a family, and grow old in. Wetlands and oak woodlands. Columbia River tributaries and Columbia River shores. Forests both wild and working. Natural areas in urban strongholds and wide-open spaces that anchor rural communities. These are the places that provide all of us who call the Northwest home with well-being and an unrivaled quality of life. Learn more at www.columbialandtrust.org.
Portland, September 20th. Wild Splendor is the annual fundraising event where sponsors, donors and friends get together to support the mission of Columbia Land Trust. Richard and Sarah Melching, David DiCesare and Jane Jacobsen raise a glass in celebration. (Photo Credit, Andie Petkus) The event was at Pure Space.
Wild Splendor’s Video Sponsor Funnelbox joins Columbia Land Trust to support conservation of land. Steve Crocker, Kalina Torino, Matt Roberts, and Sean Saul from their team celebrate together.
Phillip Hillaire, Paul Lumley, and Executive Director Glenn Lamb enjoy the evening.
Since 1990, the private nonprofit Columbia Land Trust has been working in the greater Columbia River region to conserve signature landscapes and vital habitats.
Around the same time, the private nonprofit Three Rivers Land Conservancy began work to preserve lands around the Portland Metro area. They began acquiring lands around Lake Oswego and continued to identify 11 other local watersheds where land conservation would be beneficial. After growing to nearly 1000 members, they merged with Columbia Land Trust in 2010.
Together we work exclusively with Washington and Oregon landowners committed to voluntarily preserving their land forever.
Our organization prides itself on maintaining neutrality in the interests of the common good. We succeed because we are resourceful, versatile and pragmatic in working to achieve our goals while remaining true to our long-term vision.
Through the generous actions of our nearly 1,800 members, and by working collaboratively with landowners, local residents, government entities and other nonprofit organizations, the Columbia Land Trust has conserved more than 18,000 acres from the east side of the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Oregon and Washington.
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