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2008
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January
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Received US
Bank Grant for 2007-2008 Watershed Education program
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February
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Completed
Strategic Plan for 2007-2010
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Community
Gardeners begin planning the garden
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February 2
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First Saturday
stewardship work parties begin a new season
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March
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Received
Tillamook Cultural Coalition Grant for Native Plant Teaching
Trail. We will locate the trail and plant the first habitat group.
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Hired Kimberly
Tanner as Trust Coordinator
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April and May
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Watershed
Education Program for Nehalem & Garibaldi elementary school
students.
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April 19
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Earth
Day Celebration with planting at Vosberg Creek followed by lunch at the
Masonic Lodge, thunder, lightning, and lots of hail
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April 26
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Meet the Board
gathering at North County Recreation District Riverbend Room
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May 7
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Hosted
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s Down by the Riverside for
all north county 3rd graders
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May 9 & 10
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Birding 101
workshop and bird walk with Dawn Grafe
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May 31
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Meet the Board
gathering at North County Recreation District Riverbend Room
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June
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Received grant
from Oregon Community Foundation for CFEC Program and Stewardship
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July
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OWEB
submitted a Coastal Wetlands Grant application to support our
protection of 16 acres of wetlands & uplands in Bayside Garden
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July 14
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Hosted Common
Circle Bike Tour volunteers
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Aug 2
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Work party at
Vosberg Creek property
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Aug 4
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Hosted Common
Circle Bike Tour volunteers Aug 14
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Aug 14
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Doug
Deur presented tales of local native tribes at the Pine Grove Community
Club in Manzanita co-sponsored by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust and
the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council
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Aug 19
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Received grant
for Watershed and Estuary Education Project, 2008-09 from Schmuck
Foundation
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Aug 25
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Hosted Common
Circle Bike Tour volunteers
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Sep 20
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Living Locally
fundraising event with workshops, tours, silent auction, locavore
dinner and Gary Braasch as guest speaker
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Sep 27
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Celebrated
National Public Lands Day with volunteer tree planting at Alder Creek
Farm
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Oct 11
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Sixth
Annual Harvest Festival at Alder Creek Farm with a farmer’s
market, music, square dancing, cider pressing, raffle, and
children’s activities
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Oct 14
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Received grant
for Watershed and Estuary Education Project, 2008-09 from Tillamook
Estuaries Partnership
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| Oct 20 |
Submitted OWEB
acquisition grant application for North Nehalem Bay Wetlands
Conservation Project
Submitted
OWEB
technical
assistance
grant
application for Nehalem Watershed
Conservation Planning Project. |
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End of Oct
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Pumpkin
harvest & science education field trips at Alder Creek Farm for 19
classes from Nehalem & Garibaldi elementary schools and Neahkahnie
Middle School
Community
Gardeners ended the season. Over 900 pounds of fresh produce was
donated to North County Food Bank.
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Nov & Dec
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Wetlands
Restoration Project at Alder Creek Farm. Dike removed, drainage
ditch filled, seasonal wetland area created.
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Community
Gardeners ended the season. Over 900 pounds of fresh produce was
donated to North County Food Bank. |
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Dec
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USFWS Coastal
Wetlands grant for acquisition of North Nehalem Bay wetlands awarded to
OWEB
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2007
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January 13
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Native Plant
Propagation Workshop
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February 18
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Home Orchard
Care Class at Alder Creek Farm
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February 24
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Organic
Vegetable Seed Starting Workshop
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March
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Received OWEB
Small Grant for Vosberg cleanup and restoration
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Ecology
Education program for elementary school students through May
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Sherri Raschio
elected to Board.
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March 3
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Co-sponsored
biennial Nehalem Estuary Cleanup
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April 14
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Joint Work Day
on Wheeler properties with North Coast Land Conservancy
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April 21
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Earth Day
Celebration & Plant Sale at Alder Creek Farm
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May 5
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Amphibian
Survey with Chris Rombough
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June
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Received grants
for 2007-2008 Watershed Education Program from Tillamook Estuaries
Partnership and Eugene Schmuck Foundation
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June 7
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Fundraiser –
Images of Climate Change with Gary Braasch
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June 10
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Chicken Raising
Workshop at Alder Creek Farm
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July through
September
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Participated in
Manzanita Farmers Market
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July 2
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Hosted
Sustainable Energy in Motion Bicycle Tour volunteers
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July 26
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Potluck and
Celebration of the North Coast Food Guide
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July 30
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Hosted
Sustainable Energy in Motion Bicycle Tour volunteers
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August 25
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Sustainable
Farm Tour – Luna Sea, Kingfisher Farm, Grauwen Organic Dairy
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August 27
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Hosted
Sustainable Energy in Motion Bicycle Tour volunteers
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October
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ACF Community
Garden donated 1072 lbs of fresh produce to North County Food Bank this
season
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Pumpkin Patch
visits for pre-school and elementary school students to harvest the
pumpkins from plants they started
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October 13
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Fifth Annual
Harvest Festival with cider pressing, music, pie potluck, & local
growers
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Nadia Gardner
resigned as Trust Manager
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November
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Hired Erich
Miller as interim Manager
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November 10
& 11
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Oregon
Birds of Wind & Shore workshop and walk with Dawn Grafe
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2006
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February
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Fraternal Order
of Garden Grubs (F.O.G.G.) begins planting seeds in the greenhouse for
a Community Garden.
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April
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OWEB
Wetlands Restoration Grant of $23,100 for wetlands restoration on Alder
Creek Farm. The plan includes removing the west levee, filling
the center drainage ditch, removing drain tiles and concrete drainage
pipe, construction of a small seasonal wetlands area with overflow
channel.
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April
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Permaculture
Demonstration Garden begun.
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April 22
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Earth
Day and Acquisition celebration at Alder Creek Farm. Wetland
tours, music, speakers, activities in the garden, and potluck lunch.
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May 6
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Annual
amphibian survey with Chris Rombough.
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May 12 &
13 .
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Bird songs
& calls. Lecture and field workshop with Bob Altman, American
Bird Conservancy
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May 20
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Trust named
Environmental Steward of the Year by Tillamook Estuaries Partnership.
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July 1
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Trust hired
Nadia Gardner, our first full-time Manager.
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July 25
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Plant
monitoring training with Laura Brophy.
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August 5
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First cleanup
at Vosberg Creek.
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October
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 Community
Garden provides over 1000 pounds of produce to North County Food Bank
during growing season.
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October 7
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Harvest
Festival at Alder Creek Farm with music, pie potluck, local growers,
cider pressing, tours, Master Gardener table.
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October
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Pumpkin Patch
createdfor pre-school and elementary school children
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2005
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February
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Arts
Builds Community Grant of $5,500 toward creation of a community gallery
space at North County Recreation District NCRD). Partners with
Manzanita Arts Council and NCRD.
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February
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Oregon
Cultural Trust grant of $600 toward an ‘Artmaking and Visioning
Project’, a vision flags project for students visiting the farm
and large murals with contributions by public added on First Saturdays.
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March 12
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Co-sponsored
biennial Nehalem Estuary Cleanup with Lower Nehalem Watershed Council.
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March 20
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Plant sale and
fruit growing workshop with One Green World Nursery.
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March 23
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PUD grant of
$2,000 for raising pole for purple martin house and electrical upgrades
in main barn and greenhouse.
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April
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OWEB Monitoring
Grant of $13,872 received for Alder Creek Farm Salt Marsh and Wetlands
Monitoring Project.
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March - May
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Elementary
school ecology education and gardening education.
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May 6 &
7
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Bird monitoring
training with Mike Patterson.
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May 14
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Annual
amphibian survey with Chris Rombough.
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June 20
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Tillamook
Estuaries Partnership Education Grant of $2,875 for watershed education
curriculum development and elementary school ecology education field
trips during spring of 2006.
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June 26
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Mosses,
Lichens, and Liverworts workshop with Tom Ward at Wanderland.
Co-sponsored with Wanderland.
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July
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Olivia Mercado
joins the Board
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July
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Plant
Monitoring Training with Laura Brophy.
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July 26
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Potluck
celebration and North Coast Food Guide release party.
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August 10
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Public meeting
at NCRD sharing restoration alternatives for Alder Creek Farm.
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August 30
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Oregon
Watershed Enhancement Board public hearing on Alder Creek Farm
conservation easement.
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September 17
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Soils &
Soil Art Workshop
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October
16
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Fall Harvest
Festival. Cider pressing, pie potluck, music, vision flags, mural
painting, and local vendors.
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October
28
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Pumpkin Patch
visit for pre-school and elementary school children. They started
the plants in the spring.
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October 28
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Opening
Reception for ‘Art About Community’ exhibit at NCRD
co-sponsored by Manzanita Creative Arts Council and Lower Nehalem
Community Trust.
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November
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Donation of
Vosberg Creek property, eight acres of riparian forest along the creek
south of Wheeler, north of Hwy 101.
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November
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Purchase
of Alder Creek Farm with NAWCA Small Grant of $50,000, OWEB Grant of
$50,000, $70,777 from USDA Wetlands Reserve Program, and $69,000 in
community contributions.
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November 26
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Bird Walk
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2004
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February 7
& 8
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Riparian
Planting weekend. 45 volunteers planted 800 trees and shrubs
along Alder Creek.
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February –
October
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Exploring
Local Ecology Series co-sponsored with OSU Extension Service.
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Water,
Wetlands, & Restoration - February 19
& 21
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Birds of
Nehalem - March 18 &
20
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Frogs, Toads,
Salamanders and other Amphibians - April 17
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Wildlife on the
Oregon Coast - May 20 & 22
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Wetland and
Upland Native Plants - June 24 & 26
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Soils - July 15 & 17
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Bugs, Snails
and other Invertebrates - September 17
& 18
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Fish – October 21
& 23
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February
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Blueberry
pruning workshop co-sponsored with Nehalem Bay Garden Club.
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April – May
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Elementary
school ecology education and gardening education.
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May
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Phil Blanton
joins Trust Board.
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June 26
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First
year celebration at Alder Creek Farm. Plant workshop, tours,
potluck feast, Celtic dance music with ‘Nettles’ from
Corvallis.
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Summer
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 Coastal Food
Ecology Center garden fence constructed and water system installed.
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July 30 &
31, Aug 1
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Permaculture
Workshop
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Fall
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Volunteers
converted loafing barn into greenhouse, installing recycled windows and
polycarbonate plastic roof.
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September
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OWEB
Technical Assistance Grant of $15,960 for planning wetlands restoration
on Alder Creek Farm in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and Tillamook
Estuaries Partnership.
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October
17
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Harvest
Festival with cider pressing,
local farmers’
market, music.
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October 23
& 24
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Second Annual
Benefit Art Sale at Pine Grove Community Club, Saturday 5 to 9 pm and
Sunday 10 am to 1 pm.
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2003
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March 31
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Five
individuals joined to purchase a 55 acre former dairy farm (Alder Creek
Farm) to hold it until the Trust could raise money to buy it from them
for the price they paid plus interim costs.
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April
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Signed
agreement with new owners of Alder Creek Farm to lease and manage the
property with option to buy.
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June 29
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Open house and
potluck at Alder Creek Farm.
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August
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Hired Doug
Firstbrook as first staff person. Garden/Agriculture Tuesday work
mornings begun.
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August 2
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 First Saturday
work parties at Alder Creek Farm begun.
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September 27
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First
Harvest Festival at Alder Creek Farm with cider pressing, barbequed
salmon, potluck, information tables by local growers, and barn dance.
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October
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Trust sponsors
country dances at White Clover Grange.
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October
25
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Art Sale
fundraiser at Pine Grove Community Center, Saturday 6 pm to 9 pm.
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December
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OWEB Small
Grant of $6,283 to restore the riparian area.
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December 22
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Bald eagle
released at farm after healing at Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of the
North Coast
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2002
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| May 8 |
Seven founding board
members (Tom Bender, Lane deMoll, Gareth Ferdun, Georgenne Ferdun, Doug
Firstbrook, Judith Schwartz, Vivi Tallman) signed the Articles of
Incorporation. |
| July 21 |
Bylaws approved and signed |
| September 1 |
Labor Day Weekend - First public meeting held in
Nehalem city park |
| October 26 |
Sponsored
Airport Beach clean-up jointly with Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and
Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation
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| December 17 |
IRS Determination Letter received. |
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