Live Auction iTEMS AWAIT YOUR BID AT LIVING LOCALLY!
1 | HEADWATERS HIKE & LUNCH FOR 6
Donors: Doug Firstbrook and Debbie Moberly
Have you hiked the Oregon Coast Trail 2-mile extension that meanders on the south slope of Neahkahnie Mountain? Are you aware that the trail passes through land protected by the Trust? Do you wonder what lies beyond the trail? A party of six will be guided to places “off-trail”, tailored to the group’s physical abilities, by Doug Firstbrook who spends a lot of time on the Trust’s 119-acre Headwaters property. You’ll experience the sights, sounds, and smells of this beautiful place, learn how the acquisition came about, the restoration work that is underway and have plenty of time to talk about it all over a leisurely lunch selected by each of your party from Wanda’s Café + Bakery menu.
Date and time to be mutually determined. Expires June 1, 2024.
Valued at: $600
2 | ALDER CREEK FARM FRESH PRODUCE BOX
Donors: LNCT Gardeners
Did the cold start to Spring 2023 baffle you right out of starting your own garden? Or maybe you just don’t have time to plant, let alone take care of a garden? This year’s Community Gardeners have just the solution for you! Their weekly harvest will provide a selection of beautiful, healthy vegetables and fruits, and as available, bouquets of herbs and flowers. Your produce box will be available for pickup each Tuesday between 12:30 – 5:00 PM, beginning July 11, 2023 through September 18, 2023.
The winner of this item will need to commit to the stated pickup schedule (the earlier, the better) for the “freshest” produce and to avoid any waste of delicious food.
The winner of this item will need to commit to the stated pickup schedule (the earlier, the better) for the “freshest” produce and to avoid any waste of delicious food.
Valued at: $400
3 | FISHING TRIP FOR 2 + GEAR
Donor: Bob Rees & Columbia Sportswear
Fish with 30-year professional Northwest Oregon fishing guide Bob Rees in pursuit of salmon, steelhead or catch and release sturgeon. This package offers a full day (8 hours) on Bob’s 26-foot sled on the Pacific Ocean or a Northwest Oregon river. Maybe donning new Columbia fishing gear will add just what is needed for landing the catch of the day!
Date and time to be mutually determined. Offer expires December 31, 2023.
Valued at: $600
4 | VOSBURG CREEK NATURE HIKE AND PICNIC FOR 6
Donors: Jim and Chris Pendergrass
Always a popular offering in past auctions, we offer this opportunity to hike on another of LNCT’s properties. Long time board member Jim and wife Chris will take you on a hike through LNCT’s Vosburg Creek property. Learn about native plants and how the shade and wood placement in the stream have helped to restore the creek to its historic condition. Explore the heron rookery upstream and enjoy a picnic lunch by the creek. It’ll be a wonderful way to spend some time with nature at it’s very best.
Date and time to be mutually determined. Offer expires June 1, 2024.
Valued at: $600
5 | GOURMET CHOCOLATE TASTING EXPERIENCE WITH A NATURE CHASER
Donors: The Chocolat-e Team, Cloud and Leaf Bookstore, Gretta Siegel
Enjoy learning about and tasting gourmet single-origin chocolates from six countries, brought to you by Jean-Yves Verdu and Norm Rice, co-founders of the award-winning, born in Oregon, made in France: Chocolat-e. After tantalizing your olfactory receptors and taste buds with this amazing product, have a listen to some literary odes to chocolate, courtesy of Holly from Cloud and Leaf, then grab a glass of bubbly and a few snacks and enliven your other senses with a guided tour along the Alder Creek Teaching Trail, led by LNCT co-founder Doug Firstbrook. The Trail, as a study in native plants, shows its splendor in different ways during each of the recommended months.
Bring your friends, up to 12 guests. Event will take place at the Alder Creek Farm at a mutually agreed upon date and time. Late morning (around 11) or late afternoon (around 4) on July, August, and September weekends are highly recommended.
Offer expires October 31, 2023.
Valued at: $800
6 | A DAY IN THE LIFE
Donors: Kyla Sjogren
Offering coming soon!
Valued at: $800
7 | 2-Night Stay at Nehalem – A View of the Bay (sleeps 12) + Kayaking for 4 + Mama Mia’s Gift Certificate
Donors: Paul & Maureen Walczak, Lower Nehalem Community Trust, Mark & Roxann Balmer
Enjoy this peaceful, spacious property that is a short walk from downtown Nehalem and minutes by car from downtown Manzanita and the Pacific Ocean. The home, recently and lovingly restored by a local family, features a gourmet kitchen and many cozy amenities. The patio and terrace have a private view of the pasture and Nehalem Bay – and is frequently visited by our local herd of Roosevelt Elk. Come enjoy a bit of heaven!
Send part of the group off for a kayak excursion and then regroup for dinner in (or out) from Mama Mia’s, Nehalem’s newest restaurant in town.
Date and time to be mutually determined. Offer expires June 1, 2024.
Valued at: $1000
8 | Oxbow Park Hike for 12 w/Naturalist + 1 night for 2 at Edgefield + Food Allowance
Donors: Deb Scrivens, Nancy Chase, McMenamins, Lower Nehalem Community Trust
On this walk we will focus on the diversity and beauty of an ancient forest, where thousands of species live: insects, mosses, lichens, plants, birds and animals. Many of the trees are well over 800 years old. Deb Scrivens began the environmental education program at Oxbow Regional Park in 1985. She’s a lifetime professional naturalist who has enjoyed giving tours to groups in this forest for almost forty years, and would like to share her passion for this place with you.
As hosts, consider kicking back the night before the hike or a well-deserved night after, at the nearby McMenamin’s Edgefield Hotel.
Date and time to be mutually determined. Hike offer expires June 1, 2024.
Valued at: $1100
9 | Original Oil Painting Commission by Deborah DeWit
Have you ever thought of commissioning a special work of art for your home or as a gift? Well, here’s your chance to indulge in that experience and contribute to the LNCT at the same time.
Deborah DeWit has done many commissions over her forty-five years in the Arts. She views them as a chance to stretch her imagination and her skills while creating something uniquely personal for someone else. She has done paintings of houses, people, birds, cats, landscapes and rooms and combinations of all these things, which hold special meaning to the people commissioning the piece.
This auction item includes a visit to Deborah’s studio to see more of her work and to discuss the commission as well as a 24” x 30” (or equivalent size) original Deborah DeWit oil painting of the subject of your choice.
www.deborahdewit.com
Valued at: $2000
10 | DINE IN THE GARDEN FOR 10
Donors: Dereen & Dave DeSchryver and Debbie Moberly & Doug Firstbrook
Make our beautiful garden here at Alder Creek Farm your dining room on a summer afternoon or evening for up to 10 people.
The best part? Other than spending a little time with planners Debbie and Dereen to decide what kind of meal you’d like to have, they’ll make the rest happen with Chef’s Dave and Doug. Food, beverages, music, special touches, set up and cleanup will all be done for you.
Date and time to be mutually determined. Offer expires June 1, 2024.
Valued at: $1200
11 | EVERYONE’S A WINNER!
Donors: Living Locally Attendees
This part of the auction gives everyone a last chance this evening to consider a gift to support the work of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust!
Your bid is a personal investment in LNCT’s conservation efforts to safeguard the lands of the Nehalem Bay region of the North Oregon Coast. Your dollars will be used to support land acquisition and stewardship, maintain our buildings, run our programs like the Community Garden, and other Trust work that aligns with our vision and mission.
Many of us ask ourselves from time to time …… how will I be remembered? What should I leave behind? What will my legacy be?
Our work at LNCT can help answer those questions, individually and collectively. The LNCT Vision found on this program cover reflects on you ……. as our community …… you are a part of us and our work. You are creating your legacy, and it will be, at least in part, evidenced by the diverse habitats that you will have helped protect for the benefit of future generations, forever and ever.
Raise those paddles high!
Value: Priceless
