On March 13, North Coast Land Conservancy held its second annual Sustaining Steward Spring Social as an offering of gratitude to the supporters who bolster the organization with their recurring gifts, contributing to NCLC’s long-term resiliency and flexibility.
The spring social, held at Circle Creek Conservation Center, included a spread from the newly established Prep Kitchen—a catering company and deli located in Gearhart—that featured a ‘charcute-tree’ and mimosas brimming with donations from Astoria-based Brute Wine Bar, the main sponsor.
Guests were welcomed by Development Director Kassia Nye. “We hold this celebration to say, ‘thank you,’ and to strengthen the sense of community,” she says, adding it honors individuals who make automatic, recurring donations to NCLC and gives them a chance to hear what’s going on with the organization.
NCLC currently has 126 Sustaining Stewards who contribute roughly $70,000 per year to ongoing operations. This is an easy way for a donor committed to NCLC’s mission to have a big impact. It provides NCLC with predictable income, guaranteeing that the lights stay on and the conservation continues, day in and day out. In short, it’s a seamless way for someone with a philanthropic impulse and a love for NCLC to make a significant difference in conservation on the Oregon Coast.
At the event, Executive Director Katie Voelke shared with Sustaining Stewards about NCLC’s recent acquisitions: the 2nd Street Habitat Reserve in Gearhart, the Circle Creek Habitat Reserve expansion, the Rainforest Reserve expansion, and the Blind Slough Habitat Reserve expansion through the addition of land around Warren Slough.
Currently, NCLC has helped conserve more than 13,700 acres of habitat on the Oregon Coast through direct acquisition or facilitating acquisitions by partnering agencies.
She also shared about a recent landslide in the Rainforest Reserve that required an emergency response from the stewardship team. While it put a snag in NCLC’s road decommissioning project in the Rainforest Reserve, the team worked quickly on removing debris and doing repairs.
Donations from Sustaining Stewards give NCLC the ability to respond with swiftness and agility when confronted with these sorts of occurrences while maintaining “nice stability,” Katie says. “It really helps us weather different situations.”
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