Thank you to everyone who donated as part of our 2020 Annual Celebration Fundraiser! Continue reading to see the full list of event sponsors and donors, and check out the video to learn the winners of our 2nd and final prize drawing!
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Outstanding Project Contractor: Grahm Trask, Trask Design & Construction
Grahm Trask, Trask Design & Construction Outstanding Project Contractor Grahm Trask has been a long-time respected restoration contractor in this community, and LTWC has entrusted many projects to his care and expertise over the years. This last year, Grahm did an outstanding job wrapping up the project at the Swanek property mentioned above, and he … Read more
Outstanding Community Partner Award: Robin FitzClemen
Robin FitzClemen Outstanding Community Partner Robin is a multimedia journalist who recently graduated from the journalism master’s program at the University of Oregon. Because of Robin’s creativity, LTWC and our partners at WREN were able to bring you the Turtle Tales videos, which featured Robin’s final project for his degree – The Pond Turtles of Golden Gardens documentary. But … Read more
Outstanding Project Landowner Award: Cathy Swanek & Family
Cathy Swanek and Family Outstanding Project Landowner Cathy Swanek and her family have been instrumental in bringing back fish passage to an important Coyote Creek tributary. Throughout this multi-phased project with many partners and facets, they’ve shown tremendous patience and flexibility. Just this June, we were able to celebrate the completion of their project on … Read more
Outstanding Project Landowner Award: Little Red Fox Farm
One of our Outstanding Project Landowner awards goes to Little Red Fox Farm and the Casares Family! The Casares family of Little Red Fox Farm have been fantastic project partners on their Spencer Creek property, where we’re working to improve rare upland prairie and oak savanna habitat. During last year’s Annual Celebration, they contributed to … Read more
Outstanding Community Partner Award: Oregon Pacific Bank
Oregon Pacific Bank is another Outstanding Community Partner award recipient! Last year, LTWC opened our accounts with Oregon Pacific and were immediately impressed by their friendly, helpful service. Morever, they really seemed to “get” the unique needs of nonprofits like us. When the pandemic disrupted our operations in the spring, we submitted an application through … Read more
Outstanding Community Partner Award: Eugene Water & Electric Board
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is this year’s recipient of our Outstanding Community Partner award! In recent years EWEB has emerged as a strong partner to the Long Tom Watershed council and a coalition of partners focused on stormwater improvements in the Eugene/Springfield metro area. EWEB’s presence as a tremendous collaborator, thinking partner, … Read more
An Update On our Videos…
This is a sample post, but it talks about the celebration and what to expect!
Turtle Tales: A Story of Conservation
Part 1: The Pond Turtles of Golden Gardens
A documentary by Robin FitzClemen
Click to watch!