OUR PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY

The Community Garden at Alder Creek Farm continues to reflect the Trust’s commitment to the citizens of North Tillamook County. In 2016-17, 38 local gardeners and another 74 volun-teers put in an estimated 4,000 hours of work to plant, cultivate, and harvest more than 1,800 pounds of produce for the community, benefiting the North Coast Food Pantry.

CONSERVATION

During 2016-17, we launched Protect the Edge, a $1.3 million campaign to add seven new prop-erties to the portfolio of lands we hold for conservation and stewardship. By the end of our 2016-17 fiscal year, we had raised $1.13 million through a combination of gifts and grants to purchase four of the seven properties. The campaign continues, and with our new acquisitions, we have added 14 acres to our prior total holdings of 135.5 acres of conserved lands.

EDUCATION

In 2016-17, a total of 270 students spent class time at the Farm. Some were there for lessons in environment and conservation. Others came for their annual day of community service, assist-ing the work of the Garden by spreading bark chips, digging weeds and scrubbing pots. Others came with the Forest-to-Sea Science Camp program. Finally, during 2016-17, the Trust offered 14 educational hikes and nature experiences to the public through the Explore Nature Tillamook County program, a consortium project of six local organizations.

Our mission is to preserve land and nurture conservation values in partnership with an engaged community in the Nehalem region of the Oregon Coast.

2016-2017 FINANCIAL REPORT

2016-17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Allan Olson, PresidentRoxann Balmer, Secretary

Jim Pendergrass, Treasurer

Nancy ChaseDoug Firstbrook

David SipCasey Storey

Carl Vandervoort

Sarah Avery Johnson, Interim Executive Director

Over the past few years, I’ve been asked about the meaning of the words “...Beading the necklace of people and place”

in describing Lower Nehalem Community Trust. Actually, it’s nothing mystical, nor is it part of some local legend. Crafted

early in the Trust’s existence, it remains a poetic description of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s commitment to bring the people here into partnership with the glorious land on which we are all privileged to live.

The annual work of the Trust reflects that commitment. Our Alder Creek Farm programs continue to be full of community involvement. Our protected land is increasing in scope, and with our purchase of the Anderson property adjoining the Farm, we now find ourselves dreaming about alternative uses for the house located on the property. To clarify that dream, we will be embarking soon on the development of a master plan for Alder Creek Farm.

Thanks to you, 2016-17 was a very good year for the Trust. Your financial support and enthu-siastic participation in our work has empow-ered us to find new ways to bring together the community and the land on which we live. Our momentum is exciting! Stay with us as the work continues.

Allan Olson, President Board of Directors

Lower NehaLem CommuNity trust Beading the Necklace of People and Place

Gwendolyn Endicott accepts the Ferdun Conservation Award

~ Living Locally 2017~

Forest-to-Sea Science Campers taking it all in from the bridge

at Alder Creek Farm

Janice Soots & Mary Ruhl with community garden produce nehalemtrust.org | lnct@nehalemtrust.org | 503.368.3203

532 Laneda Street • Suite C | PO Box 496 | Manzanita, Oregon 97130

INCOME$1,069,649

EXPENSES$996,976

Total Assets $3,886,876 Total Property Value $3,556,269 (14 properties)

LNCT is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization

Thank You Donors!

2016 -2017R e p o r t t o t h e Community

CEDAR CIRCLENancy Ashton & Dennis SchantzenGarry Bullard & Kay SteppDuncan & Janet CampbellJudy ColemanLori Lea CookEcologic TreeHughe & Meridean EiseleGeorgenne FerdunChip & Toni GreeningMichael Hithe & Kim MillerGillian Holbrook Monica IsbellTony & Sarah JohnsonWally & Judith JonesGordon & Katherine KeaneLinda Kozlowski & Bill SupakCandace Kramer & Drew PrellOlivia MercadoDebbie Moberly & Doug Firstbrook Nehalem Bay Pottery - Allan OlsonAllan & Madeline OlsonJim & Chris PendergrassSteven & Terri PerryRichard & Jane RauschLarry & Katherine RemmersSue McGrath & Bob RieckeMark & Mary RobertsJeremy Sappington & Victoria HoltGary & Melinda SeeligJudy SorrelSusan Soto & Kevin RussellHenry & Kim StevensKathryn Stock & Deb TinninJanice Stewart & Gordy AllenRalph & Margaret ThomasPhyllis ThompsonSeth & Suzanne ThompsonUnfurlNancy Webster & Robert LarsonReed & Christina WilsonDONORS

Jennifer AllenMark AllredMargaret Brann Anderson &

Ian AndersonBruce & Louise Anderson-DanaRoberta AndoAnonymousElizabeth ArchAllison AsbjornsenRoland Atkinson & Jo Ann WeaverAlexander & Virginia AyresBetsy AyresKaren BabbittJanis BakerRoberta BakerVicki Baker & Jan FaberMark & Roxann BalmerVictor & Rebecca BarbalatoAndrew Barker & Fred KassabC.E. & Wanda BarnhillWilliam & Laurie BarronPenny & Ray BartlettMarilyn Beach & Terence BarrMark BeachJan & David Bell

Mindi BenderTom BenderJoanne Benningfield &

Rolf BirchfieldAaron BentoDebra Bergquist & Kathie RaislerKenneth & Linda BierlyPeggy BiskarAnn BlantonDeanna BloomJohn & Dianne BloomGeorge & Nancy BocardeEllen BoggsJim Bomay & Don HartwigNatalie BoothePaul & Kathy BoxSusan & Ed BrachockiTom & Colleen BridgesJames & Kathy BrittJon & Doreen BroderickLucy BrookMary McArther & Bob BurganImogene CamelliSally Ann CanepaDennis CarverMary ChapinBetsy Chase & Paul KnightNancy ChaseJennifer & Watt ChildressLouise ChristiansonJason ChuCity of NehalemKen & Pamela ClassDavid & Toni ClayRenee & Christopher ClineCloud & Leaf BookstoreLouise BlackElizabeth ColemanThomas & Linda CollierMichael & Patricia CollmeyerDeborah Columbo & Doug MartinJane Comerford & Joan CampfMichael & Linda CookAnne V Osborn CoopersmithMary CoreyEileen CorrenPatti & Kevin CostelloJohn CottrellWalt CovertDave & Debbie CraigSarah & Morgan CrowDavid & Kristi CrowellRachel Crowley & Ted WendellPaulla Dacklin & Jeffrey DayneGwen Davidson & Doug LuboskyBill De Jager & Sheila NolanLane deMollMichael DeWitSusan DietscheSteve DuncanRalph Dobiejko & June BaumlerLaurence & Kay EasonEcoTrustBarbara EdwardsonMike Ehlen & Janice GainsBetsy EllerbroekWayne & Sandra EricksenPaul & Rosa ErlebachChet Ferdun

FinesterreDavid & Marilyn FlemmingSuzanne FontenotBob & Charlotte ForsterTerry FullanCharles Fuller & Rebecca MikesellSteve FulmerRon Allen & Pepi GaborNadia Gardner & Mike ManzulliMonica GianopulosDiane Kay Gibson C.P.A.Sharon & Steven GibsonJane GillisMargo GlennRichard GoldenbergDavid & Gloria GostnellGlenna Gray & Craig MackieNancy GrayDouglas & Katherine GreenGreenWood ResourcesCarolyn GreenwoodAnn GrossenbacherJohn & Elaine HanbyJuana HandyDavid & Theresa HanksJill Hanson & Andrew WorseyPat HansonDebbie HarmonSusan Hayden & John BeastonJames HayesBob & Maggie HeartsongDavid & Alsion HeibultJean HemingwayRandall & Jeanne HendersonLinda Henry & Pamela LoewMichael Hithe & Kim MillerSusan HoeffelLeigh HoffhinesJudy HolmesHuckleberry Farm Studio, Carl

Vandervoort & Deb DeWittPaul & Sher IrelandRey IsipJ. Thomas Ayres, ArchitectAllan & Pamela JacobsonPortia JeffriesAaron JohnsonBradford JohnsonChristopher JohnsonJulianne JohnsonMichael JohnsonThomas & Jeanne JohnsonDavid JohnstonJeffrey JonesJoy JonesRobert & Donna JosephDes & Donna KahrsHaim KenigNancy & Richard KieburtzRyan Paquette KinstedtCheryl KleinsmithJohn Gage & Amy KlineDarcey KlineStan & Greta KopecDavid & Irene KronerSusan Knight & Glen LambMaranne & Winston LaszloRenee Delight LaTorre & Bob

LaTorre

Teresa Lawler & Timothy MaguireJan LayneAdam LeeMary & Larry LeveretteRoger LewisRobert LieblerHans & Aina TonjesBernadette & George LohseLori Lea CookRandi LoveMelissa LunaCarter & Jennifer MacNicholLinda MakohonBill & Katherine MaloneyManzanita Beach GetawayManzanita Rental CompanyRonald & Wendy MapleTerri MaragosStewart & Karen MartinEunice MassieKaren & Mike MatthewsRobyn McGladeBrian & Betsy McMahonOlivia MercadoJohn & Deb MersereauJames & Susan MishalaniTom & Betty MockMarilyn MooreJeff MoreySandra & David MoreyAnn MorganJohn MorrisDavid Horowitz & Gloria MyersJo Naranjo & Jack AllenJudith Sugg & Anupam NarayanThomas & Maureen NashNehalem Bay Garden ClubJudith NeidLark Miller & Bob NelsonTerri Desaro & Craig NernPeter Newman & Liz ColeJanice Newton & Richard BaylessRic & Carol NicholsTeri & Chad NiedermeyerJohn & Laura NortonDarcia OlsenKaren & John OlsonHeidi D. Olejnik, D.C.Donald & Donna OsborneOregon Community FoundationJulianne ParrettVianne PattersonBill & Paula PeekTeddy & Leanne PeetzTed Knieriem & Patti PetruskaJohn & Marie PhippsChristopher & Kelley PlattSandra PolishukMegan Ponder & Rob ElamCarole PoolPort of NehalemAmy & Peter PulitzerChristine & Michael QuigleyDeanne RagnellHenry & Leena ReedSusan Reinhardt & Steve MillerSue & Loren RemyBart ReynoldsJenna Rickus

Rose RimlerRinehart ClinicPatricia RinehartBarry Marshall & Barbara RippeyRobert RitchieMark & Mary RobertsAutumn RoulanRichard Alden & Maggie RudyMary RuhlMichael & Katherine RulliEdith RuschJohn & Martha RussellLeila SalmonSalmonberry Saloon, LLCSan Dune PubTom SandozRobb & Paula SansumPer Sweetman & Janet SchibelPatricia & Jeff SchlipJon Orloff & Jean ScholtzMarilyn SchugRandall & Colleen SchwindtMary ScibelliBarbara Scott & Scott CallahanLennon Leiman & Fredrick SeilRay ShackelfordKathryn Shotzbarger & Brandon

VolbrightAlan & Gwen ShustermanAnthony & Skye SieberMae & Paul SilvaDan & Cathy SilverEllen & Jim SimmonsDavid & Rachel SipShane SjogrenMichael Maginnis & Tela SkinnerBeverly HallbergKaren SmallDon Mackie & Becky SmithMark & Holly SmithSharon SmithJanice SootsBonnie SpeerMike & Lindsay SpinaDan & Abby SpotskeyJoan SpotskeyGary St. JohnSusan St. JohnHope StantonJohn & Carol SteeleRay & Yoshiko SteeleMary StevensWilliam & Cornelia StevensCarolyn Amos & Casey StoreySteve & Lauren StrylewiczPaul SunderlandLinda Kozlowski & Bill SupakOlaf SweetmanVivi TallmanBill & Sara TattamAdrienne TaylorDon & Jacque TaylorDoug Beers & Leslie TaylorTom TaylorSusan Tone, RemaxAnndell ThompsonDave & Bev ThompsonLianne ThompsonJill Thurston

Tillamook Estuaries PartnershipCathy TinkerYvonne TrandumGustav & Erna TreskeAnn UptonTania UrsinUS BankMike & Sally VaneboMarvin & Evelynn VonFeldtBrandt & Sharon VromanPeter & Karin WalczakSuzanne & Merle WallisBlake WeichertNancy & Jeffrey WeilRhia WeinhausMarleen & Ted WeissbachHilda & Bill WelchWells Fargo Community SupportWheeler FoundationLewis WhitneyTom & Phyllis WilliamsonSue WilsonRichard & Gail YoungStandard InsuranceJon & Kelli ZbindenJim & Christie Zerfing

IN KINDMark & Roxann BalmerGavin BondyBill’s Tavern & BrewhouseBlackbirdDale Cramer BurrDan & Liz CarrollNancy ChaseTed ChuCoast Business ServicesCutthroat Country ConsultingMichele First StudentFungi PerfectiPamela S. GreeneHahn & Associates, Inc.Debbie HarmonHiggins Restaurant & BarDave HoltHome DepotAllan & Pamela JacobsonTony & Sarah JohnsonDarcey KlineApril LarsenJim WelshManzanita Grocery & DeliKate Morrison Lark Miller & Bob NelsonAllan & Madeline OlsonTerry FullanJim & Chris PendergrassDoug & Kirsten RayMary RuhlCarolyn Amos & Casey StoreyCharlotte vonAhlefeldSusan Walsh & Claudia JohnsonJ Scott WilsonReed & Christina Wilson

Thanks to all who made additional gifts in memory of Gareth Ferdun this year. He is greatly missed.