Forest Flash: Save the date for Forest Fete; a chance to double your gift; and a warm welcome and event in Portland
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Save the Date for Forest Fete: April 30, 2020
Mark your calendars for Forest Fete, the premier forest event in the West. Join Pacific Forest Trust and leaders in forestry, academia, climate action, sustainability, and environmental advocacy for a celebration of our work together to protect forests for all of their benefits.
Join us the evening of Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the distinctive Delancey Street Town Hall, which is at 600 Embarcadero in San Francisco.
You won’t want to miss this evening of lively conversation, superb dinner and refreshments, and our third annual live auction, an exciting opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind experiences donated by our generous sponsors. Find out more at forestfete.org.
Wild for the Woods in Portland
Thanks to those who joined us in Portland for our “Wild for the Woods” reception last week—it was a delightful evening with friends old and new! We shared an update on work conserving and restoring private forests in Oregon, as well as discussing the critical role forests play in meeting the climate challenge. Special thanks to Representatives Karin Power, Ken Helm, and staff from Senator Jeff Merkley’s office for joining us—as well as a number of our partners, colleagues and supporters.
We were thrilled to announce and warmly welcome our new PFT staff member: Wendy Gerlach, Senior Conservation Project Manager (pictured at top right with PFT’s President Laurie Wayburn). Wendy is an attorney with an extensive background in conservation and non-profits. She is on the boards of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Columbia Land Trust, where she is President of the Board. We look forward to working together conserving working forests in Oregon and beyond!
Match update: Almost there!
Thanks to those of you who have responded to our year-end match opportunity! We are most of the way to our $30,000 matching gift goal.
Help make the final push and make the match! Between now and midnight December 31st, your support could be doubled thanks to a generous matching gift from VanEck. With your help, Pacific Forest Trust safeguards water supplies, protects homes for wildlife, supplies wood and jobs for local communities, and ensures that forests are a growing solution to our climate crisis. Thank you!
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