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Land Trust starts planning for next year’s StreamFest
Planners for North Olympic Land Trust’s StreamFest 2008 weekend are looking for ideas, volunteers and sponsors for next year’s event.
Land Trust’s Board of Directors gave unanimous approval earlier this month (Sept. 20) to the 2008 weekend with two days and three events. President Ken Sweeney said StreamFest has become an important opportunity for people to celebrate the area’s outstanding surroundings and gain information about caring for them, in addition to providing a significant fundraiser for the nonprofit organization.
Ideas contributed for next year include:
- Insider’s Tour on StreamFest Saturday focusing on the Salt Creek watershed and estuary.
- Saturday StreamFest at Ennis Arbor Farm with more homegrown music, food and other activities.
- Sunday StreamFest at Ennis Arbor Farm with more children’s activities, including a possible costume parade with participants representing animals, plants and other parts of the local environment.
Development chairperson Jim Mantooth said planning also will emphasize reducing StreamFest expenses and increasing revenue to help the Land Trust respond to increasing requests for its services.
Recruiting for volunteers is under way. Key positions needing volunteer assistance or leadership include: auction, children’s activities, education, exhibits, facilities, Saturday food and drink, Sunday food and drink, Insider’s Tour, mailings, music, publicity, signs, ticket sales, transportation and volunteers.
New options for StreamFest Sponsorships include being able to make monthly contributions to North Olympic Land Trust as well as lump sum or approved in-kind gifts. For example, sponsors could make monthly contributions for five months for the $500 level or 10 months or more for the $1,000 or more category. New major sponsorship levels of $2,500 and $5,000 also will be available, with more benefits than the lower amounts.
People interested in contributing ideas, volunteering or becoming a business or individual sponsor can write to streamfest@northolympiclandtrust.org or phone volunteer StreamFest chairperson Robbie Mantooth at 360-457-5415.
An early financial report for StreamFest 2007 shows receipts of more than $30,000 from sponsorships, other cash donations, auction, food and drink sales, Insider’s Tour and StreamFest Store sales. In-kind and cash donations covered more than half of the StreamFest expenses. Net proceeds will provide about $10,000 for the Land Trust’s operating expenses and another approximately $3,000 from food and drink sales for its Landowner Assistance Fund, which helps property owners who need help with expenses related to completing permanent legal agreements.
Those agreements, also known as conservation easements, protect such special qualities of land as habitat for salmon and other wildlife, farmland, sustainable timberland, clean water and air, scenic vistas, open space and cultural heritage.
The Land Trust currently protects more than 1,300 acres in Clallam County, mostly through agreements that include development rights donated by property owners. In the past year nearly 700 acres have been protected or are nearing protection through agreements that are moving through the process toward completion.
More information about North Olympic Land Trust is available from northolympiclandtrust.org or the Land Trust office, in Port Angeles, 360-417-1815.
This entry was posted on Friday, September 28th, 2007 at 3:14 pm and is filed under Latest News.