What a fantastic time we had on Nov. 1st! Thank you for being a part of it!
Thank you to everyone — our attendees, our volunteers from Lewis and Clark College, the caterers at Elephant’s Deli, the audio-visual team at David Efaw Productions, the staff at Castaway Portland, photographer Nina Johnson, our Golden Ticket holders, and everyone who provided auction packages for our 40th Anniversary Event and Annual Auction. You came together and made our event a huge success!
We also wanted to say congratulations to our auction winners who came away from the event with sensational travel and fishing packages, artwork, jewelry, books, maps, and more! Special thanks to our auctioneer and host Debby Roth for bringing the fun with her enthusiasm and encouragement, and to longtime WaterWatch board member and event emcee Kate Wyllie.
A very special thanks to all our generous event sponsors, including:
- OnPoint Community Credit Union
- Borst Engineering and Construction
- Dean Runyon Associates
- Gorge Performance
- Morel Ink
- Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
- Sokol Blosser
- Oakshire Brewing
- Northwest Nature Shop
- Iliamna Fish Company
You can find our entire gallery of event photos by Nina Johnson at our WaterWatch Flickr account, and we’ve included dozens of photos below too.
And check out our WaterWatch 40th Anniversary Video, now posted at our WaterWatch YouTube Channel.
If you’re still interested in purchasing one of the few remaining first run prints of our 40th Anniversary Celebration event poster, contact executive director Neil Brandt for details — they’re still event-priced at $40 per print.
Thank you again for your support over the previous 40 years as we head into the holiday season and then 2026. More to come as WaterWatch of Oregon continues to celebrate and commemorate our 40th anniversary!
All photos courtesy of Nina Johnson Photography.
