Celebrating the past, visioning for the future
This year we celebrate the Current That Carries Us as we honor Walt Mintkeski, a guiding force behind community-led restoration in the Johnson Creek Watershed. Join us for an evening of remembrance, connection, and purpose:
Meet our event host, Barbara Bernstein, musician, composer, KBOO radio host, and filmmaker of Once a Braided River documentary;
Celebrate Walt’s extraordinary legacy;
Bid on beautiful local nature art in our silent auction;
Take part in a playful wine pull;
Connect with other lovers of Johnson Creek;
Raise your paddle to support the new Walt Mintkeski Stewardship Initiative.
Can't make the event? You can still be a part of the action with a gift to the paddle raise!
Paddle Raise Levels
- $1,000 - help unlock a $5,000 matching gift from Dick and Sue Schubert, in honor of Walt Mintkeski
- $500 - a meaningful step toward sustaining long-term watershed restoration work
- $250 - become a Creek Hero, support hands-on stewardship and community engagement
- $100 - helps fund native plantings and ongoing creek care
- $50 - gears up a community science surveyor
- $25 - every gift strengthens the health of our watershed