NRLT Celebrates 25 Years of Conservation at Boots & Birkenstocks Annual Celebration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/21/2025
Fortuna, CA – On Saturday, October 11th supporters of the N
orthcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) came together at the Fortuna River Lodge to celebrate conservation in honor of NRLT’s 25th Anniversary. The Boots & Birkenstocks Annual Celebration is an opportunity to gather with the wide range of people who value the wild and working lands of this region and to raise funds to continue protecting them. Thanks to NRLT’s amazing community, this year’s event raised over $85,000 for local conservation!
There is no better way to recognize 25 years of NRLT than to gather with all the people who make this work possible. Since 2000, NRLT has permanently protected over 65,000 acres of wild and working lands in the region. This milestone year offers even more to celebrate, with more than a dozen conservation easements in progress, the Wood Creek Phase III restoration project underway, and the Cows & Cattails education program serving over 500 students annually.
This year’s event featured live music by All Wheel Drive, flowers by Buttermilk Floral, a tasty dinner by Dorris & Daughter Catering, dessert by Foggy Bottoms Boys’ Jersey Scoops, beef donated by Humboldt Grassfed Beef and prepared by Peter Bussman, local tuna donated by the Fulkerson family, an open bar, and great company. Thanks to Lee Mora of Humboldt Auction Yard, Boots & Birkenstocks featured a lively auction that included vacation stays near and far, art inspired by the land, local hunting experiences, CSA shares, farm and ranch tours, and much more! The silent auction included a wide array of incredible items generously donated by local businesses, artists, and farms.
The Northcoast Regional Land Trust’s Annual Celebration was generously sponsored by Jason Garlick Attorney at Law, American AgCredit, Harbers Insurance, Points West Surveying Co., Pacific Earthscape, Pacific Gas & Electric, North Fork Lumber Company, Mendocino & Humboldt Redwood Companies, PlanWest Partners Inc, ReMax Humboldt Realty, Coast Central Credit Union, Green Diamond Resource Company, GHD, Cottrell Ranch LLC, Dave Imper, Erin Kelly & Randy Terra, Kier Associates, Lone Star Ranch, NorthPoint Consulting, Redwood Capital Bank, Stillwater Sciences, and Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting.
For those who couldn’t make it this year, there’s always next time! Mark your calendar for Boots & Birkenstocks on October 10, 2026. In the meantime, stay connected to NRLT’s work at www.ncrlt.org.
To see more photos from Boots & Birkenstocks click here!
