Friend,

The greatest river party of the year is almost here!

This Saturday night, our community of anglers, birders, boaters, and conservationists will gather with our WaterWatch team at the World Forestry Center for the 22nd Annual Celebration of Oregon Rivers!

Click here for more on what to know before you go and feel free to reach out if you have any questions ahead of time. Even if you're going to miss the party this year, there's still time to take part through proxy bidding or by making a donation. Email Development Officer Jesse Robbins at jesse@waterwatch.org to learn more.

And Golden Tickets are still available! For just $100, you'll have the opportunity to choose any of our live auction packages. Get your Golden Tickets here!

We'll see you Saturday at the World Forestry Center in Washington Park, beginning at 5 p.m. when doors open and silent auction bidding begins!

For rivers,

The WaterWatch of Oregon Team

Silent Auction Preview:
Sawyer Canoe and Whitewater Paddles

Based on the based on the banks of the Rogue River in Gold Hill, Sawyer Paddles and Oars have contributed two sets of handcrafted, wooden paddles for our silent auction, with one pair designed for canoeing and another for whitewater boating.

Two Voyager Canoe Paddles are available and will make for fantastic companions for all your canoeing adventures. Made from laminated Western red cedar and Douglas fir, feel the water as you've never felt it before with one of the finest paddling blades available.

A second package includes a set of two Sawyer Canyon X whitewater paddles, tailored for finessing in and around rapids. Crafted in the classic guide paddle style, these paddles boast an oval laminated ash and fir shaft, and offer excellent flexibility and tactile feedback for navigating tricky Oregon rivers.

Silent Auction Preview:
R.L. Winston AIR 2 Fly Rod

From R.L. Winston, who has been manufacturing fly rods in Montana for nearly a century, this brand new AIR 2 fly rod is ready for the water!

The flagship AIR 2 fly rods make for beautiful, accurate casts at long and short distances while retaining exceptional feel. This 9-foot, 5-weight, 4-piece features a fast action and is ideal for trout fishing with dry flies, nymphs, and small streamers. A cigar-shaped cork grip is complemented by a figured, elder reel seat with uplocking nickel silver hardware. Also included is a premium graphite tube and logo rod sock.

Silent Auction Preview:
Kee Books and Maps

From Kee Books and Maps, specializing in rare books, notable first editions, signed pieces, and historical documents from the Wayne Kee Collection, is a package including volumes one and two of Eastern Oregon Books and Print - An Annotated and Historical Bibliography, and Song of the Snake Wars: 1859, both by Wayne Kee.

The winner will also take home a $1,000 credit toward other historic books, maps, and ephemera. Browse the Kee Books and Maps website for more of their incredible collection of timeless, Oregon-focused historical pieces.

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