You're Invited: 49th Annual Fall Celebration

We are excited to invite you to attend our 49th Annual Fall Celebration Dinner on November 7th from 6 PM to 8:30 PM at the Arcata Vets Hall. There will be a catered meal, live music, and raffle prizes from local businesses and artists. We will be hosting our Annual Virtual Silent Auction the week before, from Midnight on November 1st to Midnight on November 6th. Stay tuned for more details.

This year's gathering will be a special one. We will be honoring lifelong environmental advocate Steve "Sungnome" Madrone with the 2026 Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Activism, a tribute to decades of dedication to the forests, watersheds, and wild places of Northern California.

Individual tickets are $50/person and include:

• Catered meal

• One beverage ticket

• One Raffle Ticket

• EPIC Membership

Reservations for a full table are $500 and include:

• All of the above for 7 people

• Special Recognition at the Event

• EPIC Goodie bag for each guest

Buy Your Tickets Here

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Raffle Items

We are grateful for the support of our work from several local businesses and artists this year. We wish to express our gratitude to the following for their donations to our fundraising Raffle and Silent Auction:

• Forestscapes

• Patagonia

• Wildtrail Tours

• Friends of the Eel

• Humboldt Herbal

• Serpents Kiss Skincare

• One Blessed Acre Farm

• Will Suiter Photography

• Alison Gardner, Author

• Rebecca Lexa, Naturalist

If you would like to donate a Silent Auction or Raffle item (such as a product, craft, gift certificate, or experience), we will provide you with a tax-deductible donation receipt and promote your business online and at the event. Please contact cecilia@wildcalifornia with your interest.

Event Sponsorship

Your sponsorship directly supports our work defending forests, clean water, and endangered species, and helps make this celebration a success. We are hoping to raise $5,000 to help cover the cost of hosting the event.

Sponsorship Tiers:

Seedling - $100: Social media mention + newsletter feature + 1 reserved seat

Grove - $500: All of the above + logo on event signage + 2 total reserved seats

Ancient Forest - $1,000: All of the above + logo on all materials + 4 total reserved seats + verbal recognition at the event