Lower Nehalem Community Trust

The organization operates a community garden program at its alder creek farm location. Principles of organic and permaculture gardening are taught to volunteers through hands-on learning. They cultivate fruits and vegetables that are shared with other volunteers and donated to the local food bank and senior lunch programs. The garden infrastructure includes a barn, greenhouse, hoop house and irrigation system. To support the vegetable garden and fruit orchard crops.

The organization hosts a variety of education and outreach programs for all ages annually. Programs include tours, hikes, and paddles and cover topics such as gardening, local ecology, and conservation. The organization hosts an annual migratory bird festival for all ages with partner organizations and local biologists, providing educational information and activities to raise awareness about migrations in the north oregon coast region. Biennial estuary cleanups provide hands-on exposure to the estuary ecosystem while removing debris that degrades the estuary habitat