Evening Program
5:00-6:00 — Happy hour with drinks and appetizers
6:00 — Four course dinner catered by Marion Heinze of Heart Full Catering including an appetizer spread, a local salad, family-style Mediterranean dinner, and dessert. Menu can be found below.
7:15 — Live auction! Win a prize package or outdoor adventure getaway while supporting KS Wild’s work! It’s a win-win.
8:30 — Event wraps up.
Music by Bekkah McAlvage
Evening program by KS Wild & Rogue Riverkeeper staff
Menu
Appetizers: Stuffed dates wrapped in bacon. Endive cups with pear & apple salad, pecan with/without goat cheese (v). Garlic & black pepper beef meatballs. Grazing tables featuring an artisan cheese platter & crudities with hummus and ranch dressing.
First Course: Mixed greens salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, candied seeds, shaved fennel (gf/v) with option for goat cheese. Bread & butter for the table.
Main Course: Moroccan beef or vegetable tagine with aromatic spices (gf/df/v), harissa sauce (gf/v), couscous with dried apricots & pistachios (v), quinoa pilaf (gf/v), mediterranean chickpea salad.
Dessert: Family style apple & pear crisp with yogurt cream or Bright Star Bakery dutch apple pie (gf/v).
Beverages: Local beer selection from Common Block Brewing Company.
Wine from Upper Five Vineyard, Eagle Mill Winery, & Wooldridge Creek Winery. Hot tea & Noble Coffee, as well as other non-alcoholic options.
Thank you to all the local farms, ranches, breweries, wineries, and roasters who are donating to this fabulous meal.
Live & Silent Auctions
We are working to package and prepare our live and silent auctions as we speak (or type)… Check back soon for prize announcements!
1) Volunteer: From set up to clean up, this event is fueled by community love and support! Volunteers receive a free meal, all the feels of working in community, and lots of appreciation and love from all of us!
2) Sponsor the event! Help us cover the costs for this event and elevate your business amongst our supporter base. Learn more at the button below.
3) Donate to our auctions! If you are a local business or have a service you’d like to donate to support our work, you can make an in-kind donation, and your business will receive many advertising benefits. Learn more at the button below.
For more information, contact Isaak at haleigh@kswild.org.
Meet our sponsors & business supporters
Our local business sponsors and donors make this event possible. Through the community support of the businesses listed below, we are able to save on costs of this event so that all money raised goes directly to our critical conservation work, and we’re able to offer a fun, lively, and locally-sourced live and silent auction! We encourage you to support businesses who support protecting the places you love the most. Thank you to our sponsors and donors!
2026 SPONSORS
2026 BUSINESS SUPPORTERS & IN-KIND DONORS
Additional sponsors and donors: Matt Witt Photography, The Estate of Dot Fisher-Smith,
Thank you for joining our work to fight for our public lands. Your support right now is essential, and we’re glad to have you on our team!
Sincerely, the KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper crew!