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JOIN US for
the 16th Annual

Ojai Wild!

AN EVENT CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH

JUNE 2, 2024 | 4-7:30 PM

THE THACHER SCHOOL’S PAVILION LAWN

DINNER | WINE + BEER | SILENT AUCTION | LIVE AUCTION | SPECIAL GUESTS

EVENT SPONSORSHIP + TICKETS

With so much at stake, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating our public lands and help us address the many challenges we face. Together, we can make a world of difference. Purchase a sponsorship and event tickets below and help ForestWatch protect our public lands.

ABOUT OJAI WILD!

Over the last sixteen years, Ojai WILD! has become a mainstay for our community to come together to celebrate our accomplishments while raising support for Los Padres ForestWatch, a small but mighty nonprofit organization that works to protect the Los Padres National Forest in Ojai’s backyard. It’s the longest-running conservation benefit in Ventura County.

Guests will enjoy an afternoon overlooking the Los Padres National Forest on the Pavillion Lawn at The Thacher School complete with live music, a delicious dinner, silent auction highlighting highly procured items and an exciting live auction. Join us as we raise support for one of our region’s most effective conservation forces.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

A WILD afternoon including

A beautiful outdoor setting overlooking the foothills of Los Padres National Forest

Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Los Padres ForestWatch with a welcome from Julie Tumamait-Stenslie

Locally sourced wine from The Ojai Vineyard and Kenneth Volk

Brews from Island Brewing Co.

A delicious meal provided by Buena Onda and Lucca

Highly curated live and silent auctions

Refreshing dessert brought to you by Revel Kombucha

Delectable coffee and lemonade by Beacon Coffee and Lori’s Lemonade

 

Learn more about our speakers

 

Julie Tumamait-Stenslie

Julie traces her Chumash ancestry through her father's side. Growing up in the Ojai Valley and now making her home there with her husband Bruce Stenslie, their kids, and a slew of pets, she has engaged with the communities over the decades to learn, explore and find the answers to the many questions that people ask her about her heritage and culture. She is the founder and former Chair of the Barbareno/Ventureno Band of Mission Indians. With too many nonprofits and agencies to mention, Julie currently is working in the local schools and community groups. She is on the board of the Ojai Museum and the Ventura County Museum, and is an Elder, storyteller, educator, artist, archaeological monitor, and consultant.

AUCTION

Interested in donating to our Live or Silent Auction? Download our Auction Donor Packet. Contact Camden at camden@lpfw.org for more information. All donations must be in ForestWatch's possession by May 1, 2024.

WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH WITH YOUR SUPPORT

  • Protecting Pine Mountain: ForestWatch is spearheading a campaign to protect the forests and chaparral on Pine Mountain from a destructive logging and vegetation clearing project. Our legal team, our scientists, and our partners are hard at work, challenging the project in court along with other environmental groups, the City of Ojai, and the County of Ventura.

  • Safeguarding Our Climate: ForestWatch is working to ensure the prompt removal of idle wells in the Sespe Oil Field, and is working to stop the dumping of toxic wastewater into a protected aquifer. We’re also preparing to mobilize against a new plan that could allow drilling and fracking near state parks and beaches, national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges.

  • Securing a Safe Future for Wildlife: Our Room to Roam program gives wildlife a fighting chance at survival. Industry groups and lobbyists are challenging those protections in court; we’re there to give wildlife a voice. We’re also working with landowners to co-exist with wildlife, and identifying ways to reduce risk from vehicle collisions.

  • Inspiring Youth and Families: Our Outdoor Connections program expands access to our public lands by reaching out to dozens of underrepresented youth and families. Through outdoor excursions, we engage new audiences that will grow to be future stewards and voices for our public lands.

SPONSORS

 
Become a Sponsor


Download our Sponsorship Deck to discover the amazing benefits of becoming an OjaiWILD! sponsor.


2024 SPONSORS


TOPATOPA BLUFF

 
 
 

Law Firm of Waite, Jacobs & Atkinson

 

PINE MOUNTAIN

BROESAMLE-VONDRISKA FAMILY

PIP PRINT MARKETING + SIGNS

RUTH LASELL

THE OJAI VINEYARD


MATILIJA FALLS

DEREK BOOTH + STEPHANIE MORET

BUENA ONDA

JEAN KILMURRY

ALEX + TERRI LAINE

OJAI VALLEY REAL ESTATE

GAIL OSHERENKO + ORAN YOUNG

PIERPOINT BEACH LODGE

RINCON-VITOVA INSECTARIES