Lower Nehalem Community Trust

Lower Nehalem Community Trust Caring for the splendor of the Oregon coast region's land, water, and people.

Our mission is to preserve land and nurture conservation values in partnership with an engaged community in the Nehalem region of the Oregon coast.

Restoration work has begun in the Nehalem estuary, to reconnect nine acres of wetland north of Wheeler to natural tidal ...
08/31/2026

Restoration work has begun in the Nehalem estuary, to reconnect nine acres of wetland north of Wheeler to natural tidal influence for the first time in nearly a century!

The loss of tidal wetlands is identified as a major stressor for the Nehalem Coho salmon population. Estuarine habitats—the marshes, wetlands and channels where freshwater rivers meet the ocean—are essential to salmon as they transition between freshwater and saltwater environments. These habitats provide young salmon with food, shelter and areas where they can rest and grow before continuing their migration. The location of McCoy Marsh is an ideal stopover spot for juvenile salmon migrating downstream from the Nehalem River. The restored marsh will be the first opportunity for juveniles to find critical refuge habitat as they reach the open bay, which is especially critical during storm events.

Construction is scheduled to take place through the end of September with planting and monitoring continuing through the year and beyond. Project updates will be posted on LNCT’s website and social media channels.

Project location: 45°42'00.6"N 123°52'47.7"W

The Lower Nehalem Community Trust is a community-supported and nationally accredited land trust dedicated to the conservation and stewardship in the Nehalem Bay region.

We had a fantastic week at the North Coast Explorers Camp in partnership with Hoffman Center for the Arts and NCRD. Afte...
07/29/2026

We had a fantastic week at the North Coast Explorers Camp in partnership with Hoffman Center for the Arts and NCRD. After creative, art-filled mornings, we spent our afternoons exploring Alder Creek Farm, harvesting from the Alder Creek Community Garden, dressing up as macroinvertebrates with Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, learning about beavers and otters from our neighborhood stewards, and eating so many blackberries 🍓🫐 Thank you to the artists, teachers, and volunteers who made this possible!

07/04/2026

Lower Nehalem Community Trust at Manzanita’s July 4th parade - Awesome!!

LNCT’s Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area is a place where our community grows food, learns together, and supports one an...
05/22/2026

LNCT’s Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area is a place where our community grows food, learns together, and supports one another. In times of economic stress and rising food costs, we’re supporting community access to fresh, locally grown food through partnerships with the North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay Community Services, and the Nehalem Bay Health Clinic food programs.

As demand for these services grows, so too does the importance of community-powered organizations like LNCT that can respond locally and directly.

With your support, these refugia can continue to be places of renewal for all of us to find connection here in the Nehalem Bay region.

Donate to LNCT: https://www.nehalemtrust.org/donate/

LNCT's Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area is a place where our community grows food, learns together, and supports one an...
05/22/2026

LNCT's Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area is a place where our community grows food, learns together, and supports one another. In times of economic stress and rising food costs, we’re supporting community access to fresh, locally grown food through partnerships with the North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay Community Services, and the Nehalem Bay Health Clinic food programs.

As demand for these services grows, so too does the importance of community-powered organizations like LNCT that can respond locally and directly.

With your support, these refugia can continue to be places of renewal for all of us to find connection here in the Nehalem Bay region.

Donate to LNCT: https://www.nehalemtrust.org/donate/

05/21/2026

UPCOMING EVENT - In two weeks on June 4th, Old Grove Films, Beyond Toxics, and North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection collaborate on an event presenting a screening of “Free to Grow,” with filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark in attendance. The half-hour documentary explores the impact of industrial pesticide use on Oregon families. Oregonians have taken up the fight against aerial herbicide spraying by the forestry industry for over fifty years — but has public safety around these substances improved?

After the film, Jennifer Eisele from Beyond Toxics will discuss practical ways that coastal residents can keep track of spraying in their communities and watersheds. This includes a first-of-its-kind map which plots pesticide applications in Oregon forests from 2014 to 2024. We will also provide resources to sign up for future forestry herbicide spray notifications through the Oregon Forestry Activity Electronic Reporting and Notification System (FERNS). Admission is free. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A Street, Bay City, Oregon, Thursday, June 4, doors at 5:45 p.m., film at 6 p.m.

NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and wants an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work, and recreate.

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For more information, contact [email protected].

What is the state of food security in the North Coast region, and how can you help your neighbors? Join representatives ...
05/19/2026

What is the state of food security in the North Coast region, and how can you help your neighbors? Join representatives from Oregon Food Bank, Nehalem Bay Community Services, and North County Food Bank at Alder Creek Farm to learn about local nutrition access support systems, and how LNCT’s community garden contributes.

Event Begins @ 6:00PM in the Garden at Alder Creek Farm

Join us to listen to speakers and participate in a Q&A session with local food bank representatives and learn about how the Community Garden at Alder Creek farm contributes to their efforts.

What is the state of food security in the North Coast region, and how can you help your neighbors? Join representatives ...
05/18/2026

What is the state of food security in the North Coast region, and how can you help your neighbors? Join representatives from Oregon Food Bank, Nehalem Bay Community Services, and North County Food Bank at Alder Creek Farm to learn about local nutrition access support systems, and how LNCT’s community garden contributes.

Event Begins @ 6:00PM at Alder Creek Farm

Join us to listen to speakers and participate in a Q&A session with local food bank representatives and learn about how the Community Garden at Alder Creek farm contributes to their efforts.

Interested in learning more about permaculture, no-till gardening, compost or organic growing? Attempting to grow food i...
05/17/2026

Interested in learning more about permaculture, no-till gardening, compost or organic growing? Attempting to grow food in our changeable coastal climate? Don't go it alone! LNCT's Alder Creek Farm Community Garden invites you to join in, learn and participate in harvest sharing with us on summer Saturdays.

Our Community Garden program is made up of a passionate group of nearly 60 local volunteers who commit to tending a shared garden from March through November each year. However, you don't need to commit to a full season to reap the benefits of growing organic produce alongside your community.

Join us on Saturday mornings at the farm at your leisure to join in. A $5 donation is asked for volunteers who would like to participate in harvest sharing.

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532 Laneda Avenue, Ste C
Manzanita, OR
97130

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+15033683203

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