Every year, Washington’s National Park Fund hosts an auction to raise funds for projects in Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks. This year, we’re trying something new.
We’re reimagining our signature fundraising event and offering Parkfest in September 2024.
This event will bring together park supporters for an unforgettable night of great food, games, a silent auction, and more — all to help push nearly-funded park projects over the top before the parks’ fiscal year closes. Learn more at wnpf.org/events.
We hope you will show your park passion by joining us at Parkfest, or making a donation to ensure priority park projects have the funding they need this year.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2023 Auction for the Parks! You raised nearly $300,000 for Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, including fully funding our featured Fund-A-Need projects.
See what your support made possible:
Serving Diverse Communities: Welcoming Spanish Speakers with Bilingual Rangers in Mount Rainier National Park
Currently, most seasonal park rangers at Mount Rainier National Park speak only English, creating barriers for non-English speakers who attend interpretive programs or participate in educational programming. The park has been making strides in improving information services for Spanish-speaking visitors, and this funding will expand those efforts by supporting one of four new bilingual park rangers. This ranger will be stationed at the park’s busiest location, Paradise, from May to October where they will interact with an estimated 30,000 visitors and participate in Spanish-language Facebook Live sessions to improve outreach to Spanish-speaking communities.
Supporting Food Sovereignty for North Cascades National Park Neighbors with Garden Carts and Fruit Stands
The result of the innovative five-year Food Sustainability and Native Plant Education project, which brings together the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, Glacier Peak Institute and others, the garden supplies tomatoes, strawberries, zucchinis, squash, and herbs to Sauk-Suiattle families – many of whom lack access to fresh local produce. Funding will enable the Sauk-Suiattle community to purchase materials to build two produce stands, a wagon to transport produce to the Sauk-Suiattle Elder’s Food Program, supplies to support the greenhouse and the upcoming harvest, and stipends to support internships for local tribal youth who will assist in the garden.
Foot in the Door: Enabling Entry Level Positions to the National Park Service in Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is committed to having a workforce that better reflects the makeup of our communities. Through the creation of three paid seasonal entry-level positions, young people from diverse backgrounds will have a progressive pathway to careers with NPS. Candidates will be recruited from youth programs at the park that target diverse audiences, including the American Sign Language trail crew, LBGTQ+ trail crew, Historically Black College interns, and Diversity Interns from the Scientists in Parks program as well as local tribal youth. They will receive mentorship in career development, the Park Service’s mission, and their specific area of focus.
We are so grateful to our generous sponsors.
Signature Sponsors:
Major Sponsor:
Supporting Sponsors:
In-Kind Sponsors:
With special thanks to Athletic Brewing, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Georgetown Brewing Co., Goose Ridge Winery, LithtexNW, and Pacific Northwest Theatre Associates
Interested in sponsoring a future event? Contact Andrea Christensen (andrea@wnpf.org) for more information.
We’re grateful to all the park supporters who joined us and made the 2023 Auction for the Parks such a success! We owe a special thanks to our volunteer photographer, Matthew Oliphant, for capturing the night.