Warrenton students highlight their work during the 2025 Clatsop Natural Resources Dinner and Awards Night, held Jan. 16 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds.

The annual Clatsop Natural Resources Dinner and Awards Night, held Jan. 16 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, raised a record $174,000 to support school natural resource and career and technical education (CTE) programs countywide.

The event was organized by the Clatsop Working Watersheds Cooperative and Oregon Women in Timber.

Recipients this year include Astoria High School FFA and Fisheries; Warrenton High School CTE and Fisheries; Knappa High School Forestry and CTE programs; Seaside Forestry Club, and Jewell School CTE. These programs provide students with hands-on learning opportunities and career preparation in natural resources and CTE.

“For the third year, the Astoria High School Aquatic Biology students (and their teacher) have been amazed at the support and generous contributions of the community at the natural resources dinner and auction,” said Lee Cain, the school’s aquatic biology/science teacher. “We are so excited to continue expanding and developing our program of study.”

“Schools across the county are experiencing budget cuts,” said the event co-organizer, Lindsay Davis. Davis serves as community outreach and stewardship coordinator for Hampton Lumber, a fourth-generation, family-owned company that operates two sawmills in Warrenton and Tillamook. “I’m happy we have a business community willing to come together to support schools in this way.”

Hampton Lumber donated $25,000 at the event.

In the past four years, the event has raised $589,000 for local natural resources programs.