Oregon Celebrates 20^th Anniversary of ‘American Wetlands Month’

The Wetlands Conservancy Creates A Month of Delicious Fundraising Opportunities

This May marks the 20th anniversary of American Wetlands Month, a time when federal, state, tribal, local, non-profit, and private sector organizations celebrate the vital importance of wetlands. To honor this milestone, The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) is collaborating with retail stores, local producers and restaurants – including New Seasons, Pacific Natural Foods, Lenne Estate and more – to raise awareness among diners and supermarket consumers about the benefits of conserving and restoring Oregon’s wetlands, and to highlight the positive effect that healthy estuaries have on the environment and food systems.  Learn more about Oregon's estuaries.

TWC is proud to be partnering with establishments that make conscious choices about where and how to procure, grow or prepare food

Restaurants

One cornerstone of the campaign is the Aqua Plate Special, a month-long dining promotion at sustainably-minded restaurants across the state. Throughout the month of May, partner restaurants will be offering an “Aqua Plate Special” menu item featuring seasonal and sustainable seafood whose habitat is dependent upon the health of Oregon’s estuaries. Ten percent of the proceeds from the sale of each Aqua Plate Special will be donated to The Wetlands Conservancy.

Participating restaurants include:

Café Nell

Retail

From May 5^th to May 11^th, New Seasons Market will contribute $1.00 for each pound of Oregon shrimp meat sold, and $1.00 for each Farm Plate Special (an Oregon shrimp quesadilla) sold the week May 19^th to May 25^th. Oregon pink shrimp is the first shrimp to be certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium has named it a “Best Choice” for seafood lovers.

Additionally, Pacific Natural Foods will donate a portion of its profits from the sales of all Pacific Natural Foods non-dairy and ready-to-drink beverages to the Wetlands Conservancy. 

Read the PNF Newsletter online.

Kettle Foods expands wetlands at Salem Plant.  Read the full press release (PDF).