Silent Auction 2026

Includes:

• One cottage, for two (2) nights 

• Valid until June 4, 2027 

• Must use during non-holidays/holiday weekends or special events - based on availability

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Valued at: $500

Includes:

• One 8-hour workday with a full three-person crew

• Can include gear & equipment (within reason, no specialty equipment)

• Valid until October 31, 2026 (end of seasonal work period)

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Valued at: $800

Includes:

• Recycled plastic feeder

• Hummingbird feeder

• Wren house

• Book: Attracting Birds to Your Backyard

• Book: The Backyard Bird Feeder’s Bible

• Bird seed x 2

• Hummingbird food​

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Valued at: $100

Includes:

• 15oz coffee mug - Michigan State Symbols

• 18oz bag of Delicious Dark River blend coffee

• 18oz bag of Daylight in the Swamp Big Buck blend coffee

• 18oz bag of Ethiopia blend coffee

 

Valued at: $60

Connecting children to nature is how we foster the next generation of naturalists!

Includes two separate bundles: 

• Digital microscope

• Book: Nature’s Treasures

• Firefly plush
   

• Planting kit

• Mini flower press kit

• Book: Twelve Days of Yooper Christmas, local author signed copy

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Valued at: $50 each

Includes:

• Save the Bees pouch

• Bee food (wildflower seeds)

• Wildflower honey

• Bee tote bag

• Oatmeal, milk and honey, natural bar soap

 

Valued at: $50

Includes:

• Life straw water filter

• Water bottle holder (Sipsey Wilder)

• Water bottle

• Merino wool hiking socks x 2

• $20 gift card to Tamarack Outfitters

 

Valued at: $80

Includes two separate bundles:

• Flat of assorted native plants

• Book: Gardening with Native Wildflowers

• Book: Gardening for Wildlife

• Book: Landscaping with Nature

• On-site expert consultation with Lindsay Peterson of Roots & Rivers Collaborative

Valued at: $75

• 5 one-gallon native plants:

• Book: Natural Landscaping

• Book: Deer Proofing Your Yard & Garden

Valued at: $50

Includes:

• 4 litter grabbers

• 4 re-useable bags for litter removal

• 4 bottles recovered from Midwest waterways

• Stickers

• Autographed photo cards

 

Valued at: $150

Includes:

• 2 heavy duty steel mesh crawfish traps

  • (hot dogs not included)

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Valued at: $30

Includes:

• Maple Syrup

• $50 Gift Certificate for farm-produced products (meat, produce, eggs)

• Oven mitt

• Wooden kitchen utensil

• Bag clip

 

Valued at: $80

Petrified wood is fossilized wood where organic matter is entirely replaced by minerals (usually silica like quartz or agate) over millions of years.

Includes:

• Large “stand up” specimen = $90

• Medium limb cast, cut and polished on one end = $50

• Small limb cast, tumble polished = $25

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Valued at: $165

Includes:

• Forest Clearing Respiratory Balm

• Over Thinker Herbal & Essential Oil Rollerball

• Nature Meditation Cards

• Book: Chaga: King of Medicinal Mushrooms

• Book: All About Herbs

 

Valued at: $70

Includes:

• Handcrafted puzzle board

• Nature themed puzzles x 2
   

Valued at: $120

Includes:

• Mushroom tote bag (Sipsey Wilder)

• Merino wool hiking socks x 3

• $20 gift card to Tamarack Outfitters

 

Valued at: $60