Oak Tree Ball
Where: Alta Sierra Country Club, 11897 Tammy Way, Gr
ass Valley
Cost: $75 per person/ $150 per couple/ $600 per table
Attire: Festive (black tie optional)
Reservations: Contact Jean Gilbert at 530-272-5994 x4 or email Jean@NevadaCountyLandTrust.org
Join us at Alta Sierra Country Club on Saturday, April 30th for the second annual Oak Tree Ball. It's a great excuse to get dressed up, enjoy fabulous food and music, and dance the night away.
The evening begins at 6:00pm with a lovely Terrace Reception. At 7:00, Nevada County Land Trust President Fran Cole will present the prestigious 2011 William Nickerl Award for Conservation Leadership to Geri Vanderveer Bergen. Following will be a tribute to Geri by Ann Westling, Tahoe National Forest Public Affairs Officer.
Dinner service begins at 7:30. Here are the menu selections from the Country Club's award-winning chef:
Copyright 2010 LeeAnn Brook
Salad
Mixed baby greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic crostini, crumbled gorgonzola and raspberries with house made vinaigrette
Entree (choose one)
Seafood - Pecan coconut crusted halibut with a chard mango relish and citrus cream
Meat - Prime Rib of beef slow roasted with au jus and a creamy horseradish
Vegetarian - Chickpea falafel napoleons with garlic pita bread, fresh tomatoes, basil, tahini cream sauce and a balsamic reduction
Dessert
Tiramisu with espresso and cocoa
Enjoy dancing to live music by local 7-piece band Chameleon until 10:00pm.
William Nickerl Award for Conservation Leadership
The Land Trust award is given to individuals who demonstrate the traits personified by its namesake, Bill Nickerl:
- A long time commitment to the cause of land conservation
- Dedication to Nevada County Land Trust mission to enrich the community connection with our land
- Fostering or inventing a new effort which has demonstrated measurable success
- Never giving up in the face of a challenge
- Inspiring others
- Located in Western Nevada County
The 2011 William Nickerl Award for Conservation Leadership will be presented to Geri Vanderveer Bergen.
When Geri Bergen was trained as a forester at UC Berkeley, very few women were enrolled in the School of
Forestry. She became the first female line officer in the Forest Service, first as Deputy Forest Supervisor and then as
Forest Supervisor of the Tahoe National Forest. She is retired Acting Director of the Environmental Coordination
Staff, USDA Forest Service.
Geri also participated in volunteer conservation activity with many groups while living in the Bay Area and has been
a very active member of the Society of American Foresters. Since retiring and returning to Nevada City, she
continues to work with conservation issues, including serving as a board member and President of Nevada County
Land Trust. Geri is an active member of California Alumni Foresters and Business and Professional Women of
Nevada County.