Summer Celebration 2026

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
4 - 7pm

The Big Field at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling

This year, we return to the site of our 2022 Summer Celebration: DNKL, Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, where one of our largest conservation easements is located. Don’t miss another great menu of barbecue and fresh vegetarian meals from Odeen's Catering, a specialty cocktail from The Georgetown Owl Saloon, sweet bluegrass tunes from The Trunk Band, and a rehabilitated animal release by Wildlife in Crisis.

Meanwhile: Enjoy a few photos from the 2025 event taken by Trustee David Heald and the plant guide designed by Trustee Cole Tucker-Walton:

Donated mostly by Saul and Janice Poliak, the 32 lush acres of Poliak Preserve include a shady meadow, a flat half-mile loop around a pond, and a second loop through the woods. The Furlough Trail, following the Saugatuck River, leads up through the Henry and Lotte Fields Preserve to McCormack Preserve, the site of 2024’s Summer Celebration.