Ventura Land Trust (VLT) and Topa Topa Brewing Company are partnering in December to present Harmon for the Holidays, a giving campaign supporting the conservation of Harmon Canyon Preserve.
Topa Topa Brewing Company will match up to $10,000 in donations to Ventura Land Trust. VLT is one of Topa Topa Brewing Company’s local 1% for the Planet partners.
“We are proud to partner with VLT as one of our 1% for the Planet beneficiaries this year,” said Jack Dyer, founder/CEO of Topa Topa Brewing Company. “As stewards of our community, we are beyond excited about the great work VLT does to protect and steward the open spaces that make Ventura the wonderfully vibrant outdoor community that it is.
“At Topa, so many of our employees and customers have a shared passion for the outdoors and preserving space for folks to roam,” Dyer said. “Doing so makes that beer after your hike, jog, bike or surf taste that much better. Help us help VLT this holiday giving season.”
Harmon Canyon Preserve was in development for 10 years before it opened in 2020. “This is our first real opportunity to invite the community to directly support the conservation of Harmon Canyon Preserve,” said Melissa Baffa, VLT executive director.
“We really believe that connecting to the land and connecting to community go hand in hand, so we couldn’t be more pleased to partner with Topa Topa for this campaign,” she said.
With an online donation of $10 or more, Harmon for the Holidays supporters (ages 21 and older) are eligible to receive a free six-pack of Spectro Hazy IPA beer. Show a VLT donation e-receipt at Topa Topa Brewing Company’s Colt Street or Thompson Boulevard taproom locations to redeem.
Individuals can give online at https://www.venturalandtrust.org/doublethestoke. Limit one free six-pack per person per taproom visit.
Topa Topa Brewing Company’s Harmon for the Holidays campaign will benefit Ventura Land Trust‘s work to protect and preserve Harmon Canyon Preserve. Across the preserve’s 2,123 acres, trails and dirt roads climb through coast live oak groves and stream crossings, up to expansive views of Southern California mountain ranges, coastlines, and Channel Islands National Park.
The preserve protects more than 1,000 acres of coastal sage scrub, one of the most endangered habitats in North America, as well as a variety of other plant and animal species. Visitors can enjoy 10 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and enjoying nature. The preserve is open daily, dawn to dusk, for free.
For more on the Ventura Land Trust, visit www.venturalandtrust.org.
1% for the Planet is a global organization designed to ensure the planet and future generations thrive. Started in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia; and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, the group’s business and individual members have given hundreds of millions of dollars to approved nonprofit partners to date.