Locals Supporting Locals Event At Ferment Brewing Company To Benefit Oregon State Police Conservation K-9 Program (Photo) - 01/21/26

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Oregon Wildlife Foundation (OWF) invites the community to join them for a Locals Supporting Locals fundraising event on Wednesday, February 4, at Ferment Brewing Company, located at 403 Portway, Hood River, Oregon.

Throughout the day, 20 percent of all food and beverage sales at Ferment Brewing Company will be donated to OWF to directly support the Oregon State Police (OSP) Conservation K-9 Program.

A special evening event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Ferment Event Hall. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet OSP Conservation K-9s Buck and Scout, along with OSP Troopers Josh and Shae, learn more about the K-9 program, and even visit with the canine heroes.

Admission to the evening event is donation-based, allowing guests to give at a level that works for them. Each donation includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes, with additional raffle tickets available for purchase at the door.

Those unable to attend the evening event are still encouraged to stop by Ferment Brewing Company anytime during regular brewery hours on February 4, as 20 percent of all sales throughout the day will benefit the Conservation K-9 Program.

"Oregon Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to the long-term conservation of Oregon's wildlife and habitats,” said Oregon Wildlife Foundation Executive Director Tim Greseth. “Poaching and associated wildlife crimes are a major problem in Oregon so we are pleased to support Oregon State Police's Wildlife Conservation K9 teams."

OWF, in partnership with Oregon State Police, launched Oregon’s first Wildlife Conservation K-9 team in 2019. Since then, Senior Trooper Wolcott and K-9 Buck have conducted numerous poaching investigations and logged hundreds of hours in the field, working across multiple regions of Oregon. The success of the first team led OSP leadership to approve a second Conservation K-9 team in January 2023, based out of Bend and deployed statewide as needed.

OWF and its donors have funded most of the costs associated with launching the first two teams. Ongoing expenses — primarily veterinary care — are supported through public donations to the OSP Conservation K-9 Team Fund.

For more information about the program or to make a donation, visit myowf.org/osp-conservation-k9-team. Questions about the event may be directed to heather@myowf.org.

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Oregon Wildlife Foundation

Oregon Wildlife Foundation is an apolitical operating charitable foundation dedicated to increasing private and public funding support for wildlife conservation projects in Oregon. Since their founding in 1981, OWF has directed tens of millions of dollars in private and public support to a broad range of projects throughout Oregon. For more information visit www.myowf.org.