“Heartwood,” an online auction to benefit Vashon Wilderness Program (VWP), will take place from March 11 to 21, offering items including adventures, experiences, art, food, new outdoor gear, self-care essentials and more.

The auction aims to raise $30,000 for a broad expansion of VWP programs, including new partnerships and collaborations with local public schools and Vashon Kids, and will also support the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to build a robust scholarship program.

The auction also offers ways to support VWP through its “Grow a Forest/Grow a Child” project — a multigenerational collaboration between Vashon Wilderness Program and Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust to plant trees and invest in healthy habitats for our collective future.

Another auction item, the “Sit Spot Challenge,” will support a child or VWP mentor to spend more time in nature cultivating a quiet mind, observant eye, and a deep capacity to listen to the natural world.

Yet another offering will be a downloadable mp3 that will give the buyer a “guided sense exploration” in nature by VWP mentor Jane Valencia.

To see all the items and experiences up for auction, visit auctria.events/VWP.

VWP, a nonprofit organization, provides transformative nature immersion programs for people of all ages from Vashon and surrounding Salish Sea communities. For more information, visit vashonwilderness.org.