Help Us Reach The Crest during our year-end fundraiser

Help us cultivate the connection between people and nature

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raised so far. Thank you for helping us Reach The Crest!

Thank you to our generous donors!

We look forward to your support of The CREST

- - $50 covers the summer camp registration fee for 1 student
  - $150 covers the cost of a school group to participate in a farm tour
  - $500 pays for a week of summer camp for one student
  - (For donations of $1,000 or more, with your permission, we would also like to have your name or the name of someone you would like to honor or remember engraved on a stepping stone leading to a wall tent in The CREST Village Campground)
  - $1,000 covers all education materials and supplies for one week of summer camp
  - $2,000 covers the entire cost of the bus to and from camp for one week (transporting kids from throughout the valley)
  - Any amount is always gratefully appreciated

More than half of the 1,000 students who attended field trips and summer camp last year received scholarships, and their schools received cost subsidies, due to the generosity of our donors.

Please Donate to Support The CREST’s Mission

Winter Footprints

Sunday, March 15th, 2 PM – 4 PM

Join us for a fun event open to all ages at Willow-Witt Ranch on March 15th from 2-4 PM!

Winter Footprints is a family-friendly program focused on animal tracking and wildlife observation at Willow-Witt Ranch. Step into the winter landscape and discover the hidden stories of wildlife through the tracks they leave behind in the snow and mud.

This is a free event sponsored by The CREST. We ask that you sign up so that we can notify you in case of inclement weather.

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Outdoor School at The Crest

Registration is open for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 and Fall 2026.

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Crest Community Workshops

The Crest is excited to announce the development of our new Community Workshops Program! We are cultivating a space where community members have the opportunity to guide fun and interesting learning experiences up at Willow-Witt Ranch.

If you’re interested in learning more about the possibilities of hosting a workshop please fill out our class proposal form so that we can co-create together!

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Cultivating the connection between people and nature

The Crest is an educational non-profit organization based at Willow-Witt Ranch, in the mountains of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument east of Ashland, Oregon. Through self-guided tours, public events, school programs, and summer camps, we help visitors of all ages explore their roles and responsibilities in our dynamic local ecosystems.

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Youth programs

Children learning about goats at summer camp

Children learning about chickens at summer camp

Protecting the crest from erosion with volunteers

YEAR-AROUND LEARNING, FUN
& ADVENTURE

We have a variety of programs for schools, community groups, and families to come and experience The Crest. Whether one night at our campground or summer day camps for school-age children, there’s plenty to explore, learn and enjoy.

Our Programs

Explore Willow-Witt Ranch from home!

Join our Education Coordinator for an interactive, fun and fact-filled journey through the forest, wetland and farm at Willow-Witt Ranch. Meet the birds, try a new recipe, learn from Beatrice (our most famous turtle) and more!

Go On a Virtual Field Trip

THE CREST

Events & activities

Event proceeds at Willow-Witt Ranch go to The Crest to help fund the non-profit organization and its programs. Featuring live music, farm dinners, open barn days and more. Come support a good cause and have a fun family-friendly time!

Youth Programs

Community & Private Events

Educator & Group Events

Wildlife & Habitat Studies

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SOME HISTORY

About the land

We acknowledge that the Shasta, Upland Takelma, Latgawa and Athabaskan peoples stewarded these lands for millennia. We also acknowledge the intergenerational trauma caused by their forcible removal from their ancestral lands. The people whose ancestors lived on this land are now citizens of The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, or The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

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