2026 Nature Day Camp

Summer Camp Registration is now open!

Registration is open for our 2026 Nature Day Camp Season!

The Crest offers weekly summer camp sessions for students ages 6-11. Join us at Willow-Witt Ranch for a program immersed in volcanic geology, wetlands, and the organic farm. We will explore the quiet forests, hiking trails, and turtle pond at the 445-acre property.

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2025 Nature Day Camp

Please Welcome Bailey Stewart

Education Coordinator

Bailey Stewart has joined The CREST as our Education Coordinator. Bailey brings a wealth of experience and her energetic demeanor and knowledge will be a great asset to our team.

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6th Annual Turtle Trot

Saturday, June 6th

Join us at Willow-Witt Ranch for The Crest’s 7th Annual Turtle Trot—a true trail race with heart (and breakfast)! Choose the 5K or 10K on rolling single-track through meadows, wetlands, oak woodlands, and native conifer forest, or bring the whole family for a joyful Fun Run for all ages.

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Outdoor School at The Crest

Registration is open for Spring 2026 and Fall 2026.

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Willow-Witt Ranch is hiring a Farm Hand!

Willow-Witt Ranch is seeking a Farm Hand to join their incredible team. This person will be responsible for day-to-day operations, upkeep, maintenance and repair of the farm including caring for the animals, garden, facilities, guest lodging and outdoor improvements, such as trails and fencing. This position also works to support our conservation burial ground by digging graves, attending burials, closing graves and general cemetery maintenance and care. The Farm Hand reports to the Operations Manager and is part of a team of 3-5 dedicated farm hands. Download full job description at the link below and use the “apply here” form to apply!

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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!

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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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