2025 Nature Day Camp

Summer Camp registration is open!

2025 Nature Day Camp

6th Annual Turtle Trot

Sunday, June 15th, 9AM

Join us at Willow-Witt Ranch for The Crest’s 6th Annual Turtle Trot! There is a 10k run, 5k run or a 1-mile Fun Run. Enjoy a hot breakfast and Prize Ceremony after the races.

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2025 Crest Fest!

Sunday, June 22nd, 1pm – 6 pm

Join us for another epic afternoon filled with fun for the whole family!

Come and support the Crest with a fun filled afternoon of good music, dancing, great food and wonderful people. Enjoy the entertainment, and explore Willow-Witt Ranch.

Cost: $20 for adults, $10 for youth ages 6-16, and free for children under 5.

All event proceeds support the Crest’s mission to cultivate the integral connection between humans and the natural world.

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Outdoor School at The Crest

Registration is open for Spring 2025 and next school year, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.

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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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