Westwind Blog
The future of our coastal prairie conservation
Did you know that coastal prairie is one of the most endangered habitats in Oregon? Due to trifecta of development, woodland encroachment/fire suppression, and invasive plants, less than 1% of Oregon’s original coastal prairies remain. Westwind is looking to change that. We are currently engaged in two multi-year projects to conserve these habitats. At Iris…
Spring Camp Recap
Let’s look back at an amazing month of Spring Camps! We kicked off March with Spring Stewardship Weekend. A group of amazing volunteers helped us break Westwind out of its winter slumber and prepare for programs and rental guests. Next, we held our third annual Spring Friends and Family Camp, welcoming over twenty families to…
Outdoor School Is Back
This week marks the first week of the Spring Outdoor School season. We are so excited to be working with MESD Outdoor School (ODS) again. For the week, ODS takes the classroom outdoors, where sixth-grade students from Multnomah-area schools spend the week learning among the forests and beaches of Westwind. What is outdoor school? The…
Third Annual Earth Day Celebration
It’s that time of year again. The sun is staying longer, the first buds and shoots are starting to poke out of the ground, and the squirrels, birds, and bugs are shaking off their winter slumber. Spring is right around the corner and that means it’s almost time to celebrate Earth Day at Westwind! Earth…
About Westwind
Westwind is a 529-acre independent non-profit camp, learning space, and wilderness area set in the middle of the 10,000+ acre Cascade Head UN Biosphere Reserve in Oregon. In addition to operating its traditional summer “Camp Westwind,” Westwind hosts Outdoor School in the spring and fall, rentals on available weekends, and various workshops, events and volunteer programs throughout the year.
Westwind will always welcome people to these wild shores and green hills to discover that caring for the land is caring for ourselves and our communities.
