Posts by Owen Lowe-Rogstad

What is the Westwind Stewardship Group In 2004 a group of people with a deep and storied love of Westwind formed the Westwind Stewardship Group (WSG). The founders were YWCA Camp Westwind alumni, long-term rental guests, volunteers, and close friends of Westwind programs and lands. This group, who formed our initial board, was dedicated to…

Did you know Westwind ran its first summer camp in 1937? That was almost 90 years ago. Over that time, plenty has changed while plenty more has remained the same. Since our first camps, Westwind has committed to connecting children with the outdoors and worked to create an environment where all people feel welcome. We…

This summer, we are introducing two new teen camps. These programs offer additional opportunities for teen campers to continue their Westwind journey. Read more about the exciting opportunities we have coming: Teen Arts Teen Arts is a new teen camp for campers entering 9th-11th grade, although preference will be given to 9th graders. This program…

What have you learned walking through the tidepools? How have you grown as a leader taking on a trail-clearing project? What skills do you use in your everyday life that you learned exploring our wild forests? Westwind impacts every person who hikes our trails, sings our camp songs, and shares a meal in Wilson Lodge.…

Breaking Down Barriers For too long marginalized groups have been prevented from accessing the outdoors. Barriers including discrimination, financial costs, and non-responsive programs restrict who accesses transformative outdoor experiences. Westwind works with nine incredible partner organizations to break down these barriers and ensure our programs are truly accessible to all children. Westwind provides almost 200…

Mushroom Camp is a weekend of fungi-themed fun. We welcome everyone to search for mushrooms and learn more about the fungi kingdom. For those who have never foraged, we have easy-to-follow forays and fun workshops. For experienced mushroom hunters, we offer 529 acres of diverse terrain with over 125 varieties of mushrooms. We also offer…

Who will you be learning from at Mushroom Camp? We are so excited to welcome this amazing team of mycologists, fungi aficionados, professional chefs, and medicinal mushroom experts. You may recognize some of these familiar faces, while others are joining us for the first time. Each of our mushroom experts brings their personalized understanding of…

Oh my! It feels like it was June just yesterday. But as the leaves turn to their fall colors it reminds us we are moving to a new season. Summer Camp was an incredible time. It was full of new faces and old friends, big adventures and little creatures, long-lasting memories and moments gone too…