Westwind Blog
Sustainability through education
The Westwind mission inspires people to be stewards of the environment and their communities. We believe that long or short, your time at Westwind can profoundly affect all aspects of your life. Experiencing the natural world and learning about the ecosystems where we walk, inspires us to be conscious of the world around us. Through…
2024 Annual Report
Westwind’s 2024 Annual Report is here! Our Annual Report is a snapshot of another incredible year. It highlights Westwind by the numbers, upcoming projects, and all of our incredible donors. The best part of our annual report? We do so much incredible work that we couldn’t possibly fit it all into one report. While we…
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…
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.
