Join us for a wild Spring plant adventure with clinical herbalist and amateur ethnobotanist, Ana Bradley. We will use our owl eyes and raccoon touch to identify, thank, and try a variety of plant friends in the Dorris Ranch wild areas. Meet, taste, and try lush spring plants such as Stinging Nettle (learn how to […]
Join us for a wonderful indigenous-led ceremony to bless and heal the heart of the Mother Earth. Using allies such as cedar, camas and sage we will tap into the heart center and connect to the Earth, showing our respect and gratitude to all living beings. See more...
Join us for a family-friendly gathering with history interpreters, acitivities, live music, meet-a-goat, and indigenous storytelling and food. Local history educators and enthusiasts will be on hand dressed in the time period they are portaying and doing authentic chores, activities and crafts. Learn to wash clothes on a washboard, sit in a canoe with the […]
Join us for an informative and interesting talk by Karen Rainsong, the Executive Director of Singing Creek Educational Center. Karen researched the Applegates and their connections to the Yoncalla Valley Kalapuyans and put together this fascinating powerpoint. Join us for a raffle drawing for prize money, trivia and a good time learning about local Oregon […]
Join us for summer camp the week of June 29 - July 3 for a fun outdoor adventure camp! Perfect for ages 6 - 10, this camp will get you exploring the woods around the Living History Village (our location) at Dorris Ranch! Learn about plants, animals, seasonal changes, edible foods and medicines, indigenous traditional […]
Monday - Friday, 9am to 3pm Learn about indigenous ways of the Kalapuya and other Native tribes in this outdoor camp at the Dorris Ranch Living History Village. This day camp includes special guest Native people who will share about culture, traditional crafts, and music. Help put up a full size tipi and learn about […]
Monday - Friday, 9am to 3pm Learn about indigenous ways of the Kalapuya and other Native tribes in this outdoor camp at the Dorris Ranch Living History Village. This day camp includes special guest Native people who will share about culture, traditional crafts, and music. Help put up a full size tipi and learn about […]
Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp July 2026 Monday - Friday; July 20 - 249am to 3pm Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips, cooking, and more! Wash clothes on the washboard, learn felting and sewing techniques, grind grain, make shadow puppets, and help on the farm! Enjoy visits from special guests […]
Learn about the famous pioneer girl, Opal Whiteley, as you explore nature! Opal was a nature lover who kept a childhood diary relating her adventures in the woods around Cottage Grove in 1905, including her “explores” with her animal friends. We will make fairy houses, create a journal and write and sketch in nature, play […]
Join us for some fun adventures during our Lewis & Clark: Explorers summer camp August 10 - 14, 2026. This day camp will feature lots of outside time, learning about the Lewis & Clark Corp of Discovery, creating crafts, exploring, learning about the native peoples they encountered along the way and more. We may have […]