The Whiskeytown Write Out Competition is on! Visitors are invited to go out to their favorite spot in the park and then sit down, relax,…
Author: Melinda Kashuba
President, Whiskeytown Environmental School Community, a 501(3)(c) non-profit, dedicated to supporting WES and outdoor education in Shasta County.
Celebrating Change at WES
Today, September 26, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Whiskeytown Environmental School, formerly known as N.E.E.D. Camp. It was founded in 1970 during the earliest…
WES Celebrates 50 Years on September 26. Please join us to celebrate the event.
WES Community is hosting a free 50th Birthday Open House Celebration on Saturday, September 26th. This will be the first time the site has been…
Come show WES some love! Volunteer Work Day Wednesdays NEW TIME 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Every during the month of September, WES Community will host a Volunteer Work Day at the WES campus to get the site ready for the…
Please Vote for WES Community by Friday 8/21! Yikes! That’s tomorrow!
As part of their 20th Anniversary Celebration, the Community Foundation of the North State (formerly known as Shasta Regional Community Foundation) is giving away $5,000…
Good Bye, Ellen! Hello, Tyler!
Today, July 31, 2020, we say a fond “farewell” to one of our founding partners at wesforever.org. Ellen is retiring after nearly three decades of…
Seeking Memories of WES/NEED Camp for the 50th
Wesforever.org is calling upon all those who attended as students, cabin counselors, staff, administrators or simply are “fans” of the outdoor education program over the…
WES Featured in University of California Publication
The Spring issue of Parks Stewardship Forum included an article entitled “The Legacy of Learning at Whiskeytown Environmental School: Fieldnotes from an Interview with Ellen…
Domokur Architects Selected to Draft Preliminary WES Master Plan
On August 3, 2019 Redding Host Lions stepped out and raised money for the rebuilding of WES. Their generous donation will kick-off the planning and…
WES featured on Enjoy Exceptional Living Radio Program
On May 28, 2020, NPS Park Superintendent Josh Hoines and Shasta County Office of Education’s Director of Science Nate Fairchild were interviewed on Lynn Fritz’s…